Senior Cloud Security Engineer — DevSecOps & Automation (Remote)

Workday; Dublin; Hybrid; EUR 84,000 - 126,000; Full time

Job summary

Workday is seeking a Senior CyberSecurity Engineer to lead security controls across our infrastructure in a multi-cloud environment. You will architect, implement, and automate security solutions while mentoring teams and shaping governance decisions.

You will champion security as code, build scalable IaC and DevSecOps practices, and drive compliance across the organization. This role anchors security in engineering and product delivery.

Qualifications

• 7+ years in engineering with emphasis on security architecture and governance.
• Experience securing infrastructure across AWS, GCP, and Azure at scale.
• Strong scripting ability for automation (Python/Go/Bash/Ruby).
• Expert cloud security concepts with enterprise-grade controls.
• Experience with secure IaC practices and automation.

Responsibilities

• Translate security policies into automated, testable code to enforce compliance.
• Roadmap for automating security governance, verification, and control enforcement.
• Integrate security into CI/CD pipelines and contribute secure modules for engineering teams.

Skills

Security architecture

Cloud security

Automation scripting

IaC (Terraform/CloudFormation)

DevSecOps

Multi-cloud

Security governance

Education

AWS Certified Security - Specialty

Google Professional Cloud Security Engineer

CKA/CKS

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

Job description

Workday is seeking a Senior CyberSecurity Engineer to lead security controls across our infrastructure in a multi-cloud environment. You will architect, implement, and automate security solutions while mentoring teams and shaping governance decisions.

You will champion security as code, build scalable IaC and DevSecOps practices, and drive compliance across the organization. This role anchors security in engineering and product delivery.