Manager, Infrastructure Engineering

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 The Infrastructure Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) team is the backbone of our global infrastructure. We are a collaborative group of engineers dedicated to driving automation, scalability, security, and resilience across the organization. By partnering closely with our Platform, Operations, and Security teams, we ensure that Workday’s services remain highly available, performant, and secure. We are committed to a culture of continuous improvement, leveraging innovative technologies to provide a seamless and superior experience for our customers About the Role In this role, you will join our dynamic, distributed team and embark on a journey of professional growth. We share a collective responsibility for maintaining the high availability of Workday's production and development environments. You will be instrumental in developing innovative software solutions to build, scale, monitor, and refine our global infrastructure. You will empower our engineers to drive operational excellence by prioritizing automation and eliminating manual toil. By collaborating closely with internal stakeholders and customers to resolve incidents promptly, you will make a tangible impact on our world-class service delivery. You will be responsible for managing a team of high performers and highly motivated network and system engineers Your will work with Site Reliability Engineering teams in Europe and APAC to provide 24x7 operations support for critical Workday services You will help lead key goals in the areas of automation, infrastructure observability, and process standardization in Workday data centers You will partner with Customer and Application support teams to solve and remediate problems About You Basic Qualifications 3 years experience leading a 24x7 production environment, across multiple data centers 7 years of IT experience with at least 3 years in a management role. 4 years experience working with large IP based network Other Qualifications • Engineering Management & Leadership: Proven ability to manage a team of high performers and highly motivated network and system engineers. You possess a deep passion for leading, mentoring, and growing talent, with the interpersonal skills necessary to guide daily activities and build cross-organizational relationships. • Infrastructure Automation: Strong focus on empowering engineers to drive operational excellence by prioritizing automation and eliminating manual toil. You will help lead key goals in automating and refining global infrastructure. • Linux & Systems Expertise: Proven knowledge of Linux Systems with previous hands-on experience in production environments. • Cloud & Global Infrastructure: Experience in building, scaling, and monitoring global infrastructure across multiple data centers to maintain high a ... (truncated, view full listing at source)