Manager Site Reliability Engineer

Workday

Hybrid (50% in-office/field, flexible scheduling)
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 Site Reliability Engineer to lead its Database Reliability Engineering team. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in software/system engineering and a passion for creating resilient, automated data infrastructures

Job Summary

  • The role involves leading a visionary team to replace manual database interventions with automated, self-healing platforms.
  • Workday is a Fortune 500 company offering a culture rooted in integrity, empathy, and shared enthusiasm for tackling big challenges.
  • Candidates must have deep expertise in distributed systems, Linux internals, and managing critical data outages to reduce Mean Time to Resolution.

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Workday is seeking a Manager Site Reliability Engineer to lead its Database Reliability Engineering team. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in software/system engineering and a passion for creating resilient, automated data infrastructures.

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
  • Kubernetes Operators and stateful sets management
  • AWS RDS Aurora and GCP Cloud SQL experience
  • Prometheus Grafana Datadog observability stack

Nice-to-have

  • Passion for Open-Source and Cloud Native solutions
  • Culture of psychological safety and high performance
  • Experience with Agile/Scrum and Continual Improvement Process
  • Ability to mentor senior engineers effectively

Key Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field
  • 5+ years spearheading high-stakes response for critical data outages
  • Proven ability to lead troubleshooting sessions for system incidents

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