Workday
Senior Cybersecurity Engineer (US Federal)
$144K–$258K
USA.VA.Reston · On-site · Senior · Full-time · Posted Jul 6, 2026
- Experience
- 5+ years; an active TS/SCI w/CI Poly is preferred.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in a computer-related field or equivalent work experience.
- Visa sponsorship
- Work on the federal contracts requires U.S. citizenship (naturalized or native).
About the job
Build, secure, operate, and scale Workday’s Kubernetes-based platform and infrastructure supporting U.S. federal government contracts.
What you'll do
- Develop platform solutions, infrastructure automation, CI/CD pipelines, observability, and security tooling.
- Maintain platform components for availability, scalability, and security; implement security controls and support compliance.
- Troubleshoot platform issues with development teams and maintain documentation and knowledge sharing.
What they ask for
- 5+ years of hands-on experience with large-scale cloud infrastructure, DevOps, security, and software development engineering.
- Bachelor's degree in a computer-related field or equivalent work experience.
- Proficiency with infrastructure automation tools such as Terraform; CI/CD pipeline experience.
- U.S. citizenship and ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government security clearance; the role may require TS/SCI w/CI Poly.
Nice to have
- Active TS/SCI w/CI Poly; strong understanding of Kubernetes and containerization.
- Proficiency in C#, Python, Ruby, Rust, or Go; experience in air-gapped cloud regions; DoD 8570/8140-compliant certification.
Pay
$159,600 USD - $239,400 USD (base salary); $144,400 USD - $258,000 USD (base salary)
Tools
Kubernetes, Terraform, Argo CD, AWS, C#, Python, Ruby, Rust
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