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Workday · 10 hours ago

Software Development Engineer, DevOps - Lifecycle Platform (US Federal)

McLean, VA

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level

$135K/yr - $203K/yr

5+ years exp

Workday is a Fortune 500 company and a leading AI platform focused on managing people, money, and agents. The Software Development Engineer will support the U.S. Federal Government contracts by building and deploying large-scale systems, ensuring their scalability, availability, and security.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Cloud ComputingEnterprise SoftwareHuman ResourcesSaaSSoftware

Comp. & Benefits

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Build, run, and deploy large-scale, fault-tolerant systems using Workday's private cloud technology, Amazon Web Services (AWS), and Google Cloud Platform (GCP)

Focus on the scalability, availability, automation, performance and security of distributed web services

Participate in the team's paid on-call rotation - Work closely with engineering teams in the US, Canada, and Ireland to deliver exciting next generation applications and services for Workday

Engage in a culture of learning and innovation through hackathons, online course offerings, and employee-led special interest guilds

Be a part of Workday's amazing people-first culture and experience fun benefits like clubs and team events

Qualification

GoPythonJavaKubernetesAWSGCPSREDevOpsCommunication skillsProblem solvingMentoringTeam collaboration

Required

5+ years of development experience with building services and tooling in one or more of the following languages: Go, Python, Java

2+ years of SRE/DevOps experience

2+ years of experience automating deployment, scaling, and/or management of containerized applications with Kubernetes

2+ years of experience with public Cloud platforms: AWS or GCP

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

Ability to architect, analyze, and support complex distributed systems

A degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent practical experience

Experience debugging and optimizing systems and code

Desire to optimize continuous integration and deployment pipelines

Skill in automating routine tasks to eliminate toil

Mentoring and coaching junior engineers to inspire professional growth

Solid verbal and written communication skills

Strong problem solving and critical thinking skills

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

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

Able to streamline the development process and maintain codebase integrity, ensuring accurate documentation and reversibility of changes