Manager Site Reliability Engineer

Workday

Hybrid (at least 50% in-office time per quarter)
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, focusing on architecting and ensuring the resilience and availability of data infrastructure. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in database engineering, systems engineering, and a strong understanding of cloud-native solutions

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, focusing on architecting and ensuring the resilience and availability of data infrastructure. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in database engineering, systems engineering, and a strong understanding of cloud-native solutions.

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
  • Reducing Mean Time to Resolution (MTTR)

Nice-to-have

  • Passion for Open-Source and Cloud Native solutions
  • Fostering a culture of psychological safety
  • Deep-dive troubleshooting in Linux internals
  • Mentoring senior engineers
  • Understanding Team Performance concepts

Key Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field
  • Proven ability to lead deep-dive troubleshooting sessions
  • Strong understanding of Agile/Scrum and Continual Improvement Process

Work Rights

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