Manager Site Reliability Engineer

Workday

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3+ years leading sre or database engineering teams
8+ years software or systems engineering experience
Database internals tuning and query optimization
** Workday is seeking a Manager of Site Reliability Engineering to lead their Database Reliability Engineering team. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in database technologies and leadership, focusing on automated, resilient data infrastructure while fostering a culture of technical excellence. **

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, public clouds, and geographies.
  • Workday offers a flexible work approach requiring at least half of the time each quarter to be spent in-office or with customers.

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** Workday is seeking a Manager of Site Reliability Engineering to lead their Database Reliability Engineering team. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in database technologies and leadership, focusing on automated, resilient data infrastructure while fostering a culture of technical excellence. **

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • 3+ years leading SRE or Database Engineering teams
  • 8+ years software or systems engineering experience
  • Database internals tuning and query optimization
  • 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 a 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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