Senior Director, Database & Cloud Migration

Workday, Inc.; Pleasanton (CA); Hybrid; USD 282,000 - 422,000; Full time

Job summary

Workday, Inc. in Pleasanton, CA, is seeking a Senior Director, Database Engineering & Public Cloud Migration, to lead two engineering organizations and set a cohesive strategy across both portfolios with clear goals, priorities, and roadmaps.

You will drive database reliability, automated cloud-native platforms, and multi-cloud migrations, partnering with Infrastructure, Security, Product, and Customer Support to align execution and deliver durable business value.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field.
• Experience leading large-scale database engineering or cloud migration programs.
• Proven ability to define multi-year organizational and technology strategies in complex environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead two engineering organizations: Database Engineering and Public Cloud Migration Engineering.
• Set strategy, priorities, roadmaps, and operating models for both portfolios.
• Drive reliability, scalability, and observability of database platforms and migration tooling.
• Partner with Product, Customer Support, Cloud Operations, Security, and Infrastructure to align priorities and deliver outcomes.

Skills

Executive leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Cloud architecture

Database engineering

Multi-cloud

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Kubernetes

Infrastructure as Code

CI/CD

AWS

GCP

Job description

Workday, Inc. in Pleasanton, CA, is seeking a Senior Director, Database Engineering & Public Cloud Migration, to lead two engineering organizations and set a cohesive strategy across both portfolios with clear goals, priorities, and roadmaps.

You will drive database reliability, automated cloud-native platforms, and multi-cloud migrations, partnering with Infrastructure, Security, Product, and Customer Support to align execution and deliver durable business value.