Senior Cybersecurity Engineer - Network Security (US Federal)

Workday•Reston, VA

2d•$144,400 - $258,000•Hybrid

About The Position

The Network Security team delivers innovative solutions to sophisticated problems, serving as a critical component of the Workday Security organization's mission to guarantee the security and safety of Workday customers, users, and their data. We design, build, and operate critical security controls for customer data environments, overcoming constantly shifting - and exciting - technical challenges to ensure trust in the Workday service. Our team is responsible for operating the systems and controls that we build, advising other Workday business units on ways to securely implement services and infrastructure. We partner with our information security team to ensure policy compliance and address gaps. We operate data centers and cloud environments across the globe and are constantly tackling new challenges as we seek to improve our network security posture and capabilities. This role will support one or more direct or indirect contracts with the U.S. Federal Government which, due to federal government security requirements, mandates that all Workday personnel working on the contracts be United States citizens (naturalized or native). As a Senior Cybersecurity Engineer, you will be responsible for designing and implementing systems and security controls in production environments, developing automation for deployment and validation tasks, partnering with internal customers to drive projects forward, and researching new technologies and opportunities for improving how we operate. This is a technical role that will require collaboration with team members across the world, bringing to bear a strong ability to communicate, detail, and document ideas and work. It's expected to have a taste for challenging yourself - and hopefully the team! It is expected that you are a self-starter, able to lead sophisticated initiatives and have organizational impact. You'll be encouraged to improve your skills with training, conferences, and domain-specific workshops. Other members of the team will be available to mentor and support, and there are opportunities for stretch projects outside of normal work responsibilities. You will have the flexibility of a hybrid schedule.

Requirements

7+ years of direct, technical experience related to network, platform, or infrastructure security
2+ years crafting, deploying, and operating web application firewall controls (WAF)
Operational experience supporting DDoS detection, WAF, and IPS in a production environment
Expertise with Terraform, GoLang or Python, Kubernetes operators
Familiarity with using tools to deliver consistent, scalable security solutions
Must be a United States citizen (naturalized or native) due to federal government security requirements
Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued security clearance

Nice To Haves

Active TS/SCI w/CI Poly is preferred
May be required to be on site at client locations in the DC, MD, and VA (DMV) area
DoD 8570/8140 compliant with at least IAT Level II certification, including a current Computing Environment (CE) credential and one approved specialty certification (e.g., CompTIA CySA+, GICSP, CASP+)
Experience deploying infrastructure components, and application and network security systems in AWS and GCP
Proven understanding of public cloud network security concepts and hands-on experience documenting and implementing security controls of the same
Understanding of application, system, and security threats, attack techniques and mitigating controls in public cloud and containerized environments
Demonstrated experience designing, implementing, and maintaining network security controls within the context of audited compliance frameworks - such as FedRAMP and DoD IL4

Responsibilities

Designing and implementing systems and security controls in production environments
Developing automation for deployment and validation tasks
Partnering with internal customers to drive projects forward
Researching new technologies and opportunities for improving how we operate
Collaborating with team members across the world
Communicating, detailing, and documenting ideas and work
Leading sophisticated initiatives and having organizational impact
Improving skills with training, conferences, and domain-specific workshops
Operating systems and controls
Advising other Workday business units on ways to securely implement services and infrastructure
Partnering with the information security team to ensure policy compliance and address gaps