Senior Cloud Engineer - US Federal

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

Your work days are brighter here. We’re obsessed with making hard work pay off, for our people, our customers, and the world around us. As a Fortune 500 company and a leading AI platform for managing people, money, and agents, we’re shaping the future of work so teams can reach their potential and focus on what matters most. The minute you join, you’ll feel it. Not just in the products we build, but in how we show up for each other. Our culture is rooted in integrity, empathy, and shared enthusiasm. We’re in this together, tackling big challenges with bold ideas and genuine care. We look for curious minds and courageous collaborators who bring sun-drenched optimism and drive. Whether you're building smarter solutions, supporting customers, or creating a space where everyone belongs, you’ll do meaningful work with Workmates who’ve got your back. In return, we’ll give you the trust to take risks, the tools to grow, the skills to develop and the support of a company invested in you for the long haul. So, if you want to inspire a brighter work day for everyone, including yourself, you’ve found a match in Workday, and we hope to be a match for you too.

About the Team

Workday’s Public Cloud Infrastructure Team is a diverse group of software developers, cloud engineers & site reliability engineers (SREs) who work together to ensure our cloud infrastructure is secure, scalable, and highly available. We focus on enabling Workday's growth in the public cloud by crafting, deploying and maintaining fully automated, resilient and scalable infrastructure-as-a-service. We constantly strive to streamline processes and reduce manual effort, allowing us to focus on delivering innovative solutions that drive business value. Our team is constantly exploring new technologies and methodologies to improve our processes and systems. If you're passionate about cloud infrastructure, automation, and are looking for a dynamic multi-cloud work environment, then Workday is the place for you.

About the Role

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 Cloud Engineer, you will play a pivotal role in guiding Workday’s cloud adoption strategy and leading the technical aspects of our transition to the Public Cloud. In this critical technical leadership position, you will have the opportunity to shape and implement cloud best practices, develop innovative solutions, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure the successful migration of our applications and infrastructure to the chosen cloud platform. You will use Infrastructure-as-code and automation to make continuous improvements to how the team maintains the infrastructure and services they own.

Be Responsible For

• Managing and operating infrastructure services in a scalable and secure manner.
• Own tooling and operations involved in the buildout of new Customer environments
• Collaborate with architects and leadership in evolving infrastructure services to meet the growing needs of the business.

Have Ownership Of

• Service health and uptime of Infrastructure services.
• Patching an regular maintenance of infrastructure services.
• ENV build automation, tooling and workflow execution.
• Vulnerability management, holding teams accountable to meet customer facing Service Level Agreements (SLAs)

About You

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).

Basic Qualifications

• This position requires a TS/SCI with CI polygraph security clearance.
• Applicants must already possess a valid and active TS/SCI with CI polygraph security clearance
• 5+ years of hands-on experience with one or more of the following public cloud providers: AWS or, GCP
• 5+ years experience with Linux operating systems
• 3+ years of experience in one of the following functional languages: Ruby, Go, or Python
• 3+ years experience delivering Infrastructure-as-code using Terraform or Ansible.

Other Qualifications (preferred)

• Expertise with building solutions in the Public Cloud (AWS or GCP) to meet scalability and reliability needs of web-scale applications.
• Experience designing CI/CD pipelines (GIT, ArgoCD, etc.) pipelines for adhering to Infrastructure-as-code best practices
• Experience with communication protocols, restful services, service-oriented architecture, distributed systems, and microservices.
• Proven track record of successfully leading cloud transformation initiatives for large-scale enterprises.
• Strong understanding of cloud architecture, standard processes, and security principles.
• Proficiency in infrastructure-as-code (IaC) tools like Terraform or CloudFormation.
• Expertise in containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes) and microservices architecture.

Workday Pay Transparency Statement

The annualized base salary ranges for the primary location and any additional locations are listed below. Workday pay ranges vary based on work location. As a part of the total compensation package, this role may be eligible for the Workday Bonus Plan or a role-specific commission/bonus, as well as annual refresh stock grants. Recruiters can share more detail during the hiring process. Each candidate’s compensation offer will be based on multiple factors including, but not limited to, geography, experience, skills, job duties, and business need, among other things. For more information regarding Workday’s comprehensive benefits, please click here.

Primary Location: USA.VA.Reston

Primary Location Base Pay Range: $163,800 USD - $245,800 USD

Additional US Location(s) Base Pay Range: $148,200 USD - $264,000 USD

Our Approach to Flexible Work

With Flex Work, we’re combining the best of both worlds: in-person time and remote. Our approach enables our teams to deepen connections, maintain a strong community, and do their best work. We know that flexibility can take shape in many ways, so rather than a number of required days in-office each week, we simply spend at least half (50%) of our time each quarter in the office or in the field with our customers, prospects, and partners (depending on role). This means you'll have the freedom to create a flexible schedule that caters to your business, team, and personal needs, while being intentional to make the most of time spent together. Those in our remote “home office” roles also have the opportunity to come together in our offices for important moments that matter.

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Workday is an Equal Opportunity Employer including individuals with disabilities and protected veterans.

Workday is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals during our application process, in order to perform one or more essential functions of their job, as well as regarding the use of AI tools for employment decision-making to any degree. Please see below for more details including how to request an accommodation as a qualified veteran, due to a disability or for religious reasons, or as otherwise provided under applicable law. Workday prohibits taking adverse action against any candidate or employee for reporting a possible violation of this policy, requesting one or more work accommodations, exercising a privacy right, or cooperating in an investigation in accordance with applicable law. Any employee who retaliates against a candidate or employee for doing so may be subject to disciplinary action, up to and including termination of employment, to the fullest extent allowable under applicable law. If you require a reasonable accommodation, you may email [e-mail], as far in advance as possible.

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Workday is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals during our application process, in order to perform one or more essential functions of their job, as well as regarding the use of AI tools for employment decision-making to any degree. Please see below for more details including how to request an accommodation as a qualified veteran, due to a disability or for religious reasons, or as otherwise provided under applicable law. Workday prohibits taking adverse action against any candidate or employee for reporting a possible violation of this policy, requesting one or more work accommodation, exercising a privacy right, or cooperating in an investigation in accordance with applicable law. Any employee who retaliates against a candidate or employee for doing so may be subject to disciplinary action, up to and including termination of employment, to the fullest extent allowable under applicable law. If you require a reasonable accommodation, you may email [e-mail], as far in advance as possible.