Sr Software Development Engineer

Workday • McLean, VA

3d • Hybrid

About The Position

This role will support one or more direct or indirect contracts with the U.S. Federal Government which, due to federal government security requirements, mandates that all Workday personnel working on the contracts be United States citizens (naturalized or native). As a Sr Software Development Engineer, you will play a pivotal role in guiding Workday’s efforts to help build, develop, and implement solutions for our Kubernetes platform, including infrastructure automation, CI/CD pipelines, and observability tools. You have a growth mindset and will be part of a team promoting a diverse and inclusive environment where you and your workmates are happy, energized and engaged, and who are excited to come to work every day.

Requirements

• A minimum of 5 years of hands-on experience working with large scale cloud infrastructure, DevOps, and software development engineering skills.
• Bachelor's degree in a computer related field or equivalent work experience
• Proficiency in infrastructure automation tools: Terraform.
• Experience with building, maintaining, and consuming CI/CD pipelines and tools like Argo CD.
• Proficiency in at least one programming language: Python, Go, Ruby, etc.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.

Nice To Haves

• Strong understanding of Kubernetes
• Amazon Web Services proficiency working in a production environment
• C#, Python, Ruby, Rust, or Go programming language proficiency
• Experience with security auditing and compliance frameworks.
• Experience working in air gapped cloud regions

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain core platform components, ensuring high availability, scalability, and security.
• Automate infrastructure provisioning, configuration management, and application deployments using tools like Terraform and Argo CD.
• Provide support and solving for platform-related issues, working closely with peer development teams to resolve problems.
• Implement and maintain security standard methodologies for the platform, ensuring compliance with industry standards.
• Build and maintain comprehensive documentation for platform components and processes.
• Actively participate in knowledge sharing within the team.
• Collaborate effectively with other engineers and development teams across multiple locations and time zones.
• Stay up-to-date with the latest technologies and trends in the platform engineering space.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees