Senior Cloud Engineer – Remote & Multi-Cloud Automation

Workday, Inc.; Reston (VA); Hybrid; USD 164,000 - 264,000; Full time

Job summary

Workday, Inc. is seeking a Sr Cloud Engineer to guide cloud adoption for U.S. Federal government contracts, leading the technical aspects of migration to the Public Cloud and implementing automated, scalable infrastructure.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, shape best practices, and drive secure, resilient cloud services across environments. The role requires hands-on IaC and strong cloud engineering leadership.

Qualifications

• TS/SCI with CI polygraph security clearance required.
• 5+ years in cloud providers: AWS or GCP.
• 5+ years Linux experience.
• 3+ years in Ruby, Go, or Python.
• 3+ years delivering IaC with Terraform or Ansible.

Responsibilities

• Own and operate scalable, secure infrastructure services.
• Lead buildout of new customer environments.
• Collaborate with architects to evolve infra services to meet growing business needs.
• Manage service health, patching, and vulnerability management.

Skills

AWS/GCP

Linux

Ruby

Go

Python

Terraform

Ansible

Security clearance TS/SCI CI poly

Public cloud architecture

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Workday, Inc. is seeking a Sr Cloud Engineer to guide cloud adoption for U.S. Federal government contracts, leading the technical aspects of migration to the Public Cloud and implementing automated, scalable infrastructure.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, shape best practices, and drive secure, resilient cloud services across environments. The role requires hands-on IaC and strong cloud engineering leadership.