Senior Workday Security Analyst

Lineage; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Lineage is seeking a highly skilled Senior Workday Security Analyst to support, maintain, and enhance our enterprise Workday ecosystem. This remote role covers HR and Finance security design, configuration, and governance across the Workday platform.

You will lead authentication frameworks, SoD and audit readiness, collaborate with IT, Finance and HR, and drive security improvements while ensuring business continuity and compliance with SOX and GDPR requirements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in IT or related discipline.
• 3–5 years of hands-on experience with Workday Security (Pro certification a plus).
• Experience with internal controls and auditors to support audit requests.
• Proven experience designing and implementing security architectures.
• Experience with SoD, SOX compliance, User Access Reviews (UAR), and GDPR initiatives.
• Strong knowledge of authentication methods, including OAuth, SAML, SSO, and tenant level security configurations.

Responsibilities

• Security Design & Implementation: Architect and deliver scalable, enterprise-grade security frameworks across Workday’s HR and Finance modules.
• Security Configuration & Administration: Lead the configuration and administration of Workday security.
• Security Architecture & Optimization: Mature Workday security architecture, reduce complexity, enhance scalability and least-privilege access.
• Authentication & Integration Security: Design and manage secure authentication frameworks (OAuth, SAML, SSO).
• Issue Resolution & Operational Excellence: Troubleshoot security issues and ensure timely resolution while preserving system integrity.
• Provisioning and deprovisioning users; Managing role assignments; Security group maintenance; Troubleshooting access issues.
• Continuous Improvement & Release Management: Monitor Workday releases and adopt new security features.
• User Access & Provisioning Governance: Establish governance and biannual User Access Reviews (UAR).
• Compliance, Risk & Audit Leadership: Align with SOX, GDPR; support audits and remediation efforts.
• Documentation & Security Governance: Maintain audit-ready security documentation.
• Security Roadmap & Strategy: Define and execute a forward-looking Workday security roadmap.

Skills

Workday Security

SOX Compliance

User Access Reviews

Authentication Methods

Security Architecture

Education

Bachelor’s degree in IT or related discipline

Tools

OAuth

SAML

Job description

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Workday Security Analyst (can be REMOTE) to support, maintain, and enhance our enterprise Workday ecosystem. This role will be responsible for supporting both Human Resources (HCM) and Finance business functions.

Please note: We are unable to sponsor work authorization for this role at this time.

ESSENTIAL JOBDUTIES & RESPONSIBILITES:

• Security Design & Implementation
  Architect and deliver scalable, enterprise-grade security frameworks across Workday’sHR and Financemodulesaligning businessobjectivesand security best practices.

• Security Configuration & Administration
  Lead the configuration and administration of Workday security, including, but not limitedto:

• Domain security policies

• Business process security policies

• Role-based security groups

• User-based security groups

• Intersection and constrained security groups

• Segregation of duties (SoD)

• Tenantlevelsecurity architecture

• Authentication and authorization concepts

• Security inheritance and propagation

• Security Architecture & Optimization
  Continuously assess and mature the Workday security architecture byidentifyinggaps, reducingcomplexityand implementing improvements that enhance scalability, performance, and least-privilege access. ****

• Authentication & Integration Security
  Design and manage secure authentication frameworks,includingOAUTH,SAML,Step-Up,Whitelisting,SingleSign-On (SSO), ensuring seamless and secure integrations across enterprise systems.

• Issue Resolution & Operational Excellence
  Serve as a subject matter expert in troubleshooting and resolving complex security issues,ensuringtimelyresolution whilemaintainingsystem integrity and business continuity.

• Provisioning and deprovisioning users

• Managing role assignments

• Security group maintenance

• Troubleshooting access issues

• Creating andmodifyingsecurity configurations

• Supporting tenant refreshes and migrations

• Running security audits

• Managing emergency access procedures

• Continuous Improvement & Release Management
  ProactivelymonitorWorkday releases andemergingcapabilities, assessing impact and driving adoption of new features to enhance security posture and operational efficiency.

• User Access & Provisioning Governance
  Establish andoptimizeuser access governance, partnering with Finance, HR, IT, and business stakeholders to design efficient provisioning workflows. Plan, coordinate, and execute biannual User Access Reviews (UAR) with a focus on audit readiness and risk reduction.

• Compliance, Risk & Audit Leadership
  Drive compliance with regulatory and internal control frameworks (e.g., SOX, GDPR) by designing effective controls, supporting audits, managing evidence collection, and leading remediation efforts to address identified risks. ****

• Documentation & Security Governance
  Develop andmaintaincomprehensive, audit-ready documentation of security models, standards, policies, and procedures, ensuring transparency and consistency across the organization. ****

• Security Roadmap & Strategy
  Define and execute a forward-looking Workday security roadmap thatleveragesnew platform capabilities, enforcesleast-privilegeaccess, and aligns with evolving organizational and regulatory requirements.

QUALIFICATIONS (KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES):

• Bachelor’s degree inIT or related discipline

• 3–5 years of hands-on experience with Workday Security(Pro certification a plus)

• Experience working directly with internal controls and auditors to support audit requests

• Proven experience designing and implementing security architectures

• Experience withSoD,SOX compliance, User Access Reviews (UAR), and GDPR initiatives

• StrongKnowledge of authentication methods, includingOAUTH,SAML,SSO and tenant level security configurations

• Supporting large global organizations with complex securityframeworkand scaling for growth

Key Competencies

• Excellent interpersonal,collaborationand communication skills with the ability to interact withFinance, HR, IT, andCybersecurity teamsacrossall levels of the organization

• Demonstrated ability to effectively organize and prioritize work to meet established deadlines

• Excellent problem solving, critical thinking and decision-making skills

• Strong understanding of risk management principles and mitigation strategies

• Strong analytical and documentation skills

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Why Lineage?

This is an excellent position to begin your career path within Lineage! Success in this role enables greater responsibilities and promotions! A career at Lineage starts with learning about our business and how each team member plays a part each and every day to satisfy our customers’ requirements. Beyond that, you’ll help us grow and learn on our journey to be the very best employer in our industry. We’ll ask you for your opinion and ensure we do our part to keep you developing and engaged as we grow our business. Working at Lineage is energizing and enjoyable. We value respect and care about our team members.

Lineage is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and is committed to compliance with all federal, state, and local laws that prohibit workplace discrimination and unlawful harassment and retaliation. Lineage will not discriminate against any applicant on the basis of race, color, age, national origin, religion, physical or mental disability or any other protected status under federal, state and local law.

Benefits

Lineage provides safe, stable, reliable work environments, medical, dental, and basic life and disability insurance benefits, 401k retirement plan, paid time off, annual bonus eligibility, and a minimum of 7 holidays throughout the calendar year.