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Workday · 1 week ago

Senior Devops Engineer, Alpaca Engineer (US Federal)

McLean, VA

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$161K/yr - $242K/yr

8+ years exp

Workday is a Fortune 500 company and a leading AI platform focused on managing people, money, and agents. They are seeking a Senior DevOps Engineer to develop, build, deploy, and support security-specific solutions and infrastructure to protect customer data, while working in a hybrid environment. The role involves regular after-hours production support and collaboration within a diverse team.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Cloud ComputingEnterprise SoftwareHuman ResourcesSaaSSoftware

Comp. & Benefits

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

This role will support one or more direct or indirect contracts with the U.S. Federal Government which, due to federal government security requirements, mandates that all Workday personnel working on the contracts be United States citizens (naturalized or native)

This role’s charter is to develop, build, deploy, and support the security specific solutions and infrastructure to help protect Workday customers data

We have a hybrid schedule where you will have the opportunity to collaborate with Workmates at the office but still have the flexibility to work up to 50% remote

The successful candidate will have a proven potential to work in a production focused diverse organization

You will be working in a rapidly moving microservices environment where resilience and scalability are key non-functional requirements

This will require you to work efficiently within your own team but also to coordinate with others in teams both locally and in other timezones

Also this role will require the operation and maintenance of our critical production system as well as building massively scalable digital security systems as part of that is core to all Workday services

This position will require regular after-hours production support, in the event of critical service outages

Qualification

DevOps experienceLinuxAWSContainer technologiesInternet protocolsProgramming languagesCryptographyCI toolsOrchestration toolsSoftware lifecycleProblem solvingCommunication skillsTeam collaboration

Required

8+ years software development or DevOps experience

5+ years experience with internet protocols TCP/IP, HTTP, SSL/TLS etc

3+ years experience with Linux and container technologies (K8s, Docker)

3+ years using, deploying, and applying: AWS, Google Cloud Platform

This role may require a security clearance at the TS/SCI w/CI Poly level. Applicants must have the ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued security clearance

Preferred

An active TS/SCI w/CI Poly is preferred

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field (or equivalent experience)

Experience automating infrastructure in at least one modern programming language such as Python, Go, Ruby, Java

Experience running databases (SQL and NoSQL)

Knowledge and experience working with cryptographic, Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) or key management systems such as Hardware Security Modules (HSMs)

Experience of full life-cycle software engineering practices including coding standards, testing, code reviews, source control management, and operations

Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to convey technical information to a wide variety of audiences

Excellent problem solving skills

Experience with orchestration, deployment tools e.g CloudFormation, Terraform, Ansible, Chef

Experience with CI tools e.g Jenkins, TeamCity, Bamboo, Artifactory

Strong background in Linux and Shell Scripting

Expertise in designing, implementing, and analyzing algorithms to solve complex problems, optimize business processes, improve data analysis, and enhance decision-making strategies

Skilled in designing efficient software architecture, improving code maintainability, and facilitating effective team collaboration through clear and structured code

Proficient in the entire software lifecycle (conception, design, programming, testing, and maintenance), applying knowledge of programming languages, data structures, and system build to deliver custom solutions and ensure software performance and security

Experienced in tracking and managing code changes using SCM tools, including version and branch management, and conflict resolution

Capable of encouraging a positive and inclusive team environment to improve team efficiency, facilitate effective decision-making, and assist with project management