Your work days are brighter here.At Workday, it all began with a conversation over breakfast. When our founders met at a sunny California diner, they came up with an idea to revolutionize the enterprise software market. And when we began to rise, one thing that really set us apart was our culture. A culture which was driven by our value of putting our people first. And ever since, the happiness, development, and contribution of every Workmate is central to who we are. Our Workmates believe a healthy employee-centric, collaborative culture is the essential mix of ingredients for success in business. That’s why we look after our people, communities and the planet while still being profitable. Feel encouraged to shine, however that manifests: you don’t need to hide who you are. You can feel the energy and the passion, it's what makes us unique. Inspired to make a brighter work day for all and transform with us to the next stage of our growth journey? Bring your brightest version of you and have a brighter work day here.About the TeamThe Service Discovery team mission is to provide a world-class Service Discovery, and Distributed services coordination solution for our customers. Our mission is to deliver a world-class Service Discovery solution that supports secure, scalable and highly available distributed systems. We are seeking candidates with a keen interest in developing innovative distributed systems solutions at scale.These critical solutions underpin the foundational layers of the Workday stack, ensuring optimal performance across both Private Data Centers and Public Cloud environments such as AWS and GCP.About the RoleWe are looking for SRE candidates skilled in solving distributed systems design and deployment challenges, while driving automation for secure, scalable, and self-healing systems. A Senior SRE in our team should have a solid background in Infrastructure as Code, deploying JVM applications using Chef and Kubernetes. They will have the opportunity to work in an evolving micro services environment where resilience, performance and security are key requirements. Responsibilities:Design, deploy, and tune critical infrastructure for distributed applications, focusing on automation, high availability, scalability, and self-healing capabilities.Engage in the development and maintenance of Restful services, service-oriented architecture, distributed systems, cloud systems, and microservices.Utilize configuration management tools like Chef.Work with containerization technologies such as Docker and orchestration frameworks like Kubernetes.Contribute to the observability, monitoring, and alerting frameworks to ensure industry best practices are implemented.Conduct performance analysis and optimization for distributed systems to ensure efficient resource use and swift response times.Design runbooks and codify remediation flows for systematic issue resolution.Troubleshoot and resolve issues within distributed systems.Lead and coordinate teams for larger projects to ensure timely delivery.Collaborate effectively within a world-class engineering teamAbout YouBasic QualificationsBachelor's or higher degree in Computer Science or a related field.5+ years of commercial SRE experienceExcellent communication and teamwork / collaboration ability.Experience with continuous integrations and deployment using Jenkins, Bamboo, or similarSignificant experience with configuration management tools such as ChefSignificant experience with containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes, Helm ) AWSProficiency in Python, Ruby, or similar scripting languages, along with Linux system scripting.Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills, especially in distributed systems environments. Preferred QualificationsFamiliarity with Apache ZooKeeper, Consul, Eureka, or similar technologies is a plus.Familiarity with Go language is a plus.Our Approach to Flexible Work With Flex Work, we’re combining the best of both worlds: in-person time and remote. Our approach enables our teams to deepen connections, maintain a strong community, and do their best work. We know that flexibility can take shape in many ways, so rather than a number of required days in-office each week, we simply spend at least half (50%) of our time each quarter in the office or in the field with our customers, prospects, and partners (depending on role). 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.Are you being referred to one of our roles? If so, ask your connection at Workday about our Employee Referral process!
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