Sr Site Reliability Engineer (us Federal)

Workday

McLean, VA, USA
Primary location base pyy range: $147,400 usd - $2...
Hybrid (50% in-office and 50% remote)
Kubernetes-based platform operations
Infrastructure automation
Ci/cd pipelines
Workday is seeking a Sr. Site Reliability Engineer to join their Infrastructure and Federal Platform Engineering team in McLean, VA. The role focuses on maintaining and automating a Kubernetes-based platform for U.S. federal agencies, requiring strong technical expertise and a collaborative mindset

Job Summary

  • Your work matters here, supporting U.S. federal agencies in modernizing their employee lifecycle and finance operations with a proven enterprise cloud platform.
  • You will play a critical role in operating, monitoring, automating, maintaining, and providing metrics and observability for our Kubernetes-based platform.
  • This role offers the opportunity to work with cutting-edge technologies, solve complicated problems, and contribute to the foundation of our infrastructure, with potential for a security clearance.

Matching Summary

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Workday is seeking a Sr. Site Reliability Engineer to join their Infrastructure and Federal Platform Engineering team in McLean, VA. The role focuses on maintaining and automating a Kubernetes-based platform for U.S. federal agencies, requiring strong technical expertise and a collaborative mindset.

Salary

Primary Location Base Pay Range: $147,400 USD - $221,200 USD; Additional US Location(s) Base Pay Range: $133,400 USD - $237,600 USD; Bonus/Equity: May be eligible for Workday Bonus Plan or role-specific commission/bonus, and annual refresh stock grants; Benefits: Comprehensive benefits package

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • Kubernetes-based platform operations
  • infrastructure automation
  • CI/CD pipelines
  • incident handling and response
  • observability tools
  • security standard methodologies

Nice-to-have

  • growth mindset
  • curious minds
  • courageous collaborators
  • sun-drenched optimism
  • genuine care
  • mission-driven work

Key Requirements

  • 5+ years hands-on experience
  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
  • Ability to obtain US government security clearance
  • Proficiency in Terraform
  • Experience with Argo CD
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

Work Rights

Must have US citizenship

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