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.At Workday, we value our candidates’ privacy and data security. Workday will never ask candidates to apply to jobs through websites that are not Workday Careers. Please be aware of sites that may ask for you to input your data in connection with a job posting that appears to be from Workday but is not. 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.About the TeamWe are looking for a highly motivated and experienced Engineering manager to join our growing Platform Engineering team. You will play a critical role in building out a world-class platform engineering team who owns development, scaling, and maintaining of our Kubernetes-based platform, enabling our engineering organization to deliver products quickly and reliably. You will have the opportunity to work with cutting-edge technologies, own mission critical projects, and contribute to the future foundation of our infrastructure. This role requires a strong technical leader with proven managerial skills, capable of guiding a high-performing Platform team.This role involves collaborating with teams across multiple locations and time zones. You will need to be excellent at communicating effectively and building strong relationships with colleagues in diverse locations.About the RoleResponsibilities:Lead, mentor, and grow a reliable and customer-focused Platform Engineering teamDrive a culture of collaboration, accountability, and continuous learningManage team workload, set clear priorities, and ensure clear and consistent communication across distributed teamsPartner with engineering, product, and other infrastructure teams to align DevOps practices with organizational goalsHire dedicated and experienced engineers with the right skills and mindset to be successfulOwn and improve release management processes to support rapid, safe, and reliable deploymentsOversee incident management, including on-call staffing, rapid triage, and blameless root cause analysisChampion a team focus on automation, documentation, and use of AI toolingStay up to date on Platform Engineering trends and best practicesSupport the professional development of every team memberAbout YouBasic Qualifications8+ years in software engineering with at least 2+ years in people management7+ years experience as part of DevOps, SRE, or Platform engineering teamsStrong leadership and management skills including experience with hiring, performance management and career developmentOther QualificationsExcellent communication skills with a track record of cross-functional collaboration and stakeholder alignment.Deep understanding of cloud platforms (e.g. AWS), including architecture, cost optimization, and security best practices.Experience running and maintaining production systems on public cloud platformsExperience with maintaining a responsive and focused on-call rotationDemonstrated ability to manage multiple projects and tasks simultaneouslyClear passion for focusing on customer satisfaction and operational excellenceFamiliarity with modern monitoring and logging tools, like Prometheus and GrafanaFamiliarity with infrastructure as code (IaC) tools (e.g. Terraform)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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