Senior Workday Developer​/Analyst; Security & Governance

Senior Workday Developer / Analyst (Security & Governance)

Jersey City, NJ

This role serves as a bridge between HR business stakeholders and technical delivery teams, owning end-to-end solution design and architecture across Workday HCM Security. This role combines deep functional knowledge with hands on technical capability to design scalable, compliant, and efficient enterprise solutions.

• Lead security solution design across Core HCM, Compensation, Benefits, Absence, Recruiting, Talent, and Payroll modules.
• Partner with HR teams to translate business requirements into scalable Workday security configurations.
• Design, develop, and support Workday Security functionality including creating and maintaining security groups, user and role-based security assignments and updating domain security, authentication and proxy policies as needed.
• Conduct security impact assessments for releases, enhancements, and regulatory changes.
• Follow SDLC framework for enhancements and projects.

• Own security governance frameworks for access, role rationalization, and audit readiness.
• Conduct regular audits on Workday access to ensure accuracy and compliance and respond to requests for security audits as needed working with our HR, HR Risk or leadership teams.
• Actively pursue innovative initiatives and improvements in current Workday security processes.
• Act as the Workday Security subject matter expert whether working on your own development projects or through providing guidance and training to internal Workday Security team.

• 4+ years of Workday experience in HCM security
• Experience in Workday configuration preferred, with a strong understanding of HR processes and procedures
• Experience in data governance and security best practices
• Experience operating in regulated or compliance-driven environments