Principal Workday Analyst – Security
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Principal Workday Security Analyst leading security architecture and governance for Medtronic’s global healthcare technology platform. Protecting sensitive data, controls, and access across Workday modules.
Responsibilities:
- Serve as the lead subject matter expert for Workday Security strategy, design, configuration, role and group assignments, and support
- Own and maintain Workday security configuration, including domain and business process security policies, security roles and groups, segmented security, integration security, and related framework components
- Lead scalable security model design and maintenance while protecting confidential and sensitive data
- Evaluate security changes, assess risk, and determine design solutions aligned with governance and segregation-of-duties requirements
- Configure and maintain security for new Workday functionality, organizational changes, acquisitions, process updates, and business enhancements
- Partner with HR, HR Operations, IT, and Workday teams on compliant security design
- Provide guidance on least-privilege access, role design, approval frameworks, and Workday security best practices
- Lead troubleshooting and resolution of security-related issues, access problems, process failures, role conflicts, and permission gaps
- Assess security impacts of Workday feature releases, coordinate testing, document updates, and implement approved changes
- Lead security reviews for Workday projects, enhancements, and production changes
- Support audits, compliance, and internal control activities; maintain documentation, execute SOD audits, provide evidence, and address remediation items
- Monitor and strengthen Workday Security governance, intake, approvals, testing, migration, audits, and access validation
- Identify opportunities to improve security consistency, simplify role design, reduce manual access support, and strengthen controls
- Guide analysts and cross-functional partners, review design decisions, and promote best practices
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree with 7+ years of Human Capital Management systems experience including Workday Security configuration, or advanced degree with at least 5 years of such experience
- Hands-on experience with Workday Security configuration in a complex business environment
- Workday PRO Security certification preferred
- Experience in a principal, lead, or senior analyst role supporting Workday Security preferred
- Experience supporting security across multiple Workday modules preferred
- Experience with security implications of integrations, single sign-on, or identity and access management processes preferred
- Experience supporting audit requests, control testing, remediation planning, and security certifications preferred
- Familiarity with privacy, compliance, and data protection requirements in a regulated environment preferred
- Experience in large, matrixed, or global organizations preferred
- Experience establishing Workday security standards, governance processes, or operating models preferred
- Experience mentoring analysts or leading cross-functional workstreams preferred
- Deep experience with Workday domain security policies, business process security policies, security groups, role assignments, and access design
- Experience leading security design decisions and configuring secure, scalable solutions across Workday modules
- Experience supporting security governance, risk assessment, segregation of duties, and compliance-related controls
- Experience troubleshooting complex Workday Security issues and resolving access-related production problems
- Experience supporting testing, Workday release activities, and security-related change implementation
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to influence technical and business stakeholders
- For baccalaureate degrees earned outside the United States, a degree satisfying 8 C.F.R. § 214.2(h)(4)(iii)(A) is required
- U.S. work authorization sponsorship is offered for Principal-level roles and above; applicable U.S. work authorization requirements apply
Benefits:
- Competitive salary and flexible benefits package
- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Health Savings Account
- Healthcare Flexible Spending Account
- Life insurance
- Long-term disability leave
- Dependent daycare spending account
- Tuition assistance/reimbursement
- Simple Steps global well-being program
- Incentive plans
- 401(k) plan plus employer contribution and match
- Short-term disability
- Paid time off
- Paid holidays
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan
- Employee Assistance Program
- Non-qualified Retirement Plan Supplement
- Capital Accumulation Plan for Vice Presidents and above or subject to IRS earning minimums
- Paid sick time for temporary employees as required under applicable state law
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