Software Development Engineer, DevOps (US Federal)

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McLean, VA
In-Office
122K-217K Annually
Cloud • Fintech • HR Tech
The Role

Your work days are brighter here.

At Workday, it all began with a conversation over breakfast. When our founders met at a sunny California diner, they came up with an idea to revolutionize the enterprise software market. And when we began to rise, one thing that really set us apart was our culture. A culture which was driven by our value of putting our people first. And ever since, the happiness, development, and contribution of every Workmate is central to who we are. Our Workmates believe a healthy employee-centric, collaborative culture is the essential mix of ingredients for success in business. That’s why we look after our people, communities and the planet while still being profitable. Feel encouraged to shine, however that manifests: you don’t need to hide who you are. You can feel the energy and the passion, it's what makes us unique. Inspired to make a brighter work day for all and transform with us to the next stage of our growth journey? Bring your brightest version of you and have a brighter work day here.

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About the Team

The Workday Patch Evolution team is looking for a highly motivated Software Development Engineer to join our growing team. Our team focuses on helping Workday to deliver software in a modern, declarative, git-ops driven manner. We work with partners from across Workdays engineering teams and utilise exciting CNCF tools, modern software development processes and advocate for improving Workday processes.

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).

In this role you will be central to our efforts in moving Workday deployment to a git-ops driven Argo Workflow / Argo CD based tooling. You will be responsible for designing, implementing, and supporting our deployment tooling, using tools like ArgoCD, Argo Workflows, Grafana and many others. You will work closely with SRE, Operations, and service teams to ensure smooth and reliable deployments of our applications

Responsibilities:

  • Design, develop, and maintain GitOps driven deployment tooling using ArgoCD and Argo Workflows.

  • Find opportunities to automate operations in Workdays public cloud (AWS/GCP) Kubernetes environments, including resource definitions and configurations.

  • Automate the build, test, and deployment processes for our teams software artifacts.

  • Collaborate with service teams to integrate their applications into the GitOps workflow.

  • Triage and resolve deployment issues, ensuring high availability and reliability of our environments.

  • Monitor and optimize the performance of our deployment tooling.

  • Implement and maintain security methodologies within the deployment tooling.

  • Improve the operational posture of our SRE and operations teams through use of enhanced observability available through CNCF tooling.

  • Document and maintain our deployment processes and procedures.

  • Stay up-to-date with the latest technologies and trends in GitOps and Kubernetes.

  • Participate in code reviews and contribute to the improvement of our development practices.

About You

Basic Qualifications:

  • BSc, MSc or equivalent experience in Computer Science or related field and 4+ years industry experience

  • Strong understanding of Kubernetes and its core concepts (Operators, CRDs, CLI/API, Istio etc).

  • Hands-on experience with ArgoCD and Argo Workflows or similar technologies..

  • Proficiency in using Git and Git workflows.

  • Experience with CI/CD tools and methodologies.

  • Familiarity with containerization technologies (Docker).

  • Experience with scripting languages (e.g., Ruby, Groovy, Python).

  • Strong problem-solving skills.

  • Excellent communication and collaboration skills.

Other Qualifications:

  • Knowledge of monitoring and logging tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, ELK stack).

  • Experience with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, GCP, Azure).

  • Understanding of security methodologies in a cloud-native environment.


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.McLean (Tyson's Corner)


 

Primary Location Base Pay Range: $135,200 USD - $202,900 USD


 

Additional US Location(s) Base Pay Range: $122,400 USD - $217,200 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.

Are you being referred to one of our roles? If so, ask your connection at Workday about our Employee Referral process!

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