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Workday · 3 days ago

Director, Software Engineering

Virginia, United States

Full-time

Onsite

Director

$210K/yr - $315K/yr

8+ years exp

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Responsibilities

Lead globally distributed engineering teams in building global standardized technologies for containers, cloud-agnostic K8s operators, and more.

Increase agility, decrease time-to-market, and boost cost efficiency of Workday's R&D organizations through foundational technology platforms.

Design and build systems for world-leading scale and enable Workday's growth by continuously inventing and accelerating technologies.

Support one or more direct or indirect contracts with the U.S. Federal Government by leading engineering teams to meet federal government security requirements.

Qualification

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Leading a technical teamManaging software engineering teamsSoftware developmentJavaScalaPythonGolangJavascriptC#TypescriptReactTS/SCI with CI POLY security clearanceHigh Availability ArchitecturesCloud InfrastructureDistributed SystemsKubernetesCI/CD PipelinesGitOpsJenkinsArgoBlue GreenService MeshIstioEnvoySDLCAgile MethodologiesProblem-SolvingInfluencingLeadershipAdaptability

Required

8+ years leading a technical team and/or experience with managing software engineering teams

10+ years experience with software development

6+ years of experience in with one or more of the following coding languages: Java, Scala, Python, Golang, Javascript, C#, Typescript or React

This position requires a TS/SCI with CI POLY security clearance. Applicants must already possess a valid and active TS/SCI with CI POLY security clearance.

Preferred

Demonstrated technical expertise in at least two of the following domains: high availability architectures, cloud infrastructure, distributed systems, Kubernetes (custom, EKS, GKE), CI/CD pipelines and GitOps (Jenkins, Argo, blue green) and Service Mesh (Istio/Envoy).

Technical visionary with high credibility. Able to set and evangelize a comprehensive roadmap to drive long-term technical direction and strategy. Player/coach who can garner the respect of the technical team and attract top-tier SW talent.

Self starter with exceptional influencing skills. Able to work independently in highly ambiguous environments, with technical and business groups internally and externally.

Culture creator and change agent. Push boundaries and infuse the organization with modern technology and approaches.

Robust understanding of modern SDLC and agile methodologies with a bias towards action. Experience in “follows the sun” and high velocity organizations is a bonus.

BA/BS in a computer science or related field. MBA or Master’s degree is a plus.