Workday
Senior Site Reliability Engineer - US Federal (VDI & Infrastructure)
$133K–$238K
USA.VA.Reston · Flex · Senior · Full-time · Posted Aug 5, 2026
- Experience
- Minimum 5 years in SRE, DevOps, or Cloud Operations; at least 3 years in a high-security environment.
- Visa sponsorship
- Must be a U.S. Citizen (naturalized or native) per federal contract requirements.
About the job
Operates and secures Workday Government’s IL5 cloud platform and Azure virtual desktop environment, balancing SRE automation with VDI operations and incident response.
What you'll do
- Maintain availability and reliability of Kubernetes-based platforms through automation and observability; provision infrastructure with Terraform and Argo CD.
- Participate in 24/7 on-call and Tier 2/3 incident response; maintain security and STIG compliance.
- Manage VDI endpoints, images, identity controls, patching, and security monitoring.
What they ask for
- At least 5 years of experience in SRE, DevOps, or Cloud Operations.
- At least 3 years operating in high-security environments (DoD IL5, FedRAMP High, or GCC-High).
- U.S. citizenship and ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government TS/SCI w/CI Poly clearance.
- Proficiency with Terraform and Argo CD; hands-on Microsoft Entra ID and Microsoft Intune expertise; production experience with Windows 365 or Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD).
Nice to have
- Active TS/SCI w/CI Poly clearance.
- Kubernetes, programming (Python, Go, or Ruby), Azure networking, or air-gapped cloud experience.
Pay
$147,400 USD - $221,200 USD (base salary); $133,400 USD - $237,600 USD (base salary)
Tools
Kubernetes, Terraform, Argo CD, Microsoft Entra ID, Microsoft Intune, Windows 365, Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD), Microsoft Sentinel
Model-written summary · the original posting is authoritative