Workday
Mid/Sr Software Development Engineer (US Federal)
$124K–$222K
USA.VA.Reston · Flex · Senior · Full-time · Posted Sep 18, 2026
- Experience
- 3+ years for Software Development Engineer or 5+ years for Senior Software Development Engineer, in DevOps including infrastructure automation and CI/CD pipelines.
- Education
- BS/MS in Computer Science or a related technical field.
- Visa sponsorship
- All personnel working on the federal contracts must be United States citizens (naturalized or native).
About the job
Build and operate DevOps infrastructure and pipelines for machine-learning runtime environments and distributed messaging, streaming, and caching services supporting Workday products.
What you'll do
- Design, implement, and maintain pipelines to deploy, monitor, and scale machine-learning runtime environments.
- Build infrastructure automation and help operate, tune, and monitor platform clusters and services.
- Collaborate with machine-learning and application teams; create technical documentation and provide rotating on-call support.
What they ask for
- 3+ years of DevOps experience for the Software Development Engineer role, or 5+ years for the Senior Software Development Engineer role, including infrastructure automation and CI/CD pipelines.
- Proficiency in Python and system design, including writing comprehensive technical design documents.
- Experience with Kubernetes/Docker and deploying, monitoring, and scaling machine-learning runtime environments.
- U.S. citizenship; ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government security clearance, if required.
Nice to have
- Active TS/SCI w/CI Poly clearance.
- DoD 8570/8140 compliance with at least IAT Level II certification, a current CE credential, and one approved certification.
Pay
$123,900 USD - $222,000 USD (base salary)
Tools
Python, Kubernetes, Docker, Terraform, Git, Jenkins, ArgoCD, Grafana
AI focus
Build and operate DevOps pipelines and runtime environments for machine learning; collaborate with machine-learning teams.
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