Workday
Analytics Sr Software Engineer (US Federal)
$137K–$244K
USA.VA.Reston · Flex · Senior · Full-time · Posted Sep 16, 2026
- Experience
- 5+ years in infrastructure and 5+ years in a programming language; 2+ years with Kubernetes. Preferred: 3+ years working with AWS cloud services in production.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in a computer related field or equivalent work experience.
- Visa sponsorship
- United States citizenship (naturalized or native) is required for personnel working on the federal contracts.
About the job
Build and operate secure, reliable Kubernetes platform infrastructure and analytics services for Workday Federal, including automation, CI/CD, observability, and production support.
What you'll do
- Design, build, and maintain Kubernetes platform components, infrastructure automation, CI/CD pipelines, and observability tools.
- Improve and secure Prism Analytics environments; troubleshoot platform issues and support high availability, scalability, and compliance.
- Participate in production on-call, collaborate across engineering teams, and document platform processes.
What they ask for
- 5+ years of hands-on infrastructure experience, on-premises or cloud-based, including systems architecture, networking, and security.
- 5+ years of experience in at least one programming language.
- 2+ years of Kubernetes concepts, architecture, and administration.
- U.S. citizenship; ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government security clearance.
Nice to have
- Active TS/SCI w/CI Poly; DoD 8570/8140 compliant certification at IAT Level II or higher, with current CE and approved specialty certification.
- Experience with AWS in production, Terraform, Argo CD, monitoring and observability tools, security compliance, or Apache Spark and Docker.
Pay
$151,500 USD - $227,300 USD (base salary); $137,100 USD - $243,600 USD (base salary)
Tools
Kubernetes, GoLang, Python, Terraform, Argo CD, AWS, Prometheus, Grafana
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