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Workday · 2 hours ago

Platform Engineer (US Federal)

McLean, VA

Full-time

Hybrid

Mid, Senior Level

$122K/yr - $183K/yr

6+ years exp

Workday is a Fortune 500 company and a leading AI platform for managing people, money, and agents. As a Platform Engineer, you will guide Workday’s cloud adoption strategy, lead technical aspects of the transition to the Public Cloud, and ensure the successful migration of applications and infrastructure while implementing cloud best practices.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Cloud ComputingEnterprise SoftwareHuman ResourcesSaaSSoftware

Comp. & Benefits

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Managing and operating infrastructure services in a scalable and secure manner

Own tooling and operations involved in the buildout of new Customer environments

Collaborate with architects and leadership in evolving infrastructure services to meet the growing needs of the business

Service health and uptime of infrastructure services

Patching a regular maintenance of infrastructure services

ENV build automation, tooling and workflow execution

Vulnerability management, holding teams accountable to meet customer facing Service Level Agreements (SLAs)

Qualification

AWSGCPLinuxInfrastructure-as-codeTerraformAnsibleRubyGoPythonDockerKubernetesCI/CDAutomationOperational efficiencyProblem-solvingTeam collaboration

Required

6+ years of hands-on experience with one or more public cloud providers: AWS or, GCP

6+ years experience with Linux operating systems

2+ years of experience in one of the following functional languages: Ruby, Go, or Python

2+ years experience delivering Infrastructure-as-code using Terraform or Ansible

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. An active TS/SCI w/CI Poly is preferred

Preferred

Expertise with building solutions in the Public Cloud (AWS or GCP) to meet scalability and reliability needs of web-scale applications

Experience designing CI/CD pipelines (GIT, ArgoCD, etc.) pipelines for adhering to Infrastructure-as-code best practices

Proficiency in infrastructure-as-code (IaC) tools like Terraform or CloudFormation

Expertise in containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes) and microservices architecture

Skilled in designing and implementing automation strategies using various tools, helping organizations by improving operational efficiency, reducing errors, and enabling a focus on strategic tasks

Adept at improving product durability, minimizing system failures, and enhancing process efficiency to contribute to cost savings and customer satisfaction

Proficient in using programming languages to design, write, test, and debug code, with understanding of syntax, semantics, and programming paradigms

Capable of fostering a positive and inclusive team environment to improve team efficiency and facilitate effective decision-making

Adept at identifying the root cause of problems and implementing effective solutions, thereby improving system efficiency, reducing downtime, and enhancing overall operational productivity