Senior Cybersecurity Architect - Endpoint & AI Security

Workday, Inc.; Dublin; Hybrid; EUR 104,000 - 156,000; Full time

Job summary

Workday, Inc. is hiring a Principal Cybersecurity Engineer to shape the security architecture for enterprise endpoints and AI tooling.

You will lead design across privilege management, application control, and developer tools, while mentoring engineers and guiding multi-quarter security roadmaps. You will influence EDR/SSPM integrations, governance models, and safe AI adoption in a global enterprise environment.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of progressive cybersecurity engineering experience in enterprise environments.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Information Systems, or related discipline, or equivalent practical experience.
• Advanced certifications such as CISSP, GIAC (GSEC/GDSA/GCIA), OSCP or vendor equivalents.

Responsibilities

• Set the technical vision, architectural standards, and execution boundaries for endpoint privilege management and least-privilege enforcement across macOS and Windows fleets.
• Design scalable application control frameworks that maintain security baselines while preserving developer agility and execution velocity.
• Architect and manage application control and runtime guardrail frameworks to govern developer tools, IDE extensions, local AI coding assistants, and open-source package dependencies under least-privilege models.
• Establish enterprise authorization thresholds and runtime safeguards to enable safe AI adoption.
• Guide the architectural strategy and technical implementation of automated intake, research, and policy-staging pipelines for application evaluations, developer exception triage, and security review workflows.
• Drive telemetry correlation and integration architectures linking endpoint privilege controls with SaaS posture signals (SSPM), threat detection pipelines (EDR), and central automation servers.
• Provide architectural oversight and direction across EDR and SSPM platforms, advising engineering leads on detection models, configuration posture, and threat surface reduction.
• Bridge device telemetry and posture signals with enterprise asset correlation tools and cross-pillar orchestration layers.
• Serve as a dedicated technical mentor and coach to junior and mid-level engineers, helping them build technical depth, navigate operational challenges, and advance their careers.
• Lead technical design reviews, champion engineering best practices, and establish high standards for maintainability, documentation, and operational rigor.
• Partner with security engineering leadership to assess technical skills, identify growth opportunities, and elevate team-wide execution capabilities.
• Act as a principal advisor to engineering leadership, contributing to multi-quarter technical roadmaps and enterprise security investments.
• Lead technical engagements and roadmap alignment with enterprise security vendors.
• Serve as the ultimate technical escalation authority for tier-3 troubleshooting.

Skills

Endpoint Privilege Management

Security architecture

Mentorship

Communication & collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Information Systems, or related discipline

Job description

Workday, Inc. is hiring a Principal Cybersecurity Engineer to shape the security architecture for enterprise endpoints and AI tooling.

You will lead design across privilege management, application control, and developer tools, while mentoring engineers and guiding multi-quarter security roadmaps. You will influence EDR/SSPM integrations, governance models, and safe AI adoption in a global enterprise environment.