Hybrid (50% in-office, flexibility for remote work)
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 their Database Reliability Engineering team, focusing on enhancing the reliability, security, and scalability of their data infrastructure. The ideal candidate should have extensive experience in leading SRE or database engineering teams and a strong technical background in database technologies
Job Summary
The role involves leading a visionary team to replace manual database interventions with automated, self-healing platforms.
Candidates must possess deep expertise in database internals, Kubernetes, and managing workloads across AWS and GCP.
Workday offers a flexible work model requiring at least 50% time in-office or field per quarter while fostering an inclusive culture.
Matching Summary
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Workday is seeking a Manager Site Reliability Engineer to lead their Database Reliability Engineering team, focusing on enhancing the reliability, security, and scalability of their data infrastructure. The ideal candidate should have extensive experience in leading SRE or database engineering teams and a strong technical background in database technologies.
Salary
Not specified; Not specified; Not specified
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 stacks
Automated failover mechanisms implementation
Nice-to-have
Visionary leadership for future data infrastructure
Culture of psychological safety and high performance
Passion for Open-Source and Cloud Native solutions
Deep-dive troubleshooting in Linux internals
Experience reducing Mean Time to Resolution
Mentoring senior engineers effectively
Key Requirements
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field
5+ years spearheading critical data outage response
Strong understanding of Agile/Scrum and CIP processes