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Workday · 20 hours ago

Senior Software Engineer

McLean, VA

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level

$161K/yr - $242K/yr

5+ years exp

Workday is a Fortune 500 company and a leading AI platform for managing people, money, and agents. They are seeking a highly motivated Senior Engineer to join their Platform Engineering team, focusing on building and maintaining their Kubernetes-based platform while ensuring high availability, scalability, and security.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Cloud ComputingEnterprise SoftwareHuman ResourcesSaaSSoftware

Comp. & Benefits

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Design and implement: Build, develop, and implement solutions for our Kubernetes platform, including infrastructure automation, CI/CD pipelines, and observability tools

Build and maintain: Build and maintain core platform components, ensuring high availability, scalability, and security

Automate and optimize: Automate infrastructure provisioning, configuration management, and application deployments using tools like Terraform and Argo CD

Troubleshooting and support: Provide support and solving for platform-related issues, working closely with development teams to resolve problems

Security and compliance: Implement and maintain security standard methodologies for the platform, ensuring compliance with industry standards

Documentation and knowledge sharing: Build and maintain comprehensive documentation for platform components and processes. Actively participate in knowledge sharing within the team

Collaboration: Collaborate effectively with other engineers, development teams, and collaborators across multiple locations and time zones

Stay ahead of: Stay up-to-date with the latest technologies and trends in the platform engineering space

Qualification

KubernetesInfrastructure automationCI/CD pipelinesAWS cloud servicesTerraformProgramming (Go)Monitoring toolsSecurity auditingProblem-solvingCommunicationCollaboration

Required

5+ years of hands-on experience working with infrastructure, either on-premise or cloud-based, with a deep understanding of systems architecture, networking, and security

Strong understanding of Kubernetes concepts, architecture, and administration

Bachelor's degree in a computer related field or equivalent work experience

Proficiency in infrastructure automation tools like Terraform

Experience with building or maintaining CI/CD pipelines and tools like Argo CD

3+ years experience working with AWS cloud services in a production setting

Proficiency in at least one programming language, preferably Go

Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

Excellent communication and collaboration skills

Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued security clearance

United States citizenship (naturalized or native)