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Sr Software Application Engineer (US Federal)

Workday

Reston, VA · full time · Senior

$145,500 – $218,300

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What this role is

A senior software engineer role at Workday Government focused on designing and developing cloud-based applications for U.S. federal agencies modernizing their operations. You'll work with product and QA teams to build scalable solutions in a metadata-driven environment while mentoring junior engineers.

Our summary, not Workday’s wording. The full posting is on their site.

What they ask for

Required

  • 6+ years with UML, web application development, or SaaS technologies
  • 6+ years with object-oriented language (Java, Python, C#, C++)
  • 6+ years designing and developing business applications
  • 6+ years designing and analyzing software for performance
  • U.S. citizenship required by federal contract
  • Ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance at TS/SCI w/CI Poly level

Nice to have

  • Active TS/SCI w/CI Poly security clearance
  • Experience leading agile/scrum teams and mentoring engineers
  • Experience with JSON, REST, and GraphQL
  • Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field
  • DoD 8570/8140 compliance with IAT Level II certification and approved specialty cert (CySA+, GICSP, CASP+)

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