Senior Workday Security Engineer — HR Data Guardian

CVS Health; Augusta (ME); On-site; USD 83,000 - 222,000; Full time

Job summary

CVS Health seeks an experienced Senior Workday Security Engineer to join the HR Technology Workday Security team. You will design, govern, and optimize security across the Workday platform focusing on HCM, Compensation, Reporting, and Access Management.

You will partner with HR, Payroll, Talent, and Reporting teams to protect sensitive workforce data, apply least-privilege access, and support security modernization initiatives. This role demands collaboration and strong analytical skills.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of Workday experience.
• 3+ years of Workday security configuration.
• 3+ years of hands-on RBAC, UBA, job-based and rule-based security knowledge.
• 3+ years with domain security policies and org constraints.
• 3+ years supporting HCM and Compensation security.
• 3+ years with Workday report security and data-domain analysis.
• 3+ years with integration security (ISUs/ISSGs).
• 2+ years supporting access reviews and SOX controls.
• 2+ years with ServiceNow or Jira.
• 2+ years in analytical, troubleshooting, documentation, and stakeholder communication.

Responsibilities

• Design, configure, and maintain Workday security groups, roles, domains, and security policies.
• Support security requirements across HCM, Compensation, Benefits, Payroll, Talent, Reporting.
• Troubleshoot access issues and deliver remediation recommendations.
• Manage access requests and approvals through ServiceNow with full documentation.
• Apply least-privilege and conduct access reviews and remediation.
• Analyze data sources and domain patterns to prevent exposure.
• Support audits and maintain control documentation.
• Own SOPs, runbooks, and security inventories.
• Track ticket volumes, SLA performance, and backlog trends.
• Support Workday release impact assessments and migrations.
• Contribute to security re-architecture and standardization.
• Cross-train team members and build reusable documentation.
• Define architecture for digital solutions and integrate components.
• Write and test code, ensure reliability and quality of digital solutions.
• Participate in agile processes and drive project progress.
• Explore new tools and techniques to improve solutions.

Skills

Workday security

HCM security

Access management

Policy enforcement

Audit support

Education

Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, CS, HR Tech, Cybersecurity, or related field

Tools

ServiceNow

Jira

Job description

CVS Health seeks an experienced Senior Workday Security Engineer to join the HR Technology Workday Security team. You will design, govern, and optimize security across the Workday platform focusing on HCM, Compensation, Reporting, and Access Management.

You will partner with HR, Payroll, Talent, and Reporting teams to protect sensitive workforce data, apply least-privilege access, and support security modernization initiatives. This role demands collaboration and strong analytical skills.