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From the employer's careers site First seen 28 Oct 2026 · Still live on 31 Oct 2026

Software Development Engineer (SDE)

Workday Reston, VA Hybrid senior full-time

Salary

$137,000 USD - $205,400 USD per year

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Description

We’re looking for a Software Development Engineer (SDE) to join the Federal Cloud Platform Engineering team. As an SDE, you will focus on designing, developing, analyzing, acquiring, installing, modifying, and supporting operating systems, deployments, databases, utilities, and network-related tools.

You will work on managing and optimizing Workday in air-gapped U.S. AWS cloud regions, forming the nexus of the core team responsible for this mission, and closely working with commercial software engineering teams.

Key responsibilities:

  • Manage and optimize Workday in air-gapped U.S. AWS cloud regions
  • Partner with the Workday Federal Cyber Defense team
  • Develop and maintain deployment tools and analytics
  • Collaborate across teams to ensure robust, scalable, and efficient solutions

Skills:

  • Cloud Platforms & Infrastructure: AWS, GCP, Azure, Terraform
  • Configuration Management & Automation: Puppet, Ansible, Chef, Terraform, CloudFormation
  • Containerization & Orchestration: Docker, Kubernetes, Helm
  • CI/CD & DevOps Tools: Jenkins, Git, TeamCity, GitLab CI/CD
  • Programming & Scripting Languages: Go, Python, Ruby, Java, Bash
  • Database & Middleware: MySQL, PostgreSQL, Tomcat, ZooKeeper, Kafka

Basic qualifications:

  • 4+ years in deploying large-scale, complex applications
  • 3+ years in cloud-based deployments on AWS or GCP
  • 2+ years experience with automation tools and languages
  • 2+ years experience with networks, servers, storage, and operating systems in cloud environments

Preferred qualifications:

  • DoD 8570/8140 compliant with at least IAT Level II certification
  • Extensive experience in developing orchestration and automation frameworks
  • Proven ability to introduce, integrate, and implement new technologies rapidly
  • Skilled in network analysis and troubleshooting
  • Proficient in Unix/Linux environments with strong Python scripting expertise

Skills

Nice to have

  • DoD 8570/8140
  • IAT Level II certification
  • CompTIA CySA+
  • GICSP
  • CASP+

Ready to apply?

You apply with the employer directly. Their original posting is here: https://workday.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Workday/job/USAVAReston/Software-Development-Engineer---US-Federal_JR-0108025

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