Workday

Workday

Cybersecurity Engineer - US Federal

USA.VA.Reston · Senior

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Green-card filing pattern in this occupation

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Workday, Inc. obtained a prevailing wage determination for Software Developers in Boulder, COLORADO on 2026-06-15. No matching green-card filing appears in our data yet. The determination expires in 7 days (2026-09-12), and a green-card filing must follow before then or the employer starts over.+2 more active determinations on file

Green-card follow-through: 98%

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About the role

  • You will be our Cyber Defense presence in the air-gapped network and will be part of a team responsible for all cybersecurity functions such as vulnerability management, incident response, threat hunting, and threat detection.

Responsibilities

  • We put people first, celebrate diversity, drive innovation, and do good in the communities where we live and work.
  • Our approach enables our teams to deepen connections, maintain a strong community, and do their best work.

Requirements

  • 5+ years of experience in technical security consultancy, security operations, response, vulnerability management, threat detection, or threat hunting.
  • 2+ years of hands-on technical leadership experience.
  • Experience deploying, monitoring, and managing systems in the AWS or Microsoft Top Secret clouds.
  • BS or MS degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent job experience.
  • Strong understanding of platform, application, and cloud security fundamentals.
  • Familiarity with containerized applications and their security considerations
  • Demonstrated knowledge of adversary TTPs (Tactics, Techniques and Procedures).
  • Experience managing vulnerability scans and effectively prioritizing actions for system owners.
  • Experience with SIEM and SOAR security technologies and solutions.
  • Experience with hunting techniques.

Nice to have

  • This role may require a security clearance at the TS/SCI w/CI Poly level.
  • Applicants must have the ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued security clearance.
  • An active TS/SCI w/CI Poly is preferred.

Skills

  • Your work days are brighter here.
  • Workday is expanding into the US Government air-gapped classified cloud environment.

Compensation

  • $130,200 USD - $195,400 USD
  • $117,800 USD - $210,000 USD
  • In addition, Workday will never ask candidates to pay a recruiting fee, or pay for consulting or coaching services, in order to apply for a job at Workday.

Benefits

  • Our Approach to Flexible Work
  • This means you'll have the freedom to create a flexible schedule that caters to your business, team, and personal needs, while being intentional to make the most of time spent together.
  • Those in our remote "home office" roles also have the opportunity to come together in our offices for important moments that matter.

Company info

  • At Workday, we help the world's largest organizations adapt to what's next by bringing finance, HR, and planning into a single enterprise cloud.
  • We work hard, and we're serious about what we do.
  • But we like to have fun, too.
  • Workday's Cyber Defense team helps protect an ever-growing technology, global footprint.
  • We are responsible for monitoring, detecting, and responding to threats to the company and keeping the trust of our customers.
  • Functions like Security Response, Threat Intelligence, Detection Engineering, Secure Code Development and many others make up the fabric of who we are and what we do daily around the world.
  • The National Security Group leads all cyber defense, personnel security, and security compliance functions for Defense and Intelligence Community Workday customer environments.
  • We are looking for a Cybersecurity Engineer to help build out the team, technology, and processes to support cybersecurity in this new environment.
  • You will work closely with the customers and with our Cyber Defense teams to ensure consistency across environments and develop best practices in this exciting environment.

Equal opportunity

  • Workday is an Equal Opportunity Employer including individuals with disabilities and protected veterans.
  • If you require a reasonable accommodation, you may email accommodations@workday.com, as far in advance as possible.
  • Please see below for more details including how to request an accommodation as a qualified veteran, due to a disability or for religious reasons, or as otherwise provided under applicable law.

Visa & Work Authorization

  • This role may require a security clearance at the TS/SCI w/CI Poly level
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