Platform Engineer - Kubernetes & Cloud (US Federal)

Workday, Inc.; Reston (VA); Hybrid; USD 164,000 - 246,000; Full time

Job summary

Workday, Inc. is seeking Senior and Mid-Level Infrastructure/Platform Engineers to join the Kubernetes-based platform team. Roles involve building, scaling, observing, and maintaining infrastructure across the DMV area, with collaboration across multiple locations.

Strong automation, IaC, and CI/CD experience are essential, as is a proactive, collaborative mindset. On-site work may be required at client locations in DC/MD/VA, with flexible, hybrid arrangements.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of hands-on experience with large scale cloud infrastructure, DevOps, and software development engineering.
• Terraform proficiency for infrastructure automation.
• 2+ years with Kubernetes; 2+ years with one or more programming languages (Go, Python, C#, Ruby, Rust).
• Security and compliance awareness is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement Kubernetes platform solutions, including automation, CI/CD pipelines, and observability tools.
• Build and maintain core platform components for high availability, scalability, and security.
• Automate provisioning and configuration management of infrastructure using IaC tools like Terraform.
• Provide troubleshooting and support for platform-related issues with cross-team collaboration.
• Document platform components and promote knowledge sharing across locations.

Skills

DevOps

Cloud infrastructure

Kubernetes

Programming in Go/Python/C#

CI/CD

Infrastructure as code

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer-related field or equivalent

Tools

Terraform

Argo CD

Job description

Workday, Inc. is seeking Senior and Mid-Level Infrastructure/Platform Engineers to join the Kubernetes-based platform team. Roles involve building, scaling, observing, and maintaining infrastructure across the DMV area, with collaboration across multiple locations.

Strong automation, IaC, and CI/CD experience are essential, as is a proactive, collaborative mindset. On-site work may be required at client locations in DC/MD/VA, with flexible, hybrid arrangements.