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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
Workday is using the latest software development, cloud and AI technologies to build platforms and application services to support our growth while also ensuring the protection of Workday data and infrastructure.
Our Active Defense team is a group of highly skilled and dedicated professionals who are passionate about protecting our organization from cyber threats. We work together to proactively counter advanced security threats.
Our team members have a strong background in cybersecurity, data analysis, AI and machine learning, and detection engineering. We use innovative tools and technologies to analyze and visualize data, including Splunk, Spark, Python, and AI-assisted analysis and automation tools. We value teamwork and collaborate closely with other security teams to ensure that our organization stays ahead of emerging cyber threats.
We are committed to continuous learning and professional development, and regularly attend industry conferences and training sessions to stay up to date on the latest trends and best practices in security analytics.
About the Role
This role is focused on advanced threat detection. As a member of the Active Defense team, you will get an opportunity to collaborate with a large cross-section of teams across Workday to understand the threat landscape, participate in various threat hunting and offensive security exercises to discover potential vulnerabilities and test detection coverage, perform data and detection gap analysis and then use this information to develop and refine alerting logic while applying innovative techniques on large volumes of real-time data. You will also help develop adaptive and AI-assisted detection capabilities that use behavioral baselines, entity-level context, and automation to support detection development, detection validation, threat hunting, and pre-production alert baselining. You will have the flexibility of a hybrid schedule.
About You
Basic Qualifications You have: Security analytics and detection engineering experience: You have 2+ years of experience analyzing security logs, building or maintaining detection logic, and translating threat intelligence, attacker behavior, or incident learnings into practical detections. Software development expertise: You have 2+ years of experience in a general-purpose programming language like Python, Java, Kotlin, Scala, or JavaScript to build effective detection tools. Public cloud environments: Developing, securing, and monitoring applications in public cloud environments. Technical foundation: BS or MS degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.
Other Qualifications Proactive Threat Hunting: Leverage the MITRE ATT&CK framework to identify and hunt for threats based on IOCs and IOAs AI-assisted detection development: Experience developing or applying agents, automation, or workflow orchestration to improve detection engineering, detection validation, threat hunting, or pre-production alert baselining outcomes. Offensive security: Experience using AI-based discovery and exploit creation tools to mimic adversary capabilities. System knowledge: Experience with networking and Linux operating systems. Modern application security: Understanding of containerized applications and associated security challenges. Adaptive detection analytics: Familiarity with behavior anomaly detection, entity-level baselines, outlier detection, clustering, and forecasting techniques. Security tools: Experience with SIEM platforms such as Splunk and Elasticsearch. Development best practices: Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC).
Workday Pay Transparency Statement
The annualized base salary ranges for the primary location and any additional locations are listed below. Workday pay ranges vary based on work location. As a part of the total compensation package, this role may be eligible for the Workday Bonus Plan or a role-specific commission/bonus, as well as annual refresh stock grants. Recruiters can share more detail during the hiring process. Each candidate’s compensation offer will be based on multiple factors including, but not limited to, geography, experience, skills, job duties, and business need, among other things. For more information regarding Workday’s comprehensive benefits, please click here.
Primary Location: USA.VA.Reston
Primary Location Base Pay Range: $130,200 USD - $195,400 USD
Additional US Location(s) Base Pay Range: $117,800 USD - $210,000 USD
Our Approach to Flexible Work
With Flex Work, we’re combining the best of both worlds: in-person time and remote. Our approach enables our teams to deepen connections, maintain a strong community, and do their best work. We know that flexibility can take shape in many ways, so rather than a number of required days in-office each week, we simply spend at least half (50%) of our time each quarter in the office or in the field with our customers, prospects, and partners (depending on role). This means you'll have the freedom to create a flexible schedule that caters to your business, team, and personal needs, while being intentional to make the most of time spent together. Those in our remote "home office" roles also have the opportunity to come together in our offices for important moments that matter.
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