Workday
Sr. Manager of Security Engineering - US Federal
McLean, VA
Feb 19, 2025
Full-time
Full Job Description

Your work days are brighter here.

At Workday, it all began with a conversation over breakfast. When our founders met at a sunny California diner, they came up with an idea to revolutionize the enterprise software market. And when we began to rise, one thing that really set us apart was our culture. A culture which was driven by our value of putting our people first. And ever since, the happiness, development, and contribution of every Workmate is central to who we are. Our Workmates believe a healthy employee-centric, collaborative culture is the essential mix of ingredients for success in business. That's why we look after our people, communities and the planet while still being profitable. Feel encouraged to shine, however that manifests: you don't need to hide who you are. You can feel the energy and the passion, it's what makes us unique. Inspired to make a brighter work day for all and transform with us to the next stage of our growth journey? Bring your brightest version of you and have a brighter work day here.

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About the Team

We're the team that drives the product and strategy for Workday's secret sauce - our technology platform that was designed from scratch for the cloud. We own the complete stack and tools that delivers and supports Workday products across private and public clouds (e.g. on-premise, AWS, GCP, Azure). We enable Workday's scale: ~50% of Fortune 500 companies, 8000+ customers, 55M+ Workers, ~365B Transactions!
Workday is seeking a Senior Manager, Cyber Security Engineering to be part of the Federal Cloud Platform Engineering team. This team supports direct and indirect contracts with the U.S. Federal Government which, due to federal government security requirements, mandates all Workday personnel working on the contracts be United States citizens (naturalized or native).

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).

We are seeking a top-tier and strategic Sr. Manager of Security Engineering to lead our security engineering efforts and ensure the robust protection of our critical infrastructure. In this role, you will be responsible for developing, implementing, and maintaining security strategies and technologies passionate about safeguarding our runtime environments, particularly those hosted in the public cloud using Kubernetes platforms.

  • Lead Security Engineering Strategy: Define and implement a comprehensive security engineering roadmap, aligned with the organization's overall security objectives.

  • Runtime Security: Architect and implement security controls and processes to protect applications and data across our public cloud infrastructure.

  • Cloud Security: Ensure robust security for our cloud-based environments (AWS, Azure, GCP, etc.) including configuration management, identity and access management, and data protection.

  • Kubernetes Security: Establish and maintain security standard methodologies for containerized workloads and Kubernetes orchestration.

  • Threat Detection and Response: Build and lead a robust threat detection capability to identify, analyze and support incident response capability for security incidents.

  • Vulnerability Management: Develop and lead a vulnerability management program to proactively identify and mitigate security risks.

  • Team Leadership: Build, mentor, and lead a globally distributed high-performing security engineering team.

  • Teamwork: Work closely with other teams, including IT operations, security architecture, software development, and compliance, to ensure security is coordinated into all aspects of the business.

  • Security Awareness: Promote security awareness and standard processes across the organization.

About You

Basic Qualifications

  • This position requires a TS/SCI with CI polygraph security clearance. Applicants must already possess a valid and active TS/SCI with CI polygraph security clearance.

  • Extensive Experience: 10+ years of dynamic experience in information security, with at least 5 years in a leadership role.

  • Technical Expertise: Deep understanding of infrastructure security and cloud security.

  • Strong Leadership: Outstanding leadership skills, with a track record of building and motivating high-performing teams.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Relevant Certifications: CISSP, CISM, or other relevant security certifications.

  • Experience in a large enterprise: Experience working in a sophisticated, large-scale environment (20,000+ employees) is a plus.

  • Specific Technical Skills: Deep understanding of Kubernetes security and Linux.


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)


Primary Location Base Pay Range: $195,700 USD - $293,600 USD


Additional US Location(s) Base Pay Range: $177,100 USD - $312,000 USD



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.

Pursuant to applicable Fair Chance law, Workday will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Workday is an Equal Opportunity Employer including individuals with disabilities and protected veterans.

Are you being referred to one of our roles? If so, ask your connection at Workday about our Employee Referral process!

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