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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Software Development Engineer - US Federal - **Company:** Adaptive Insights LLC - **Location:** Reston, VA, United States (Remote available) - **Experience:** Experienced - **Salary:** $137,000.0 - $205,400.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Amazon Web Services, Apache Tomcat, JIRA, Microsoft Azure, Bash Shell, Network Analysis, Cloud Computing, Configuration Management, Cyber Security, Computer Programming, Databases, Continuous Integration, Software Debugging, DevOps, Middleware, Python (Programming Language), PostgreSQL, MySQL, Cisco Nexus Switches, Commercial Software, Scrum Methodology, Program Design Languages, Cloud Services, Ansible, Ruby, Software Engineering, Tcpdump, Apache Zookeeper, Scripting, Google Cloud, Cloud Platform System, Firewalls (Computer Science), Git, Cloudformation, Build Management, Containerization, Gitlab-ci, Kubernetes, Infrastructure Automation Frameworks, Deployment Automation, Apache Kafka, Teamcity, Puppet, Terraform, Cyber Warfare, Network Server, Workday, Docker, Jenkins, Golang, Programming Languages - **Published:** August 16, 2026 - **Apply:** https://workday.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/Workday/job/USAVAReston/Software-Development-Engineer---US-Federal_JR-0109287 ## About the Role * 4+ years in deploying large-scale, complex applications, with 3+ years in cloud-based deployments on AWS or GCP. * 2+ years experience with automation tools and languages, including Ansible, Python, Go, Chef, and Puppet; proficient in CI/CD, build management and monitoring. * 2+ years experience with networks, servers, storage, and operating systems in cloud environments; skilled in deployment orchestration and automation frameworks. * Hands-on experience with infrastructure automation tools like Chef, Puppet, and Ansible., * Extensive experience in developing orchestration and automation frameworks using Ansible and Jenkins, with cloud deployments * Proven ability to introduce, integrate, and implement new technologies rapidly. * Skilled in network analysis and troubleshooting, using tools like tcpdump to resolve network, firewall, and connectivity issues in collaboration with engineering teams. * Proficient in Unix/Linux environments, with strong Python scripting expertise for automation and system management. * Familiar with Agile/Scrum practices, including sprint planning and daily stand-ups using Jira; excellent communication skills and a collaborative approach in team environments. * Extensive experience creating and operating automation frameworks for deployment orchestration in production environments. Workday Pay Transparency Statement ## Description This role will support one or more direct or indirect contracts with the U.S. Federal Government which, due to federal government security requirements, mandates that all Workday personnel working on the contracts be United States citizens (naturalized or native). As a SDE on the Federal Cloud Platform Engineering team, you will focus on design, development, analysis, acquisition, installation, modification and support of operating systems, deployments, databases, utilities and network-related tools! You will conduct programming and support activities, such as new or revised program language codes, processing routines and report generations. You will also conduct programming tasks including program design, program coding, debugging and documentation to increase flexibility in deployments. As part of our team, you will oversee and manage deployment of Workday technology stack on air-gapped cloud environments, develop proprietary tools, and deliver analytics to enable optimized deployments company-wide. This role is ideal for engineers with a holistic approach to cloud deployment, performance, and scalability who thrive on driving innovation and system-wide improvements., * Manage and optimize Workday in the U.S. Federal regions and in doing so, form the nexus of the core team responsible for this mission as well as closely working with our commercial software engineering teams responsible for the overall Workday platform. * Partner with the Workday Federal Cyber Defense team responsible for security operations, overall cybersecurity posture, governance, risk, and compliance, and platform security health. * Develop and maintain deployment tools and analytics to support company-wide deployment flexibility and cost savings * Collaborate across teams to ensure robust, scalable, and efficient solutions. Skills: * Cloud Platforms & Infrastructure: AWS, GCP, Azure, Terraform * Configuration Management & Automation: Puppet, Ansible, Chef, Terraform, CloudFormation * Containerization & Orchestration: Docker, Kubernetes, Helm * CI/CD & DevOps Tools: Jenkins, Git, TeamCity, GitLab CI/CD * Programming & Scripting Languages: Go (Golang), Python, Ruby, Java, Bash * Database & Middleware: MySQL, PostgreSQL, Tomcat, ZooKeeper, Kafka ## Related Videos - [How a Small Team Shrank a Microsoft Monorepo by 94%](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1236-how-a-small-team-shrank-a-microsoft-monorepo-by-94) - [Improving quality with Agentic AI with Rovo Dev and Xray](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/2005-improving-quality-with-agentic-ai-with-rovo-dev-and-xray) - [Coffee with Developers: David Heinemeier Hansson](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/875-coffee-with-developers-david-heinemeier-hansson) - [Shipping Faster with Less: Render on Cloud Hosting, AI Workloads, and the Future of DevOps](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1894-shipping-faster-with-less-render-on-cloud-hosting-ai-workloads-and-the-future-of-devops) - [Git for Code Reviews](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/429-git-for-code-reviews) - [Agentic employees in world's most downloaded FinTech app](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100123-agentic-employees-in-world-s-most-downloaded-fintech-app) ## Related Articles - [Highest Paying Tech Companies for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/220-highest-paying-tech-companies-for-developers) - [Fully Remote Software Engineer Jobs](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/447-fully-remote-software-engineer-jobs) - [How Much FAANG Companies Actually Pay Software Engineers in 2025](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/230-how-much-faang-companies-actually-pay-software-engineers-in-2025) - [Dev Digest 120 - Apple and peers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/455-dev-digest-120-apple-and-peers) - [Is Software Engineering Over-Saturated?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/418-is-software-engineering-over-saturated) - [How Much Does a Software Engineer Make? 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