Workday
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ManagerSiteReliabilityEngineer
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“Manager Site Reliability Engineer at Workday. Skills: Database Reliability Engineering, Data infrastructure, Automated platforms, Distributed systems. Architecting data infrastructure. Lead high-performing engineers”
What You'll Achieve.
Reducing Mean Time to Resolution; Eliminate recurring systemic failures
Industry & Context.
Root cause analysis; Troubleshooting
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
3+ years leading SRE teams, 8+ years software/systems engineering, 4+ years SRE/DBRE, Technical Expertise in Database internals, managing databases within Kubernetes, Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science
Nice to Have
5+ years spearheading response for outages, Implementing robust observability stacks, understanding of Agile/Scrum, Ability to lead deep-dive troubleshooting, managing database workloads across AWS, managing database workloads across GCP, Understanding of Team Performance concepts, lead Troubleshooting efforts for system incidents
What You'll Do.
Architecting data infrastructure
Lead high-performing engineers
Move beyond traditional DBA paradigms
Replace manual intervention
Automate self-healing platforms
Solve complex distributed systems problems
Foster culture of technical excellence
Automate manual database tasks
Develop senior engineers
Foster psychological safety
Lead deep-dive troubleshooting sessions
Manage database workloads
Improve team effectiveness
Lead Troubleshooting efforts
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Cross-functional teams; Database Engineering team
Process & Methodology
Agile, Scrum, Continual Improvement Process
Full Job Description
**Your work days are brighter here.** We’re obsessed with making hard work pay off, for our people, our customers, and the world around us. As a Fortune 500 company and a leading AI platform for managing people, money, and agents, we’re shaping the future of work so teams can reach their potential and focus on what matters most. The minute you join, you’ll feel it. Not just in the products we build, but in how we show up for each other. Our culture is rooted in integrity, empathy, and shared enthusiasm. We’re in this together, tackling big challenges with bold ideas and genuine care. We look for curious minds and courageous collaborators who bring sun-drenched optimism and drive. Whether you're building smarter solutions, supporting customers, or creating a space where everyone belongs, you’ll do meaningful work with Workmates who’ve got your back. In return, we’ll give you the trust to take risks, the tools to grow, the skills to develop and the support of a company invested in you for the long haul. So, if you want to inspire a brighter work day for everyone, including yourself, you’ve found a match in Workday, and we hope to be a match for you too. **About the Team** About the Team The Database Engineering team at Workday is responsible for ensuring the entire Workday's Data related needs are met with high performance and scale, while providing utmost high availability that our customers expect from Workday. This team takes pride in ensuring seamless operation of 1000s of production and non-production databases across multiple data centers, public clouds and geographies. Are you passionate about database technologies?! **About the Role** Workday is seeking a visionary Engineering Manager to lead our Database Reliability Engineering team. In this role, you won't just be managing databases; you will be architecting the future of our data infrastructure. We are looking for a leader who treats infrastructure as software and is passionate about leveraging Open-Source
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