Software Development Engineer, SRE (US Federal)

Workday • Reston, VA

4d • $137,000 - $205,400 • Hybrid

About The Position

This role supports one or more direct or indirect contracts with the U.S. Federal Government. Federal security requirements mandate that personnel working on these contracts be U.S. citizens. The role handles operations for team services and works at the intersection of development teams and infrastructure partners, driving improvements to architecture and operating practices so services operate smoothly for customers. It also provides on-call support in partnership with service and infrastructure teams. Success requires taking ownership of service challenges and fostering ownership among contributing teams. The role may require a TS/SCI with CI Poly security clearance; applicants must be able to obtain and maintain a U.S. government-issued clearance, and an active clearance at that level is preferred.

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship is required.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• At least 4 years of software development experience in one or more programming languages.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government-issued security clearance if required.

Nice To Haves

• Active TS/SCI with CI Poly security clearance.
• Experience designing, analyzing, and troubleshooting large-scale distributed systems.
• Hands-on operational experience with large-scale distributed systems.
• Experience designing, analyzing, and troubleshooting public cloud infrastructure and applications.
• Experience instrumenting applications for observability, including metrics collection, logging, and tracing.
• Experience with capacity planning and performance optimization of distributed systems.
• Knowledge of incident management processes and post-incident analysis.
• Experience automating operational tasks and infrastructure provisioning using IaC tools.

Responsibilities

• Operate and support the team's services.
• Partner with development teams and infrastructure partners to improve architecture and operating practices.
• Help ensure the smooth operation of services for customers.
• Provide on-call support in conjunction with service and infrastructure teams.
• Take ownership of service challenges and encourage ownership across teams contributing to the services.
• Troubleshoot complex systems and collaborate to identify and complete improvements to software and supporting systems.

Benefits

• The role may be eligible for the Workday Bonus Plan or a role-specific commission/bonus.
• The role may be eligible for annual refresh stock grants.
• Workday provides a comprehensive benefits package.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level