Senior Workday Security Administrator
Position Summary
The University of Virginia Information Technology Services (ITS) department seeks an experienced Senior Workday Security Administrator to lead the design, administration, auditing, and optimization of security within the Workday ecosystem. This role is responsible for maintaining a secure, scalable, and compliant Workday environment across HCM, Finance, Payroll, Recruiting, Benefits, and other functional areas. The ideal candidate will possess deep expertise in Workday security architecture, domain and business process security policies, role-based security administration, risk mitigation, and cross-functional collaboration with HR, Finance, Audit, Compliance, and Integration teams. Strong analytical thinking, attention to detail, and communication skills are essential for success in this role.
Responsibilities
Design, configure, maintain, and optimize Workday security frameworks including role-based, user-based, intersection, and segment-based security groups
Administer domain and business process security policies across Workday functional areas
Lead security administration efforts supporting HCM, Payroll, Finance, Recruiting, Benefits, Time Tracking, Absence, Procurement, Accounting Center, Prism, Extend, and Integrations
Perform regular security audits, risk assessments, and compliance reviews
Manage Workday access provisioning, deprovisioning, and segregation of duties (SoD) controls
Partner with Internal Audit, Compliance, and IT Security teams to ensure adherence to organizational and regulatory requirements
Troubleshoot and resolve Workday security issues related to reports, integrations, APIs, EIBs, RaaS, Studio integrations, and business processes
Participate in Workday releases by reviewing security enhancements, conducting impact assessments, performing regression testing, and implementing improvements
Develop and maintain security documentation, governance standards, and operational procedures
Mentor junior administrators and provide guidance on Workday security best practices
Collaborate with functional and technical teams on new implementations, acquisitions, and organizational changes
Minimum Qualifications
Education: Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Business, or a related field
Experience: Four years of hands-on experience administering security within Workday
Understanding: Strong understanding of Workday security architecture, domain security policies, business process security policies, security group design, authentication and authorization concepts
Supporting: Experience supporting Workday integrations and integration security
Experience Troubleshooting: Experience troubleshooting security issues related to reports, calculated fields, and integrations
Audit, Compliance, Segregation of Duties: Knowledge of audit, compliance, and segregation of duties principles including SOX, GDPR, and HIPAA
Skills: Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills with the ability to communicate complex technical concepts to stakeholders
Experience: Experience leading Workday security redesign or transformation initiatives, familiarity with identity management and SSO technologies including Okta, Azure AD, MFA, and certifications in Workday Security, HCM, Integrations, Financials
Preferred Qualifications
Experience with: Workday Extend, Workday Prism, Workday Accounting Center, Workday Orchestrate
Experience working within healthcare or higher education environments
Familiarity with identity management and SSO technologies including: Okta, Azure AD, MFA
Certifications: Workday certifications in one or more of the following: Security, HCM, Integrations, Financials