Workday
Senior Software Development Engineer (US Federal)
$148K–$264K
USA.VA.Reston · Flex · Senior · Full-time · Posted Oct 5, 2026
- Experience
- 5+ years; hands-on experience with large-scale cloud infrastructure, DevOps, and software development engineering skills.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in a computer related field or equivalent work experience
- Visa sponsorship
- Federal contract work requires all personnel working on the contracts to be United States citizens (naturalized or native).
About the job
Build and maintain Workday’s Kubernetes-based infrastructure platform for U.S. federal government contracts, focusing on automation, reliability, observability, and security.
What you'll do
- Design and implement the Kubernetes platform, infrastructure automation, CI/CD pipelines, and observability tools.
- Maintain platform components for high availability, scalability, and security; troubleshoot platform issues with development teams.
- Automate provisioning, configuration, and deployments; maintain security compliance and platform documentation.
What they ask for
- 5+ years of hands-on experience with large-scale cloud infrastructure, DevOps, and software development engineering skills.
- Must be a United States citizen (naturalized or native) for federal contract work.
- Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government-issued security clearance; the role may require TS/SCI w/CI Poly.
- Strong understanding of Kubernetes.
Nice to have
- Active TS/SCI w/CI Poly; DoD 8570/8140 compliance with at least IAT Level II certification and required credentials.
- Bachelor's degree in a computer-related field or equivalent work experience; experience with Terraform, Argo CD, AWS, programming, security compliance, or air-gapped cloud regions.
Pay
$163,800 USD - $245,800 USD (base salary); $148,200 USD - $264,000 USD (base salary)
Tools
Kubernetes, Terraform, Argo CD, Amazon Web Services, C#, Python, Ruby, Rust
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