Principal Security Engineer, Workiva
$177-284k
+ A discretionary bonus typically paid annually &Restricted Stock Units granted at time of hire
Software for sustainability, GRC & financial reporting
Be an early applicant
Software for sustainability, GRC & financial reporting
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
$177-284k
+ A discretionary bonus typically paid annually &Restricted Stock Units granted at time of hire
1001+ employees
Company mission
To power transparent reporting for a better world.
Role
Who you are
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Security, or a related field; or 8 years and a Master’s degree; or a PhD with 6 years of experience; or equivalent practical experience
- Min 10 years experience with Security Architecture and/or Engineering
- Min 5 years minimum experience with Cloud platforms
- Up to 20% travel for customer, partner, and internal meetings
- Reliable internet access for periods of remote working
Desirable
- In-depth knowledge of Cloud services relevant to Workiva's infrastructure, their configuration, and common security problems
- Experience using, implementing, or securing Artificial Intelligence technologies. Candidates must demonstrate an "AI-first" mindset in solving modern security challenges
- Experience with assessment, development, implementation, optimization, and documentation of a comprehensive and broad set of security technologies and processes
- Working knowledge of common and industry standard cloud-native/cloud-friendly authentication mechanisms
- Experience with deployment orchestration, automation, and security configuration management
- Experience performing threat modeling and design reviews to assess security implications and requirements for introduction of new technologies
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to be successful in a team environment
- Ability to work independently with minimal direction
- Technical writing experience
What the job involves
- The Principal Security Engineer will work with architecture and infrastructure teams to direct the design and development of Workiva security architectures to protect data deployed into multiple cloud systems
- This position prioritizes long-term security architecture, the integration of AI-driven security tooling, and DevSecOps maturity
- You will help lead the security vision and strategy across all platforms, and partner with leaders across the business to identify key risks and opportunities to enhance Workiva's cloud security posture
- Leads business and technical partners with expert knowledge of relevant security technologies
- Applies innovative techniques to address emerging technologies, specifically focusing on AI integration and modern cloud security paradigms
- Prepares and analyzes overall security architecture and detailed systems specifications for complex security systems
- Serves as InfoSec Ambassador and lead technical representative to Infrastructure and Reliability and R&D as a whole
- Leads discussion with stakeholder teams regarding best practices in design and implementation of secure cloud systems
- Leads initiatives designed to share knowledge across InfoSec, R&D, and Technology teams
- Identifies, recommends, coordinates, and delivers timely knowledge to support teams regarding technologies, processes or tools
- Develops and executes strategies to increase Cloud Security knowledge throughout the enterprise
- Represents Security Platform in development and implementation of the overall global enterprise cloud architecture
- Designs, develops, and implements cloud-native architectures that will allow requirements to be met with appropriate security controls present
Our take
For large-scale businesses, collecting and sharing data can be a complex and challenging process. Workiva solves this problem with its AI-powered data platform.
Workiva is one of the biggest players in the market, serving around 75% of Fortune 500 companies, including Google and Delta. Workiva's controlled, secure and audit-ready platform has maintained a clear edge over much of its competition.
Workiva's quality product and its commitment to transparency has made it a firm favourite with companies around the world. If it can maintain this, it stands to consolidate its impressive growth even further in the coming years.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
5% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 4 rounds)
Oct 2014
$0.7m
EARLY VC
Dec 2012
$30.7m
SERIES C
Total funding: $46.9m
Company HQ
Ames, IA
Leadership
Julie Iskow
(CEO)Julie joined Workiva in 2019 sa COO/President and became CEO in 2023. Previously, she served as the CTO at Medidate Solutions and as the CIO at WageWorks.
David Haila
(CTO)David has been at Workiva since 2009, joining the team as a Senior Software Engineer. Since then, he has held a number of roles and became CTO in 2023.
Jill Klindt
(CFO & EVP)Jill has been at Workiva since 2008, joining as a Controller before holding a number of roles and becoming CFO & EVP in 2023. Previously, she held Financial roles at Financial Intelligence, Wells Fargo Financial, CitiMortgage, and Principal Financial Group.
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