Drimva

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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First seen Oct 15, 2026 · Last verified Nov 5, 2026 (UTC)