Site Reliability Engineer (US Federal)

Workday, Inc.; United States; On-site; USD 112,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Workday Government seeks an experienced Site Reliability Engineer to join a growing Infrastructure and Platform Engineering team and manage a Kubernetes-based platform in a security-conscious government contracting environment.

You will automate provisioning, maintain high availability, and collaborate with cross-site teams to deliver new capabilities quickly and reliably, while adhering to security and compliance requirements and supporting DoD-style governance.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of hands-on experience with large-scale cloud infrastructure, automation, and DevOps methodologies.
• Bachelor’s degree in a computer-related field or equivalent work experience.
• Infrastructure as code: Proficiency in infrastructure automation tools like Terraform.
• CI/CD: Experience with building, maintaining, and consuming CI/CD pipelines and tools like Argo CD.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills; excellent communication and collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Ensuring the Workday Kubernetes based platform is maintained, healthy, and ensures high availability for our customers through infrastructure automation, CI/CD pipelines, reporting, incident handling and response, and observability tools.
• Maintain the overall platform: core platform components, ensuring high availability, scalability, and security.
• Automate and optimize: Automate infrastructure provisioning, configuration management, and application deployments using Terraform and Argo CD.
• Troubleshooting and support: Provide support and solve for platform-related issues, working closely with development teams to resolve problems.
• Security and compliance: Implement and maintain security standard methodologies for the platform, ensuring compliance with industry standards.
• Documentation and knowledge sharing: Build and maintain comprehensive documentation for platform components and processes; participate in knowledge sharing within the team.
• Collaborate effectively with other engineers and development teams across multiple locations and time zones.
• Stay up-to-date with the latest technologies and trends in the platform engineering space.

Skills

Kubernetes

Terraform

Argo CD

CI/CD

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Terraform

Argo CD

Job description

About the Team

Your work matters here. At Workday Government, we focus on outcomes that serve a larger mission. Our work supports U.S. federal agencies as they modernize and transform the full employee lifecycle experience and finance operations—so they can operate with greater clarity, accountability, and trust. As a Fortune 500 company and a proven enterprise cloud platform, Workday brings modern technology, responsible AI, and secure infrastructure to some of the most complex environments in the world. The work isn’t theoretical. It’s operational. It’s high-impact. And it demands rigor, integrity, and long-term thinking.

From day one, you’ll be part of a team that values collaboration, follow-through, and doing the right thing—especially when the stakes are high. Our culture is grounded in integrity, respect, and shared responsibility. We challenge each other to think clearly, act thoughtfully, and build solutions that stand up to real-world demands. Here, curiosity is matched with accountability. Ambition is paired with trust. You’ll have the space to do your best work, the support to keep growing, and the backing of a company committed to long-term investment in both its people and the federal mission.

If you’re looking to apply your experience to meaningful, mission-driven work—alongside colleagues who take pride in building things that last—you’ll find that opportunity at Workday

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).

This role may require a security clearance at the TS/SCI w/CI Poly level. Applicants must have the ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued security clearance. An active TS/SCI w/CI Poly is preferred.

May be required to be on site at client locations in the DC, MD, and VA (DMV) area.

We are looking for a highly motivated Site Reliability Engineer to join our growing Infrastructure and Platform Engineering team. You will play a critical role in operating, monitoring, automating, maintaining, and providing metrics and observability for our Kubernetes-based platform and enabling our engineering organization to deliver capabilities and incremental products quickly and reliably. You and the team will have the opportunity to work with cutting‑edge technologies, solve complicated problems, and contribute to the foundation of our infrastructure. This role requires a strong technical background, a passion for automation, and a collaborative mindset.

You have a growth mindset and will be part of a team promoting a diverse and inclusive environment where you and your workmates are happy, energized and engaged, and who are excited to come to work every day.

Responsibilities

• Ensuring the Workday Kubernetes based platform is maintained, healthy, and ensures high availability for our customers through, infrastructure automation, CI/CD pipelines, reporting, incident handling and response, and observability tools.
• Maintain the overall platform: maintain core platform components, ensuring high availability, scalability, and security.
• Automate and optimize: Automate infrastructure provisioning, configuration management, and application deployments using tools like Terraform and Argo CD.
• Troubleshooting and support: Provide support and solve for platform‑related issues, working closely with development teams to resolve problems.
• Security and compliance: Implement and maintain security standard methodologies for the platform, ensuring compliance with industry standards.
• Documentation and knowledge sharing: Build and maintain comprehensive documentation for platform components and processes. Actively participate in knowledge sharing within the team.
• Collaborate effectively with other engineers and development teams across multiple locations and time zones.
• Stay up‑to‑date with the latest technologies and trends in the platform engineering space.

About You

This role may require a security clearance at the TS/SCI w/CI Poly level. Applicants must have the ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued security clearance. An active TS/SCI w/CI Poly is preferred.

Basic Qualifications

• A minimum of 5 years of hands‑on experience working with large scale cloud infrastructure, automation, and overall DevOps methodologies
• Bachelor’s degree in a computer related field or equivalent work experience

Other Qualifications

• Infrastructure as code: Proficiency in infrastructure automation tools like Terraform.
• CI/CD: Experience with building, maintaining, and consuming CI/CD pipelines and tools like Argo CD.
• Problem‑solving: Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills.
• Communication: Excellent communication and collaboration skills.

Preferred

• Strong understanding of Kubernetes
• Amazon Web Services proficiency working in a production environment
• Proficiency in at least one programming language such as C#, Python, Ruby, Rust, or Go programming language proficiency
• Experience with security auditing and compliance frameworks.
• Experience working in air gapped cloud regions
• Preferred DoD 8570/8140 compliant with at least IAT Level II certification, including a current Computing Environment (CE) credential and one approved specialty certification (e.g., CompTIA CySA+, GICSP, CASP+)

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: $123,300 USD - $184,900 USD
Additional US Location(s) Base Pay Range: $111,500 USD - $199,800 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.

Pursuant to applicable Fair Chance law, Workday will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

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.