Senior Workday Security Architect

Motion; Birmingham (AL); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare coverage

401(k)

Tuition reimbursement

Vacation, sick, and holiday pay

Job summary

Motion seeks a Senior Workday Security Analyst to design, administer, and govern Workday security across HCM, Payroll, Benefits, and more. You will partner with HR, Internal Audit, Compliance, and IT to ensure access controls, SoD, and regulatory compliance while supporting continuous security improvements.

The role focuses on role-based security, user provisioning, reporting, and collaboration with functional teams to ensure secure system design and audit readiness.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience.
• 5+ years of Workday security administration experience.
• Hands-on experience with Security Groups, Domain Security Policies, Business Process Security Policies, Role-Based Security, User-Based Security.
• Knowledge of IAM principles.
• Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Configure, maintain, and support Workday security domains, business process security policies, and security groups.
• Design and implement role-based access controls aligned with business requirements.
• Troubleshoot and resolve Workday security-related issues and access requests.
• Support implementation of new Workday functionality and security requirements.
• Manage user provisioning, role assignments, security changes, and deprovisioning activities.
• Develop and maintain Workday security reports and dashboards.

Skills

Analytical skills

Troubleshooting

Communication skills

IAM principles

5+ years Workday security admin

Education

Bachelor's degree in Information Systems or related

Tools

Workday

Azure Active Directory / Entra ID

Okta

ServiceNow

Microsoft Excel

Reporting tools

Job description

Motion seeks a Senior Workday Security Analyst to design, administer, and govern Workday security across HCM, Payroll, Benefits, and more. You will partner with HR, Internal Audit, Compliance, and IT to ensure access controls, SoD, and regulatory compliance while supporting continuous security improvements.

The role focuses on role-based security, user provisioning, reporting, and collaboration with functional teams to ensure secure system design and audit readiness.