Sr Site Reliability Engineer (US Federal)

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

Job summary

Workday, Inc. is seeking an experienced SRE/DevOps engineer to join the Federal Cloud Platform Engineering team. You will support cloud infrastructure across public and private environments, focusing on reliability, automation, and scalable operations.

The role requires extensive experience with Kubernetes, Docker, AWS, and GCP, plus strong Linux and scripting skills. U.S. citizenship is required for federal contracts.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of SRE/DevOps experience in distributed systems.
• 8+ years managing and fixing distributed systems (AWS, GCP, Kubernetes, Docker).
• 5+ years Linux experience.
• 5+ years with GoLang, Python, or Ruby (Go preferred).
• 5+ years Bash/Shell scripting and CI/CD knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Update platform in line with major/minor release cycles of Kubernetes, Istio, Calico.
• Provide level support for building out new customer environments.
• Collaborate with multi-functional teams to automate solutions.
• Lead onboarding engagements with Platform Engineering Architects and Product Managers.
• Own system health and ensure SLAs like latency and error rates.

Skills

SRE/DevOps

AWS

GCP

Kubernetes

Docker

Linux

GoLang

Bash

Education

BS in Computer Science

Tools

Kubernetes

Docker

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, Federal Cloud Platform Engineering, is building a new SRE team responsible for deploying, operating and supporting an innovative cloud native service platform on a foundation of Kubernetes in both Public Cloud and Private Cloud environments. This provides a secure platform on which dozens of Workday service teams, and Platform development teams can build and test their prerelease code, through deployment to production on a continuous basis.

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).

Be responsible for:

• Updating the platform continuously in line with the major and minor release cycles of open source projects such as Kubernetes, Istio, Calico.
• Providing level support for the buildout of new Customer environments.
• Collaborating with multi-functional teams to come up with automation solutions.
• Leading new Service team onboarding engagements, in partnership with Platform Engineering Architects and Product Managers.
• Have ownership of overall system health, and holding engineering teams accountable to meet agreed SLO's such as latency and error rates.
• Weekly platform release preparation, including evolving the automation towards zero touch.
• Follow through on improvements identified post‑patch.
• Vulnerability management, holding teams accountable to meet customer facing Service Level Agreements (SLAs).

Basic Qualifications

• 8+ years of SRE/DevOps experience in a distributed systems environment.
• 8+ years' proven experience in managing and fixing distributed systems (AWS, GCP, Kubernetes, Docker).
• 5+ years of experience with Linux.
• 5+ years' demonstrated ability with at least one of (GoLang, Python, Ruby), preferably GoLang (Go).
• 5+ years of experience with Bash or Shell scripting, plus understanding of software development standard methodologies such as code management, CI/CD.

Other Qualifications

• BS in Computer Science or related job experience.
• Ability to work independently.
• Skills and passion to operate, maintain, support and sustain the platform.
• Excited by working in a fast‑paced environment.
• Experience collaborating with multi-functional global and remote teams with a diverse set of backgrounds.
• Excellent documentation skills, experience with developing detailed runbooks, processes.

Do you have a passion for identifying and solving problems on distributed environments scaling across configuration, Linux Operating System and network?

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.

• 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.

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

Equal Opportunity & Inclusion

Workday is an Equal Opportunity Employer including individuals with disabilities and protected veterans. At Workday, we are committed to providing an accessible and inclusive hiring experience where all candidates can fully demonstrate their skills. If you require assistance or an accommodation at any point, please email [e-mail].

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