Site Reliability Engineer (US Federal)

Workday•Reston, VA

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Site Reliability Engineer will join Workday’s Infrastructure and Platform Engineering team, supporting one or more contracts with the U.S. Federal Government. The role operates, monitors, automates, maintains, and provides metrics and observability for a Kubernetes-based platform, helping the engineering organization deliver capabilities and products reliably and quickly. It involves maintaining platform health, availability, scalability, and security; automating infrastructure and deployments; resolving platform issues with development teams; and supporting security and compliance practices. The role also contributes to documentation and knowledge sharing and collaborates with engineers and development teams across locations and time zones. Because the role supports federal government contracts, personnel must be U.S. citizens. The position may require a TS/SCI with CI Poly clearance; applicants must be able to obtain and maintain a U.S. government-issued security clearance, and an active TS/SCI with CI Poly is preferred. The role may require onsite work at client locations in the DC, Maryland, and Virginia area. Workday’s Flex Work approach requires spending at least 50% of time each quarter in the office or in the field with customers, prospects, and partners, depending on the role.

Requirements

At least 5 years of hands-on experience with large-scale cloud infrastructure, automation, and DevOps methodologies.
Bachelor’s degree in a computer-related field or equivalent work experience.
Proficiency with infrastructure automation tools such as Terraform.
Experience building, maintaining, and using CI/CD pipelines and tools such as Argo CD.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
U.S. citizenship, as required for personnel working on the supported federal government contracts.
Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government-issued security clearance.

Nice To Haves

Active TS/SCI with CI Poly security clearance.
Strong understanding of Kubernetes.
Experience with Amazon Web Services in a production environment.
Proficiency in at least one programming language, such as C#, Python, Ruby, Rust, or Go.
Experience with security auditing and compliance frameworks.
Experience working in air-gapped cloud regions.
DoD 8570/8140 compliance with at least IAT Level II certification, including a current Computing Environment credential and one approved specialty certification, such as CompTIA CySA+, GICSP, or CASP+.

Responsibilities

Maintain and operate the Kubernetes-based platform to support platform health and high availability for customers.
Automate infrastructure provisioning, configuration management, and application deployments using tools such as Terraform and Argo CD.
Maintain core platform components, including their availability, scalability, and security.
Monitor the platform and provide reporting, metrics, and observability.
Handle incidents and respond to platform-related issues; troubleshoot problems in collaboration with development teams.
Implement and maintain platform security practices and support compliance with industry standards.
Build and maintain documentation for platform components and processes.
Participate in knowledge sharing within the team.
Collaborate with engineers and development teams across multiple locations and time zones.
Stay current with technologies and trends in platform engineering.