Principal DataOps Engineer (DevOps for Data)
Core
Architecting and governing Workday's mission-critical enterprise cloud infrastructure and data platform program execution to support hyper-growth and AI-forward operations.
Role type
Principal DataOps Engineer (strategic leader & primary architect)
Builds
Mission-critical enterprise cloud infrastructure portfolio, Data-as-a-product assets, and AI-driven automated workflows/agent networks.
Domain
Enterprise Data & Analytics, Cloud Infrastructure, AI Engineering
Deliverable
production ML models | infrastructure
Required skills
Technical leadership, Infrastructure as Code (Terraform), CI/CD pipeline orchestration, high-scale distributed data platforms, modern data stack, AI-native development, data governance, observability, stakeholder influence
Preferred skills
GitHub Actions, Snowflake, Fivetran, Sigma, Atlan, Cursor IDE, Sana, Gemini
Technologies
Terraform, GitHub Actions, Snowflake, Fivetran, Sigma, Atlan, Cursor IDE, Sana, Gemini
Responsibilities
Define long-term vision and architecture blueprints for enterprise cloud infrastructure; Govern global platform administration and IaC standards; Mitigate existential infrastructure risks and design zero-trust reliability parameters; Lead cross-functional technical review boards and multi-team transformations; Embed DataOps and Active Data Governance into continuous delivery pipelines; Build division-level agent networks and automated scripts for code refactoring and system validation.
Seniority
Principal, hands-on IC with strategic leadership