Senior Workday Security Admin

The Howard University; United States; On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health & Wellness

PTO & holidays

403(b) with company match

Tuition reimbursement & career growth

Wellness programs & commuter benefits

Job summary

The Howard University is seeking a Senior Workday Security Administrator to enhance Workday security and user experience while collaborating with cross-functional teams to drive innovative solutions. Responsibilities include leading security design, configuration, and maintenance across Workday applications and AI-enabled platforms, ensuring robust data protection and compliance.

You will partner with HR, Finance, IT, and Student services to translate business requirements into scalable, secure

Qualifications

• Experience securing Workday environments and workflows.
• Ability to design scalable security models and access policies.
• Familiarity with regulatory requirements (FERPA, HIPAA).

Responsibilities

• Own and maintain a secure Workday security framework across integrations, roles, domains, and provisioning.
• Conduct regular security reviews and access audits; implement improvements.
• Lead development lifecycle for Workday Extend and AI-enabled configurations; ensure alignment with university priorities.

Skills

Workday security

Access control

Security reviews

FERPA HIPAA compliance

Tools

Workday Extend

Workday Illuminate AI

Agentic AI

Job description

The Talent Acquisition department hires qualified candidates to fill positions which contribute to the overall strategic success of Howard University. Hiring staff \"for fit\" makes significant contributions to Howard University's overall mission.

At Howard University, we prioritize well-being and professional growth.

Here is what we offer:

• Health & Wellness: Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance, plus mental health support
• Work-Life Balance: PTO, paid holidays, flexible work arrangements
• Financial Wellness: Competitive salary, 403(b) with company match
• Professional Development: Ongoing training, tuition reimbursement, and career advancement paths
• Additional Perks: Wellness programs, commuter benefits, and a vibrant company culture

https://hr.howard.edu/benefits-wellness

Join Howard University and thrive with us!

JOB PURPOSE:

This role plays a key part in optimizing Workday's capabilities to support student, faculty, and administrative needs, while partnering with stakeholders across functional teams to drive innovation, improve business processes, and safeguard critical data in a complex, dynamic higher education environment. Ensures robust data security and best practices are in place within Workday and across the university. With a focus on user experience and Workday Illuminate AI (and Agentic AI), leads AI innovation through Workday Extend applications and IT developed configuration by working in collaboration with Business Units from concept to final execution; including the development, configuration, and maintenance of Workday applications in order to support business processes. Requires creativity and expertise with the user experience to transform business requirements into designing, building, and delivering effective solutions.

SUPERVISORY AUTHORITY:

The Senior Workday Security Administrator reports to the Workday Product Owner is vital to align development goals with organizational strategy and operational efficiency. This role may provide guidance to team members and colleagues working within the Enterprise Technology Services department. This position involves managerial and supervisory responsibilities in areas of security, access, and Workday development and works in collaboration with cross-functional teams, overseeing project-specific tasks related to Workday implementations, and ensuring adherence to timelines and quality standards is expected. The Senior Workday Security Administrator is responsible for overseeing daily tasks, providing mentorship, and ensuring alignment with Howard University's policies and objectives along with evaluating performance, ensuring the effective execution of security protocols and fostering a collaborative work environment that supports operational excellence.

NATURE AND SCOPE:

Operating within a dynamic and fast-paced environment, this role ensures that Workday security and Workday applications that support the user experience are designed to meet business needs and maintain compliance with regulatory and auditing requirements. Scalable solutions are designed to align with organizational goals and improve operational efficiency.

PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES:

• Security Configuration and Access
  Own and maintain a secure and scalable Workday security framework to include integrations, role-based security, security groups, domain security policies, and business process security policies, user provisioning (authentication policy), and proxy policy to control user access and permissions.
• Conduct regular security reviews, access audits, and recommend improvements based on findings.
• Analyze and design Workday security to ensure users have the appropriate and necessary permissions to perform their job role and functions.
• Auditing and Compliance
  Comply with compliance and audit requirements by conducting regular security assessments and supporting audit readiness to ensure regulatory and privacy requirements are met.
  Provide guidance on segregation of duties (SoD) and least-privilege access principles.
  Manage the monitoring controls set up to protect sensitive institutional and personal data in compliance with FERPA, HIPAA, and other applicable regulations.
  Maintain documentation related to system configurations and processes, documenting proper internal security controls.
• Development, Security, and Testing
  Collaborate stakeholders across HR, Finance, Student, and IT teams to understand business needs, to identify continuous improvement opportunities for streamlining processes and operations through Workday Illuminate AI and Agentic AI, Workday Extend and other IT developed configuration, and to translate them into scalable, secure solutions for a quality user experience.
  Oversee and lead in the full development lifecycle of Workday Extend applications and other IT developed configuration to support University priorities - from requirement gathering to architecture, design, development, testing, and deployment, and post-implementation support.