Sr Software Development Engineer

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United States

Hybrid

USD 164,000 - 246,000

Full time

4 days ago
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Job summary

Unknown company in Reston, VA is seeking a Senior Software Development Engineer to lead the development and scaling of Workdays Kubernetes platform in AWS GovCloud. The role emphasizes infrastructure automation, CI/CD pipelines, observability tools, and secure, air-gapped deployments for U.S.

federal agencies. Responsibilities include managing containerized workloads, ensuring security compliance, troubleshooting distributed systems, and collaborating across teams to deliver high-impact

Qualifications

  • 5+ years in cloud infrastructure, DevOps, or platform engineering.
  • Expertise in infrastructure as code, CI/CD, and Go or Python.
  • Experience with Kubernetes in AWS GovCloud and air-gapped systems.

Responsibilities

  • Managing containerized workloads
  • Ensuring security compliance
  • Troubleshooting distributed systems
  • Collaborating across teams to deliver high-impact solutions

Skills

Cloud infrastructure
DevOps
CI/CD
Go or Python
Kubernetes
AWS GovCloud

Tools

Terraform
Docker
Argo CD

Job description

As a Senior Software Development Engineer, you will lead the development and scaling of Workdays Kubernetes platform in AWS GovCloud, focusing on infrastructure automation, CI/CD pipelines, observability tools, and secure, air-gapped deployments. You will work with modern technologies like Kubernetes, Terraform, Docker, and Argo CD to build resilient systems that support U.S. federal agencies.

Responsibilities
  • Managing containerized workloads
  • Ensuring security compliance
  • Troubleshooting distributed systems
  • Collaborating across teams to deliver high-impact solutions
Qualifications
  • 5+ years of experience in cloud infrastructure, DevOps, or platform engineering
  • Proven expertise in infrastructure as code, CI/CD, and programming languages like Go or Python
  • Hands-on experience with Kubernetes in AWS GovCloud
  • Experience with air-gapped systems and federal security frameworks
  • U.S. citizenship and the ability to obtain a TS/SCI security clearance
Location & Work Arrangement

The position is based in Reston, VA, with potential on-site requirements in the DMV area.

Annual base pay ranges from $163,800 to $245,800.

Flexibility for hybrid work arrangements.

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