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About the Team
Workday is paving the road forward with how we build, package, deploy and secure our tools and services. We're using the latest technologies to build platforms and services to support our growth while also ensuring the protection of Workday data and infrastructure is paramount.As a Security Engineer within the Public Cloud Security Team, you will develop security standards and implement technical controls in support of the platforms and infrastructure used in Workday.
About the Role
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).
A security engineer on the Infrastructure team will be able to develop using industry standard languages. Innovation and creativity are heavily emphasized upon and encouraged at Workday to combat an ever evolving threat landscape. The tools, processes and standards developed by the team are a critical part of the threat defense capabilities of Workday. Having an infrastructure presence in multiple cloud environments, the team is repeatedly challenged in new ways to improve existing toolchains and build new ones. Candidates for this role should have an analytical and problem solving approach, capability to learn new skills, comfortable with accepting feedback and able to work well with a team.
Responsibilities include:
Design and deploy security services, tools and automated controls across the various platforms in Workday's Cloud environments
Improve in-house security tooling and solutions
Stay ahead of industry technology and business trends. Actively drives product technology and engineering process innovation to help Workday be a leader in Security
About You
Basic Qualifications:
7+ years of progressively responsible experience in the area of security tools development or technical security architecture and design
Experience securing infrastructure hosted on cloud service providers like AWS, GCP and Azure.
Working knowledge of cloud security concepts and professional hands-on experience documenting and implementing security controls of the same.
Proficient in at least one scripting language with the ability to apply automation to ensure desired and consistent security configurations are maintained. (Bash, Python, Ruby etc.)
A working understanding of network, application and platform security tools and concepts;
Experience with Linux operating systems and containerization
Experience with development/scripting/automation language
Experience working with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Chef, Ansible etc).
Knowledge of threat modeling, security policy, NIST 800-53 security standards and functional requirements
Other Qualifications:
Experience with CI/CD
Experience with Kubernetes/EKS
Knowledge of REST API and HTTP protocol
Experience with container security
Knowledge of common encryption functions and authorization schemas
Operational experience supporting production systems;
Certificates or courses taken against cloud service providers like AWS, GCP and Azure.
Understanding of application, system, and security threats, attack techniques and mitigating controls;
Workday Pay Transparency Statement
The annualized base salary ranges for the primary location and any additional locations are listed below. Workday pay ranges vary based on work location. As a part of the total compensation package, this role may be eligible for the Workday Bonus Plan or a role-specific commission/bonus, as well as annual refresh stock grants. Recruiters can share more detail during the hiring process. Each candidate’s compensation offer will be based on multiple factors including, but not limited to, geography, experience, skills, job duties, and business need, among other things. For more information regarding Workday’s comprehensive benefits, please click here.
Primary Location: USA.VA.McLean (Tyson's Corner)
Our Approach to Flexible Work
With Flex Work, we’re combining the best of both worlds: in-person time and remote. Our approach enables our teams to deepen connections, maintain a strong community, and do their best work. We know that flexibility can take shape in many ways, so rather than a number of required days in-office each week, we simply spend at least half (50%) of our time each quarter in the office or in the field with our customers, prospects, and partners (depending on role). This means you'll have the freedom to create a flexible schedule that caters to your business, team, and personal needs, while being intentional to make the most of time spent together. Those in our remote "home office" roles also have the opportunity to come together in our offices for important moments that matter.
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Workday is a leading provider of enterprise cloud applications for finance, HR, and planning. Founded in 2005, Workday delivers financial management, human capital management, and analytics applications designed for the world’s largest companies, educational institutions, and government agencies. Organizations ranging from medium-sized businesses to Fortune 50 enterprises have selected Workday.
