Workday Security Lead – Architect

• Own the overall Workday security architecture, governance, and configuration model
• Establish Workday security architecture standards, policies, procedures, and technical documentation
• Design and implement complex security roles, security groups, and access models using least-privilege and role-based access principles
• Review and advise on security changes across Workday functional areas, integrations, reporting, and emerging capabilities
• Communicate security risks, recommendations, and decisions to program leadership and governance forums
• Own Workday security risk and control strategy, including SoD, privileged/sensitive access, and user activity monitoring
• Lead internal and external audits involving Workday security and access
• Oversee remediation of security-related risks and maintain audit-ready documentation and evidence
• Own the roadmap and evolution of Kainos Smart Audit and other Workday security monitoring capabilities
• Establish oversight for periodic access reviews and security certifications
• Lead security impact assessments for Workday releases, capabilities, projects, integrations, and functional changes
• Provide security architecture and design leadership from requirements through testing and deployment
• Design, configure, test, and implement advanced Workday security solutions
• Lead security-related projects across functional, technical, audit, and Information Security stakeholders
• Serve as senior Workday Security subject matter expert and escalation point
• Perform hands‑on Workday security administration and complex technical work
• Provide technical direction, coaching, and knowledge transfer to security administrators and Tier 1 support
• Oversee Workday security administration and alignment with architecture, standards, and controls
• Identify opportunities for automation, standardization, simplification, and continuous improvement

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, data science, information science, business, or related field required
• 5+ progressive years of IT experience
• Strong database design, data architecture, and data transform process experience
• Experience in data architecture and design
• Experience with data governance, including implementation of a data governance framework
• Experience with industrial tools for data lake, big data, or ETL
• Experience and knowledge in Master Data Management and Data Dictionary Standards
• Experience providing technical guidance and mentorship within Data Engineering
• Proven performance in an earlier or comparable role
• 5+ years of hands‑on Workday Security experience, including senior, lead, or architectural experience
• Deep expertise in Workday security framework, including domain and business process security, security groups, SoD, intersection/segment/contextual security, integration security (ISU/ISSG), and data privacy/sensitive access
• Experience designing scalable security solutions and assessing security impacts across Workday implementations, enhancements, releases, integrations, and functional areas
• Experience supporting security audits, access reviews, compliance activities, and remediation
• Knowledge of least privilege, role-based access, SoD, and security risk management principles
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills for complex security and access issues
• Skills in prioritizing and addressing needs from multiple customers/stakeholders
• Master's degree preferred
• Workday Security certification preferred
• Experience in healthcare or another highly regulated environment preferred
• Experience with Kainos Smart Audit or similar tools preferred
• Experience across multiple Workday functional areas preferred
• Experience with SSO/SAML, authentication, Service Now/ITIL processes, and technical leadership or mentoring preferred

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