Workday
(Senior) Software Development Engineer (US Federal)
$148K–$264K
USA.VA.Reston · Flex · Senior · Full-time · Posted Oct 7, 2026
- Experience
- Mid-level: 4+ years overall; 2+ years infrastructure as code, Kubernetes, and programming. Senior: 6+ years overall; 4+ years infrastructure as code and programming, 3+ years Kubernetes.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in a computer related field or equivalent work experience (preferred).
- Visa sponsorship
- U.S. citizenship required for personnel working on the U.S. Federal Government contracts.
About the job
Build and operate Workday’s Kubernetes-based infrastructure platform for U.S. federal government contracts, improving automation, reliability, observability, security, and compliance.
What you'll do
- Design, build, and maintain Kubernetes platform components, infrastructure automation, CI/CD pipelines, and observability tools.
- Automate provisioning, configuration, and deployments; troubleshoot platform issues and support development teams.
- Implement platform security and compliance practices, maintain documentation, and collaborate across distributed teams.
What they ask for
- U.S. citizen.
- Mid-level: 4+ years in large-scale cloud infrastructure, DevOps, and software development engineering; senior: 6+ years.
- Mid-level: 2+ years infrastructure as code, 2+ years Kubernetes, and 2+ years in a listed programming language; senior: 4+ years infrastructure as code, 3+ years Kubernetes, and 4+ years in a listed programming language.
- 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; AWS certification or production AWS experience; security auditing/compliance or air-gapped cloud experience.
- DoD 8570/8140 compliant with at least IAT Level II certification, a current Computing Environment (CE) credential, and one approved specialty certification; bachelor’s degree in a computer-related field or equivalent work experience.
Pay
$163,800 USD - $245,800 USD (base salary); $148,200 USD - $264,000 USD (base salary)
Tools
Kubernetes, Terraform, Argo CD, C#, Python, Ruby, Rust, Go
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