Workday

Workday

Senior Software Engineer, DBaas (US Federal)

USA.VA.Reston · Senior

No sponsorshipDetected 9 days ago
TypeScriptPythonJavaGoBackend DevelopmentPostgreSQLMySQLDockerKubernetesTerraformDevOpsCybersecurityHRISCommunicationMentoringAdaptabilityCompTIA

About the role

  • Are you passionate about database technologies?
  • Do you love to solve complex, large-scale database challenges in the world today using code and as a service?
  • Serve in an on-call rotation supporting database infrastructure

Responsibilities

  • Partner with service and performance teams for continuous architecture improvements, resiliency, and performance.
  • Our approach enables our teams to deepen connections, maintain a strong community, and do their best work.

Requirements

  • 6+ years experience with database architecture, design, replication, clustering, HA/DR.
  • 2+ years of experience in backend development using modern programming languages (Golang, Python, Java) including Architecture, Design and Development.
  • 4+ years hands-on experience in Cloud hyperscalers AWS.
  • 4+ years experience managing clustered, highly-available database services deployed on different flavors of Linux.
  • Minimum 5+ years working experience in modern DevOps technologies and container orchestration (Kubernetes, Docker), service deployment, monitoring and scaling.
  • Knowledge of automation tools such as Terraform, Chef and Ansible.
  • Familiarity with tools such as Ceph Storage, Gluster, Orchestrator for MySQL, Percona MHA, Percona Galera, Vitess, Pure Storage
  • Experience with database architecture, design, replication, clustering, HA/DR
  • Self-starter, highly motivated and ability to learn quickly.
  • BS/MS degree in computer science.
  • Strong analytical and interpersonal skills.
  • Excellent team player with extraordinary written & verbal communication skills.

Nice to have

  • This role may require a security clearance at the TS/SCI W/CI Poly level.
  • Applicants must have the ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued security clearance.
  • An active TS/SCI w/CI Poly is preferred.
  • Preferred DoD 8570/8140 compliant with at least IAT Level II certification, including a current Computing Environment (CE) credential and one approved specialty certification (e.g., CompTIA CySA+, GICSP, CASP+)

Skills

  • Your work days are brighter here.

Compensation

  • $137,000 USD - $205,400 USD
  • $123,900 USD - $222,000 USD
  • In addition, Workday will never ask candidates to pay a recruiting fee, or pay for consulting or coaching services, in order to apply for a job at Workday.

Benefits

  • Our Approach to Flexible Work
  • This means you'll have the freedom to create a flexible schedule that caters to your business, team, and personal needs, while being intentional to make the most of time spent together.
  • Those in our remote "home office" roles also have the opportunity to come together in our offices for important moments that matter.

Company info

  • The Database Engineering Team at Workday, designs, builds, develops, maintains, and supervises database infrastructure and ensuring that the entire Workday's Data related needs are met with dedication and scale, while providing high availability that our customers expect from Workday.
  • We are a fast paced and diverse team of database specialists and software engineers responsible for designing, automating, managing and running the databases on Private and Public Cloud Platforms.
  • We are looking for individuals who have strong experience in backend development specializing in database as a service with deep experience in Open Source database technologies like MySQL, PostgreSQL, CloudSQL and other Cloud Native database technologies.
  • You must be adaptable, flexible and able to succeed within an open collaborative peer environment.
  • The ideal candidate will have strong hands-on experience in designing, developing and managing enterprise level database systems with complex inter-dependencies and key focus on high-availability, clustering, security, performance, and scalability requirements.

Equal opportunity

  • Workday is an Equal Opportunity Employer including individuals with disabilities and protected veterans.
  • If you require assistance or an accommodation at any point, please email accommodations@workday.com.

Visa & Work Authorization

  • This role may require a security clearance at the TS/SCI W/CI Poly level
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