Senior DevOps Engineer, Workday
$114.2-171.2k
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Office located in Boulder, CO
Enterprise management cloud platform
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Enterprise management cloud platform
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
$114.2-171.2k
More information about location
Office located in Boulder, CO
1001+ employees
Company mission
To provide an all-in-one management cloud solution for the rapidly changing business requirements of the modern world.
Role
Who you are
- 5+ years in software engineering, architecture, or DevOps with a focus on reliability, resilience, and high availability
- Proficiency in cloud platforms (AWS, GCP), distributed systems, containerization (Kubernetes, Docker), and infrastructure as code
- Strong knowledge of FMEA, Chaos Engineering, Disaster Recovery, and redundancy strategies
- Experience with monitoring tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana) and logging/alerting platforms
- Proven ability to diagnose complex issues in distributed systems and design/influence/advise resilient solutions
- Ability to synthesize information and drive alignment to a plan through varying levels of ambiguity
- Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent work experience)
- Desire to help others succeed, and the ability to quietly assess when and where to act as needed
- Outstanding relationship-building and partnership skills
- A high level of organization and attention to detail
- Excellent training skills and ability to work hands-on with teams in an advisor role
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills to document processes and influence engineering best practices
- A keen desire to gain deeper knowledge of technologies and methodologies that may benefit us in the future through self-paced research, learning and experimentation
What the job involves
- As a Senior DevOps Engineer you will be joining one of Workday’s most exciting product and technology teams, Core Software
- With nearly 750 employees globally, Core Software is responsible for evolving the core technology and runtime components of the Workday Platform and empowering developers to innovate and build on our products
- This DevOps Engineer will be reporting to the VP of Core Services, will support our growth and continued success by ensuring our systems are resilient and capable of withstanding various challenges
- We are looking for a Senior Software DevOps Engineer who has proven experience to lead efforts to embed resilience and fault tolerance within our software architecture
- Working closely with engineering, operations, and DevOps teams, this role will be responsible for developing and implementing strategies that improve system reliability, reduce Mean Time to Detect (MTTD) and Mean Time to Recovery (MTTR), and ensure our services can withstand disruptions
- Design and deploy fault-tolerant and resilient architecture patterns to improve system availability and performance
- Facilitate FMEA workshops to identify and prioritize potential failure points within critical applications and services
- Establish and track metrics such as MTTD, MTTR, and Service Level Objectives (SLOs) to measure and improve system resilience
- Work with QA and Perf teams to implement chaos engineering, stress testing, and other resiliency testing methodologies
- Collaborate with Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) and operations teams to define incident management playbooks and recovery procedures for high-severity incidents
- Educate development teams on best practices for building resilient applications, providing guidance on design principles, patterns, and tools
- Lead post-incident reviews to identify root causes and implement changes to prevent recurrence, creating a culture of learning and continuous improvement
- Provide program management support for short- and long-term work related to resiliency, quality, and security
- Drive priorities and address backlogs for ongoing technical work that will advance reactions to incidents, security improvements, version updating, observability enhancements, and long-term system stability and scalability
- Support Engineering and Product leaders within the Core Services pillar in establishing plans, managing dependencies and risks, and providing organizational visibility and team accountability to ensure the initiative moves forward at the pace needed
- Implement techniques and best practices in processes and methodology so teams stay aligned and on track to achieve their stated goals
- Indepth OMS and workday stack knowledge is a big bonus
Application process
- End Date: February 3, 2025
Our take
Workday is a cloud-based software vendor that provides management of workforces and finances. The company uses a single database for workforce management and financial management to offer integration and optimize business intelligence across companies. It has added to the packages and tools it offers over the years, providing analytic options that allow companies to combine third-party data with information collected by Workday.
Workday has acquired and paired up with many other companies to keep expanding its offering. In 2021, it purchased the employee feedback platform Peakon in response to the growing need for managers to be able to survey workers and collect satisfaction data without face-to-face meetings. The company has also bought and developed many financial tools and HR management tools.
The company’s goal is to provide end-to-end back office services and while there are other providers, such as UKG Pro and Ceridian HCM, Workday’s broad offering helps them to stand out. Though it faced a tough global market in 2023 and has shed some of its headcount, Workday has seen a 6.5% gain in value in the first quarter of 2024. It is now focusing on growth and developing the AI capabilities of its platform. .
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Few candidates hear
back within 2 weeks
16% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 5 rounds)
Oct 2011
$85m
SERIES F
Apr 2009
$75m
SERIES E
Total funding: $215.3m
Company benefits
- Company equity
- Vision and dental insurance
- Work from home opportunities
- Health insurance
- Virtual primary care
- Flexible time-off policy
- Global mental health resources
- Global dedicated on-site clinical counselors
- Global well-being days
- $25k fertility/family planning benefits
- North Star financial wellness
- Retirement funds and matching
- 401k plan
- On-site health clinic (Pleasanton office)
Company values
- Employees - Most fundamentally, people are the core of our business. Without them, we would not have a business. We hire the best and expect great accomplishments
- Customer service - Every investment and decision we make has our customers in mind, and we pull out all stops to make the satisfaction of our customers paramount
- Innovation - We aim for innovation not only in our development organization but also in the way we approach all aspects of our business
- Integrity - We say what we mean, and mean what we say. We stick to our commitments, treat everyone equitably, and communicate openly and honestly
- Fun - We also feel it’s important to have a sense of humor. We like to laugh—it makes our work that much more enjoyable. We also invest in community and company events that help our employees and their families feel a connection to Workday beyond business as usual
- Profitability - Long-term economic success is what helps us provide employees and customers with the best productivity tools, solutions, and services. While important, profitability is not why we exist. Simply put, at Workday we exist to make and provide great products and services
Company HQ
Pleasanton, CA
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Leadership
Aneel Bhusri
(CEO)Worked for Morgan Stanley for 3 years and took a Stanford MBA, before spending almost 6 years at Oracle as SVP. Co-founded Workday in 2005 while working as a Greylock Advisory Partner.
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