Senior Workday Security Administrator

Senior Workday Security Administrator

Our client is seeking an experienced Senior Workday Security Administrator to lead the design, administration, auditing, and optimization of security within the Workday ecosystem. This role is responsible for maintaining a secure, scalable, and compliant Workday environment across HCM, Finance, Payroll, Recruiting, and other functional areas.

The ideal candidate will possess deep expertise in Workday security architecture, domain, and business process security policies, role-based security administration, risk mitigation, and cross-functional collaboration with HR, Finance, Audit, Compliance, and Integration teams. Strong analytical thinking, attention to detail, and effective communication are crucial soft skills for this position.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, configure, maintain, and optimize Workday security frameworks, including:
• Role-Based Security Groups
• User-Based Security Groups
• Intersection Security Groups
• Segment-Based Security
• Domain and Business Process Security Policies
• Lead security administration activities for:
• HCM
• Payroll
• Finance
• Recruiting
• Benefits
• Time Tracking
• Absence
• Procurement
• Accounting Center
• Prism, Extend and Integration
• Perform regular security audits, risk assessments, and compliance reviews.
• Manage Workday access provisioning, deprovisioning, and segregation of duties (SoD) controls.
• Partner with Internal Audit, Compliance, and IT Security teams to ensure adherence to organizational and regulatory requirements.

Troubleshoot and resolve Workday security issues related to items included but not limited to Reports, Integrations, APIs, EIBs, RaaS, Studio integrations, and Business processes

• Participate in Workday releases by:
• Reviewing new security features
• Conducting impact assessments
• Performing regression testing
• Implementing enhancements
• Develop and maintain security documentation, governance standards, and operational procedures.
• Mentor junior administrators and provide guidance on Workday security best practices.
• Collaborate with functional and technical teams on new implementations, acquisitions, and organizational changes.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Business, or related field.
• 4+ years of hands-on experience administering security in Workday.
• Strong understanding of:
• Workday security architecture
• Domain security policies
• Business process security policies
• Security group design
• Authentication and authorization concepts
• Experience supporting Workday integrations and integration security.
• Experience with security troubleshooting for reports, calculated fields, and integrations.
• Knowledge of audit, compliance, and segregation of duties principles including (SOX, GDPR, HIPAA)
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills to enable communication of complex technical concepts to stakeholders.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with:
• Workday Extend
• Workday Prism
• Workday Accounting Center
• Workday Orchestrate
• Healthcare or higher education environments
• Workday certifications in:
• Security
• HCM
• Integrations
• Financials
• Experience leading Workday security redesign or transformation initiatives.
• Familiarity with identity management and SSO technologies such as:
• Okta
• Azure AD
• SAML
• MFA