Cybersecurity Engineer, Workday SIRT

Workday, Inc.; Dublin; Hybrid; EUR 70,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Workday, Inc. in Ireland is seeking a security professional to join our highly visible SIRT.

You will handle incident response, digital forensics, and security operations across SaaS and on‑prem environments, with hybrid/flexible work arrangements and opportunities to influence security tooling and processes. The role emphasizes cloud security, threat hunting, and automation, requiring 3+ years in security engineering and a solid background in network and application security.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in security engineering/analysis.
• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

• Respond to operational queue work in a follow-the-sun model.
• Lead cyber security incident response and investigations including digital forensics and cloud security events.
• Improve threat detection through gap analyses and remediation.
• Identify areas for additional controls, tooling and automation to expand monitoring and response.
• Build and maintain investigation and/or response tools and processes.
• Evaluate new tools and techniques to deliver practical security solutions.

Skills

Python scripting

Security engineering

Threat hunting

Incident response

Linux/OSX/Windows

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Tools

SIEM

SOAR

Digital forensics

Cloud security tools

Job description

Your work days are brighter here. We’re obsessed with making hard work pay off, for our people, our customers, and the world around us. As a Fortune 500 company and a leading AI platform for managing people, money, and agents, we’re shaping the future of work so teams can reach their potential and focus on what matters most. The minute you join, you’ll feel it. Not just in the products we build, but in how we show up for each other. Our culture is rooted in integrity, empathy, and shared enthusiasm. We’re in this together, tackling big challenges with bold ideas and genuine care. We look for curious minds and courageous collaborators who bring sun-drenched optimism and drive. Whether you're building smarter solutions, supporting customers, or creating a space where everyone belongs, you’ll do meaningful work with Workmates who’ve got your back. In return, we’ll give you the trust to take risks, the tools to grow, the skills to develop and the support of a company invested in you for the long haul. So, if you want to inspire a brighter work day for everyone, including yourself, you’ve found a match in Workday, and we hope to be a match for you too.

About the Team

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.

About the Role

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. You will engage in the following activities:

• Responding to operational queue work as part of a follow-the-sun model
• Lead cyber security incident response and investigation efforts, including 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

Basic Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience as a security engineer/analyst in related domains
• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience

Other Qualifications

• 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 in some or all of the following:
  • 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

Workday Pay Transparency Statement (For EU Locations Only)

Base Pay Range: €70,200 EUR - €105,400 EUR Ireland

As a part of the total compensation package, this role may be eligible for the Workday Bonus Plan or a role‑specific commission/bonus, as well as annual refresh stock grants awarded by Workday Inc.

Our Approach to Flexible Work

With Flex Work, we’re combining the best of both worlds: in-person time and remote. Our approach enables our teams to deepen connections, maintain a strong community, and do their best work. We know that flexibility can take shape in many ways, so rather than a number of required days in‑office each week, we simply spend at least half (50%) of our time each quarter in the office or in the field with our customers, prospects, and partners (depending on role). 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.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Workday is an Equal Opportunity Employer including individuals with disabilities and protected veterans.

Workday will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Workday is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. Individuals seeking employment at Workday are considered without regards to age, ancestry, color, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, mental or physical disability, national origin, protected family care or medical leave status, race, religion (including beliefs and practices or the absence thereof), sexual orientation, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. Further, pursuant to applicable local ordinances, Workday will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Workday prohibits taking adverse action against any candidate or employee for reporting a possible violation of this policy, requesting one or more work accommodations, exercising a privacy right, or cooperating in an investigation in accordance with applicable law. Any employee who retaliates against a candidate or employee for doing so may be subject to disciplinary action, up to and including termination of employment, to the fullest extent allowable under applicable law.

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