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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 Team
The Data Platform & Observability Engineering organization is responsible for providing core data platforms, analytics platforms and observability services at Workday. Our focus is on the development of large scale distributed systems to support mission critical Workday applications both in private and public cloud. We are seeking a Director of Data Infrastructure that will lead multiple engineering teams and be responsible for the Messaging, Caching and NoSQL systems, Cloud infrastructure, Platform deployments and performance, reliability and scalability of our data systems.
We are seeking a highly motivated and technical leader in this space. You are a high potential technology leader who understands technical and business realities and can articulate both near-term and long-term perspectives and be able to complete your vision. You have a track record in the delivery of software products with proven experience in building, leading and motivating a strong distributed team of software engineers responsible for developing and deploying web-scale, SaaS-based solutions according to customer and business requirements.
About the Role
In this highly technical role, you will drive the vision, strategy and execution of Workday’s distributed data systems that power our products.
Responsible for leading, motivating and developing multiple engineering teams. Provide hands-on technical leadership and mentoring to the engineering teams. You will also be responsible for the engineering roadmap.
Drive the architecture, execution and delivery of Messaging, Caching and NoSQL systems, Cloud infrastructure, Platform deployments and performance, reliability and scalability of our data systems.
Lead the adoption of practices like service ownership, shift-left testing, DevOps, Secure Coding life cycle, continuous delivery, SRE, and software defined everything.
Deliver amazing platform engineering outcomes through your teams in areas of ownership, building reliable, scalable, and highly performant services and features using industry standard methodologies.
About You
Are you a hardworking, creative and driven team member who can support us in our mission to gracefully support our Observability teams?
If yes, We would love to hear from you! If you like trying new techniques and approaches to sophisticated problems, love to learn new technologies, are a natural collaborator and an extraordinary teammate who brings out the best in everyone around you, then give us a shout!
Basic Qualifications
10+ years of progressive leadership experience in high scale technology organizations with demonstrated technical and business acumen. Must have demonstrated software development experience delivering new products to market.
Bring a people centric approach to leadership. Must have been a Manager of Managers.
Deep working experience with Big data technologies like ElasticSearch, Hadoop, Kafka, RabbitMQ, NoSQL databases, etc.
You also bring an operational mindset to the engineering team and strive to achieve operational excellence of the Platform.
Deep working experience on at least one public cloud (GCP/AWS).
Deep understanding and commitment to software engineering principles/processes (e.g. Lean, Agile, DevOps, CI/CD, TDD, SRE) and continuous improvement through measurement.
Bachelor's degree in computer science or related technical field or relevant experience.
Other Qualifications
An ideal candidate will have exceptional presentation skills and be motivated to participate at speaking engagements, industry forums and conferences.
Workday Pay Transparency Statement - United States
The annualized base salary ranges for the primary location and any additional locations in the United States (US) are listed below. Workday pay ranges vary based on work location. As a part of the total compensation package, this role may be eligible for the Workday Bonus Plan or a role-specific commission/bonus, as well as annual refresh stock grants. Recruiters can share more detail during the hiring process. Each candidate’s compensation offer will be based on multiple factors including, but not limited to, geography, experience, skills, job duties, and business need, among other things. For more information regarding Workday’s comprehensive benefits, please click here.
Primary Location: USA.CA.Pleasanton
Primary Location Base Pay Range: $220,000 - $330,000
Additional US Location(s) Base Pay Range: $180,900 - $330,000
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.
Pursuant to applicable Fair Chance law, Workday will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
Workday is an Equal Opportunity Employer including individuals with disabilities and protected veterans.
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