Sr. IAM Cybersecurity Engineer, Enterprise Identity

Your work days are brighter here. We’re obsessed with making hard work pay off, for our people, our customers, and the world around us. As a Fortune 500 company and a leading AI platform for managing people, money, and agents, we’re shaping the future of work so teams can reach their potential and focus on what matters most. The minute you join, you’ll feel it. Not just in the products we build, but in how we show up for each other.

Our culture is rooted in integrity, empathy, and shared enthusiasm. We’re in this together, tackling big challenges with bold ideas and genuine care. We look for curious minds and courageous collaborators who bring sun-drenched optimism and drive. Whether you're building smarter solutions, supporting customers, or creating a space where everyone belongs, you’ll do meaningful work with Workmates who’ve got your back.

In return, we’ll give you the trust to take risks, the tools to grow, the skills to develop and the support of a company invested in you for the long haul. So, if you want to inspire a brighter work day for everyone, including yourself, you’ve found a match in Workday, and we hope to be a match for you too. About the Team The Enterprise Identity team sits within Workday's Cyber Security function as a key part of Enterprise Security.

We are dedicated to delivering secure identity and access management, lifecycle management, governance and administration, and privileged access management to the entire Workday organization. We architect business processes, align enterprise tooling, document processes and procedures, and partner with peer organizations to keep Workday secure. Our team collaborates with key partners across the company, including Business Technology (BT), Product & Technology, Legal & Compliance, Internal Audit, and other Security organizations.

In the year ahead, we are focused on advancing Identity Governance and driving Zero Standing Privileges initiatives that will help shape the future of identity security at Workday. We are a team that takes our mission seriously while fostering a collaborative and supportive environment. If you are passionate about identity security and want to make a meaningful impact at a global technology leader, this is the team for you!

About the Role As a Sr. IAM Cybersecurity Engineer on the Enterprise Identity team, you will play a key role in designing and supporting the security of employee and client identities for a global technology leader. This role is essential to ensuring Workday's identity security program remains comprehensive and forward-looking across IAM, ILM, IGA, and PAM. In this role, you will be responsible for: Working with key business leaders and partners to understand business needs and anticipate threats against the organization Assisting with cybersecurity risk identification, assessment, and evaluation of projects across the enterprise, collaborating with partners to drive informed decision-making Leading and helping maintain a comprehensive Identity program (IAM, ILM, IGA, and PAM), architecting Zero Standing Privileges (ZSP) frameworks and dynamic, contextual-based authorization models Championing the shift toward Zero Standing Privileges (ZSP) by implementing Just-In-Time (JIT) provisioning, risk-adaptive policies, and contextual access evaluations to eliminate persistent elevated access Supporting security and access control processes, elements, and workflows that align enterprise security architecture frameworks and standards with overall business and security strategy Collaborating with product owners to develop secure business requirements, support security architecture, and integrate contextual authorization into enterprise identity and governance platforms Leading the ongoing evaluation and development of security policies and procedures, driving revisions for modern identity and least-privilege approaches as needed Maintaining responsibility for identity cybersecurity across multiple department