Remote Workday Security Specialist

Eliassen Group; Cheyenne (WY); Remote; USD 110,000 - 117,000; Part time

Job summary

Eliassen Group is seeking a Workday Security Analyst to administer, audit, and optimize Workday security across HR, Payroll, Finance, Compliance, and IT stakeholders. You will configure security policies and groups, govern access, and support audits and compliance initiatives.

The contract position requires hands-on experience with Workday security architecture, role-based and user-based controls, and collaboration with internal audit, HR, and IT security.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of Workday Security experience.
• Knowledge of Domain Security Policies and RBAC.
• Experience with Workday HCM modules.
• SOX/GDPR awareness and audit support (preferred).

Responsibilities

• Configure, maintain, and support Workday security architecture.
• Manage Domain Security Policies, Security Groups, RBAC, and SD controls.
• Review and approve security access requests.
• Perform user provisioning, role assignments, and access modifications.
• Maintain security documentation and role matrices.
• Conduct periodic access reviews and user recertifications.
• Monitor configurations for policy compliance and regulations.
• Partner with Internal Audit, Compliance, HR, and IT Security during audits.
• Identify and remediate security risks and audit findings.
• Support SOX, GDPR, and related compliance initiatives.
• Investigate and resolve security issues and access concerns.
• Analyze incidents and perform root-cause analysis.
• Collaborate with teams to meet security needs.
• Review bi-annual releases for security impacts.
• Develop and test security changes and UAT support.
• Create and maintain security documentation and standards.
• Develop reports and dashboards for access controls.

Skills

Workday security

Access controls

Auditing

Stakeholder mgmt

Security policies

Tools

ServiceNow

Jira

Job description

Eliassen Group is seeking a Workday Security Analyst to administer, audit, and optimize Workday security across HR, Payroll, Finance, Compliance, and IT stakeholders. You will configure security policies and groups, govern access, and support audits and compliance initiatives.

The contract position requires hands-on experience with Workday security architecture, role-based and user-based controls, and collaboration with internal audit, HR, and IT security.