Kubernetes SRE — GovCloud, CI/CD & Observability

Workday, Inc.

Reston (VA)

On-site

USD 137,000 - 205,000

Full time

5 days ago

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Job summary

Workday, Inc. is seeking a Software Development Engineer to guide development of the Kubernetes platform in AWS GovCloud for federal contracts. You will lead infrastructure automation, improve CI/CD pipelines, and build observability tools while partnering across teams.

This role requires U.S. citizenship, TS/SCI clearance, and on-site work in the DMV area. You'll collaborate with security leaders and engineers to deliver high-impact, compliant solutions and mentor junior engineers.

Qualifications

3+ years hands-on experience with production cloud infrastructure or platform engineering.
Proficiency with infrastructure automation tools such as Terraform or Terragrunt.
2+ years CI/CD experience with Argo CD, Jenkins, or GitLab CI.
2+ years programming in Go or Python.

Responsibilities

Platform & Workload Management: Run, manage, and scale complex containerized workloads on Kubernetes clusters deployed in AWS GovCloud environments.
Infrastructure Automation: Provision and automate infrastructure, configurations, and deployment pipelines using Terraform, Terragrunt, Docker, AWS, and Argo CD.
Air-Gapped & Secure Deployments: Design, implement, and maintain air-gapped deployment methodologies to support strict security, compliance, and isolation requirements.
Observability & Reliability: Build, maintain, and optimize comprehensive monitoring, logging, and alerting systems to ensure high availability and visibility into our managed services.
Distributed Systems Troubleshooting: Apply deep expertise in troubleshooting distributed systems to quickly diagnose and resolve complex platform, infrastructure, and network issues.
Collaboration & Results: Work closely with peer development teams, security leaders, and cross-functional partners across multiple locations to deliver reliable, high-impact outcomes.
Security & Compliance: Implement and maintain enterprise security standards for the platform, ensuring full compliance with federal industry standards.
Knowledge Sharing & Documentation: Author clear technical documentation, participate in architectural reviews, and actively mentor team members to foster a culture of continuous learning.