Senior Manager, Cybersecurity - US Federal

Workday•Reston, VA

10d•$182,400 - $324,000•Hybrid

About The Position

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). The successful candidate will possess deep familiarity with the design/architecture, build, tradeoffs, and processes involved in deploying and operating security platform engineering tools and shared services used to protect the Workday stack to include but not limited to Tenable, Splunk, Qualys and Twistlock. The ideal candidate will demonstrate a proven track record of building and leading teams responsible for security platform architecture, build, and operations within highly regulated security compliance boundaries. As a leader, you will be instrumental in fostering an inclusive, high-performance security team culture that champions continuous learning, accountability, and innovation.

Requirements

5+ years of relevant security engineering experience
3+ years experience leading technical teams in agile environments, or equivalent experience
Hands-on experience operating EDR/XDR, SIEM/SOAR, CSPM, vulnerability management, and secure pipelines.
Solid understanding of NIST 800-53, FedRAMP, RMF, and SSDF
Experience in growing a team by hiring and retaining talent at all levels of experience
BS in Computer Science or a related field
Applicants must have the ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued security clearance.
United States citizens (naturalized or native)

Nice To Haves

This role may require a security clearance at the TS/SCI w/CI Poly level.
An active TS/SCI w/CI Poly is preferred.
FedRAMP JAB or DOD IL experience
Certifications: CISSP, CISM, GCIH, or cloud security certs.
Previous experience in SaaS or large-scale security operations

Responsibilities

Lead a dynamic team of security engineers who are passionate and dedicated to building our Platform Security products
Recruit top talent to grow the team capacity with the ability to motivate and inspire the team
Partner with Governance Risk & Compliance (GRC), Engineering, System Owners, and Product to deliver secure platform solutions
Oversees the security tooling operations to include vulnerability scanners, SIEM/SOAR, logging, and observability platforms, and ensure high availability and lifecycle management
Ensure alignment with NIST 800-53, NIST 800-218, DISA SRG, and internal audit requirements
Balance resources with task assignments
Support team members with career growth and personal development
Mentor teams on how to deliver committed results, meet schedules, exceed customer expectation, and resolve complex technical problems