Security Software Developer, Workday
US Federal
$124-186k
Office located in Boulder, CO
Enterprise AI platform for managing HR and finance
Job no longer available
Enterprise AI platform for managing HR and finance
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
$124-186k
Office located in Boulder, CO
1001+ employees
Company mission
To leverage the power of AI to elevate humans and supercharge work, moving business forever forward.
Role
Who you are
- 3+ years of experience in Software Development within Cyber Security or Software Engineering or Public Cloud Platform Engineering
- Experience with public cloud technologies, automation and cloud native applications, GCP and/or AWS preferred
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines and integrations
- Experience developing in at least one modern programming language e.g. Golang, Ruby, Python, Java 8+, Scala, Rust, JavaScript
- Bachelor's degree or higher in Cybersecurity or relevant fields
- Must be a US Citizen
Desirable
- Experience with deployment of one or more of the security tools commonly used in development pipelines e.g. SAST, DAST or IAST tools, Fuzzing tools, Twistlock, Snyk, Hashicorp Vault
- Building Dockerized applications, and container orchestration in public and private clouds
- Excellent verbal & written communications skills
- Experience in developing, deploying, and supporting security specific solutions including the automation of repeatable security tasks and controls
What the job involves
- 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)
- Workday is looking for an engineer to join their Cyber Security Tooling team
- This is a technical role that will build, deploy, and support security tools, systems and frameworks with the goal of incorporating security best practice into the day-to-day workflow of all application service teams at Workday
- You will lead the effort to ensure that applications have security built-in before they are released
Application process
- End Date: May 12, 2025
Our take
Workday is a cloud-based software vendor that provides management of workforces and finances. The company uses a single database for workforce management and financial management to offer integration and optimize business intelligence across companies. It has added to the packages and tools it offers over the years, providing analytic options that allow companies to combine third-party data with information collected by Workday.
The company has also grown through acquisitions and partnerships to broaden its capabilities.. Most recently, in 2025 it purchases Sana, an AI-driven enterprise knowledge and learning platform, to create a "new front door for work". This acquisition allows Workday to integrate Sana's AI-powered search, agents, and learning capabilities with its own data and workflows, allowing employees to access information, automate tasks, and complete their day entirely within Workday.
Through a combination of strategic acquisitions and in-house development, WOrkday has built a comprehensive suite of HR, financial, and enterprise tools. By focusing on innovation and AI-driven workflows, the company continues to push productivity and decision-making for organizations worldwide. Building on this track record, Workday is very much positioned for even more growth, reinforcing its status as a leader in shaping the future of work.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
16% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 5 rounds)
Oct 2011
$85m
SERIES F
Apr 2009
$75m
SERIES E
Total funding: $215.3m
Company HQ
Pleasanton, CA
Leadership
Aneel Bhusri
(Co-Founder & Executive Chair)Annel began his career at Morgan Stanley as a Corporate Finance Analyst. He then spent nearly 6 years at PeopleSoft as a Senior VP before co-founding Workday in 2005, where he has served as the CEO ever since.
Carl Eschenbach
(CEO)Carl joined Workday in 2022 as Co-CEO, becoming CEO in 2024. He has also been a Partner at Sequoia Capital since 2016. Previously, he spent 14 years at VMware as President and COO and 3 years at Inktomi Corporation as the VP of North America Sales.
Peter Bailis
(CTO)Prior to joining Workday in 2025, People was a VP of Engineering at Google. He also previously founded Sisu Data, where he served as the CEO for over 5 years.
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