Principal Cyber Security Engineer, Soc Lead (us Federal)

Workday

Reston, VA, USA
Primary location base pyy range: $184,800 usd - $2...
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24x7 monitoring operations
Incident response coordination
Splunk siem platform
** Workday is seeking a Principal Cyber Security Engineer to lead their Security Operations Center (SOC) for U.S. Federal Government contracts. The role involves overseeing incident response, monitoring operations, and improving SOC processes, requiring extensive cybersecurity experience and U.S. citizenship due to security requirements. **

Job Summary

  • This role will support U.S. federal agencies in modernizing and transforming their employee lifecycle and finance operations.
  • The SOC Lead will provide technical and operational leadership for the Cyber Defense Security Operations Center, overseeing 24x7 monitoring and incident response.
  • The company culture is rooted in integrity, empathy, and shared enthusiasm, with a focus on meaningful work and supporting colleagues.

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** Workday is seeking a Principal Cyber Security Engineer to lead their Security Operations Center (SOC) for U.S. Federal Government contracts. The role involves overseeing incident response, monitoring operations, and improving SOC processes, requiring extensive cybersecurity experience and U.S. citizenship due to security requirements. **

Salary

Primary Location Base Pay Range: $184,800 USD - $277,200 USD; Additional US Location(s) Base Pay Range: $167,200 USD - $300,000 USD; Not specified

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • 24x7 monitoring operations
  • incident response coordination
  • Splunk SIEM platform
  • SOAR technologies
  • MITRE ATT&CK framework

Nice-to-have

  • continuous improvement of SOC processes
  • cross-functional team coordination
  • risk communication to leadership

Key Requirements

  • 10+ years of experience in cybersecurity operations
  • 5+ years of experience leading security operations personnel
  • Experience managing incident response lifecycle activities
  • Experience supporting secure cloud environments or air-gapped networks
  • Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent experience
  • Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued security clearance (TS/SCI level)

Work Rights

Must have US citizenship

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