Cybersecurity Engineer, Workday
Workday Security Incident Response Team
€70.2-105.4k
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Enterprise AI platform for managing HR, finance & IT
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Enterprise AI platform for managing HR, finance & IT
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
€70.2-105.4k
More information about location
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 as a security engineer/analyst in related domains
- Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience
- Other relevant certification/s and training (e.g. Offensive Security, SANS, CISSP, specific security tooling, etc.)
- Ability to drive multiple projects and priorities while managing operational responsibilities
- Demonstrated knowledge of adversary TTPs (Tactics, Techniques and Procedures)
- Deep understanding of network and application security threats, attack techniques, and mitigation options and network related protocols (e.g. TCP/IP, IPSEC, routing protocols, etc.)
- Python or other scripting languages is essential, as is a strong understanding of Linux/OSX and Windows
- Comfortable using AI tooling for workflow automation and investigative enhancements
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Experience with cloud security concepts, solutions, and automation
- Experience in incident response and incident management
- Experience with threat hunting techniques
- Experience with SIEM and SOAR security technologies and solutions
- Experience in performing digital forensics and securely acquiring data from various sources
What the job involves
- In support of the phenomenal growth in the number of Workday customers and Workmates, we are growing our cybersecurity response program to continue to deliver world class capabilities. Our team is building the SIRT of the future to further our customer’s confidence in our platform
- This means we are continually innovating our investigative capabilities in the areas of incident response, digital forensics (DFIR), threat hunting, and security automation. We respond quickly, efficiently and regain control by minimising the threat of damage caused by malicious activities
- We are a highly visible global security function that collaborates closely with multiple Workday teams. We work hard and push each other to constantly improve, but in an environment that is fun and considered a great company to work for
- Workday is looking for a passionate and experienced security professional. This is an opportunity to contribute to a highly visible team involved in all major cybersecurity events, where your skills and experience will be used to inspire confidence and trust in Workday
- This is a highly technical role with the understanding that you are already conversant in incident response, security automation, system security, network security, and threat hunting
- This role will push you to understand the inner workings of our SaaS platform and couple that with traditional security practices on premise. We have resources in every cloud, including our own. We offer a hybrid/flexible schedule for employees
- Responding to operational queue work as part of a follow-the-sun model
- Lead cyber security incident response and investigation efforts. This includes digital forensics and cloud security events
- Improve threat detection capability by performing gap analyses and remediation
- Identify where we need to apply additional controls, extra tooling, and automation to extend the coverage of the security monitoring and response capabilities
- Build and maintain investigation and/or response tools and processes
- Evaluate new tools and techniques to create innovative and practical security solutions
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 & CEO)Annel began their career at Morgan Stanley as a Corporate Finance Analyst. They then spent nearly 6 years at PeopleSoft as a Senior VP before co-founding Workday in 2005.
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