Software Development Engineer, DevOps (US Federal)

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About the Team

The Workday Continuous Verification team is looking for a highly motivated Software Development Engineer with DevOps experience to join us in helping Workday to deliver reliable, resilient SaaS products to our customers. The Continuous Verification team is an environments and verification team where we maintain close to production-like environments in Engineering, as well as a framework development team where we develop solutions for the Workday stack Continuous Testing and Delivery pipeline. Our customers are the Workday Service, Application, Infrastructure and Platform teams who need these tools and environments to verify their code and configuration changes as part of their CI pipelines.
You will have the opportunity to design and implement tools and frameworks to enable our internal customers to automate testing of our public cloud (AWS & GCP) based platforms (kubernetes) and services. You will integrate available OSS tools or develop tailored solutions depending on the scenario. You will develop a strong understanding of Workday environments and software deployment. You will follow best in class software engineering practices with CI/CD in mind. You will work in an agile environment with teams based in EMEA and North America. Your contributions will help accelerate the delivery, and improve the quality, of the Workday offering through robust test automation.

About the Role

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).

• You will be a key contributor to CVs developer self service framework which enables teams to verify their service, infrastructure or platform changes in a user friendly manner focused on developer productivity.

• Build and deploy solutions which are highly reliable, resilient, and extendable

• Work with innovative cloud native technologies such as Kubernetes, Helm and ArgoCD on GCP and AWS platforms.

• Focus on building software with quality and testability in mind

• Work with geographically distributed teams to drive and develop automation strategies focused on continuous delivery

• Continuously improve processes, methodologies and tools to enhance teams efficiency

About You

Basic Qualifications:

• BSc or MSc in Computer Science or related field and 4+ years industry experience

• Experience with test technologies working with containerized frameworks such as Docker or Kubernetes

• Strong development experience in at least one of Java, Scala, Python or Go

Other Qualifications:

• Practical experience with Linux/Unix system administration, monitoring tools and troubleshooting. Strong experience of general linux usage.

• Experience building test pipelines using CI/CD tools, such as Jenkins, TeamCity, Bamboo, Artifactory​

• Experience in developing test automation frameworks

• Comfortable working in a SaaS environment

• Good working knowledge of distributed systems and microservices

• Experience with Agile methodologies and best practices

• Strong troubleshooting and debugging skills

• Demonstrated uses of creative thinking for solutions to exciting problems that matter

Workday Pay Transparency Statement

The annualized base salary ranges for the primary location and any additional locations are listed below.  Workday pay ranges vary based on work location. As a part of the total compensation package, this role may be eligible for the Workday Bonus Plan or a role-specific commission/bonus, as well as annual refresh stock grants. Recruiters can share more detail during the hiring process. Each candidate’s compensation offer will be based on multiple factors including, but not limited to, geography, experience, skills, job duties, and business need, among other things. For more information regarding Workday’s comprehensive benefits, please click here.

Primary Location: USA.VA.McLean (Tyson's Corner)

 

Primary Location Base Pay Range: $135,200 USD - $202,900 USD

 

Additional US Location(s) Base Pay Range: $122,400 USD - $217,200 USD

Our Approach to Flexible Work
 

With Flex Work, we’re combining the best of both worlds: in-person time and remote. Our approach enables our teams to deepen connections, maintain a strong community, and do their best work. We know that flexibility can take shape in many ways, so rather than a number of required days in-office each week, we simply spend at least half (50%) of our time each quarter in the office or in the field with our customers, prospects, and partners (depending on role). This means you'll have the freedom to create a flexible schedule that caters to your business, team, and personal needs, while being intentional to make the most of time spent together. Those in our remote "home office" roles also have the opportunity to come together in our offices for important moments that matter.

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