Senior Manager, Workday Security

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in India.

📋 Description

• Design, configure, and sustain a scalable Workday security architecture, which includes role-based, user-based, and intersection security groups.

• Establish and uphold governance standards for the configuration and ongoing maintenance of Workday security.

• Continuously assess and enhance security models to ensure alignment with organizational and regulatory demands.

• Oversee and manage domain security policies, business process security policies, and proxy access.

• Implement and uphold segmented and least-privilege access models across various Workday modules.

• Ensure that role assignments correspond with job responsibilities and the organizational hierarchy.

• Collaborate with GRC, Legal, and Audit teams to guarantee compliance with regulatory frameworks (e.g., SOX, GDPR).

• Lead and perform User Access Reviews (UARs), ensuring timely remediation of any identified issues.

• Support both internal and external audits by providing necessary documentation, audit evidence, and remediation plans.

• Implement and maintain controls and monitoring processes for Segregation of Duties (SoD).

• Configure and review security settings for both inbound and outbound Workday integrations.

• Ensure secure authentication and authorization methods for integrations (e.g., API users, ISUs, certificates).

• Investigate, troubleshoot, and resolve incidents and access issues related to Workday security.

• Collaborate with HR, Payroll, Finance, and IT teams to collect security and reporting requirements.

• Develop and support Workday security reports and dashboards.

• Provide expertise on least-privilege access design and best practices in security.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Security, or a related discipline.

• Over 8 years of practical experience in Workday security design and configuration.

• In-depth understanding of Workday security frameworks, including security groups, domain and business process policies, and calculated fields with security reporting.

• Demonstrated experience with SOX controls and Segregation of Duties (SoD) frameworks.

• Awareness of global data privacy regulations like GDPR.

• Workday Pro Certification (Security).

🏝️ Benefits

• Health insurance

• Paid time off

• Flexible work arrangements

• Professional development opportunities