Manager Site Reliability Engineer

Workday

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Hybrid (at least 50% of time in the office each quarter)
3+ years leading sre or database engineering teams
8+ years software or systems engineering experience
Database internals tuning and replication topologies
Workday is seeking a Manager Site Reliability Engineer to lead their Database Reliability Engineering team, focusing on enhancing data infrastructure through automation and innovative solutions. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in SRE or Database Engineering, with a strong emphasis on technical expertise in large-scale database environments and a commitment to team development

Job Summary

  • The role involves leading a visionary team to replace manual database interventions with automated, self-healing platforms.
  • Candidates must have extensive experience managing thousands of production databases across multiple data centers and public clouds.
  • Workday offers a flexible work approach requiring at least 50% time in-office or field per quarter while supporting remote home office roles.

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Workday is seeking a Manager Site Reliability Engineer to lead their Database Reliability Engineering team, focusing on enhancing data infrastructure through automation and innovative solutions. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in SRE or Database Engineering, with a strong emphasis on technical expertise in large-scale database environments and a commitment to team development.

Salary

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Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • 3+ years leading SRE or Database Engineering teams
  • 8+ years software or systems engineering experience
  • Database internals tuning and replication topologies
  • Managing databases within Kubernetes using Operators
  • Implementing automated failover mechanisms
  • Experience with AWS RDS/Aurora and GCP Cloud SQL

Nice-to-have

  • Passion for Open-Source and Cloud Native solutions
  • Fostering culture of psychological safety
  • Deep-dive troubleshooting in Linux internals
  • Reducing toil through automation
  • Mentoring senior engineers

Key Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field
  • 5+ years spearheading response for critical data outages
  • Strong understanding of Agile/Scrum and Continual Improvement Process

Work Rights

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