Cybersecurity Engineer

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.

Are you passionate about securely building the next generation of Workday services? Do you enjoy building scalable security solutions to support agile software deployment? Workday is using the latest software development and cloud technologies to build platforms and application services to support our growth while also ensuring the protection of Workday data and infrastructure is paramount. The Workday Security Architecture team partners with development & engineering teams to protect Workday's application services, infrastructure, and data. We enable Workday’s Product and Technology teams to rapidly deploy secure software!

We are looking for an experienced & innovative Cybersecurity Engineer to bring additional experience and diverse skills to an established & impactful team. You will work directly with Workday development teams to assess and design controls in support of Workday's security objectives. We need someone with advanced skills across a number of technologies & security domains to drive engagement with service teams and cross organisational initiatives. Responsibilities include: Embed secure-by-design and secure-by-default into technologies including supporting threat modeling activities across the Workday development community Critically assessing system architecture and suggesting improvements & controls for new and existing services Fostering a positive security attitude among service teams you partner with Provide technical leadership and mentorship to junior team members About You Basic Qualifications 5+ years of experience in Cyber Security Engineering, Software Engineering, or Public Cloud Platform Engineering 2+ years of experience with public cloud technologies, automation and cloud native applications, GCP and/or AWS preferred. Deep understanding of security concepts/methods/protocols in areas such as authentication, authorization, role based access control, encryption and penetration testing Other Qualifications Ability to progress work streams across operations and project activity Practical knowledge of enterprise application software development and developer workflows with skills in at least one modern application or system programming language e.g. Java, C++, C#, Scala, golang, Rust, python Experience working with and securing Agentic AI tools & systems Excellent verbal & written communications skills to support our network of Security Champions & Development teams Experience in developing, deploying, and supporting security specific solutions including the automation of repeatable security tasks and controls Workday Pay Transparency Statement (For EU Locations Only) Listed below is the base salary range applicable to this position. Workday pay ranges (and the precise pay offered to the