Senior Principal Security Engineer

Workday

Atlanta, GA, United States
Primary location base pyy range: $205,600 usd - $3...
Fully remote
Cloud security (aws/azure/gcp)
Identity and access management (iam)
Network security
The Senior Principal Security Engineer acts as the strategic 'Front Door' and primary technical contact for the Enterprise Security organization, bridging high-level strategy and hands-on technical execution

Job Summary

  • The Senior Principal Security Engineer acts as the strategic 'Front Door' and primary technical contact for the Enterprise Security organization, bridging high-level strategy and hands-on technical execution.
  • This role involves mentoring engineers, influencing senior partners on security investments, bridging silos between technology teams, and tackling sophisticated security challenges.
  • The company emphasizes a security-first mentality, building security into the foundation to enable speed and velocity, and nurturing a culture rooted in integrity, empathy, and shared enthusiasm.

Matching Summary

The Senior Principal Security Engineer acts as the strategic 'Front Door' and primary technical contact for the Enterprise Security organization, bridging high-level strategy and hands-on technical execution.

Salary

Primary Location Base Pay Range: $205,600 USD - $308,400 USD; Additional US Location(s) Base Pay Range: $195,400 USD - $348,000 USD; Bonus/Equity: May be eligible for Workday Bonus Plan or role-specific commission/bonus, as well as annual refresh stock grants.

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • Cloud Security (AWS/Azure/GCP)
  • Identity and Access Management (IAM)
  • Network Security
  • Zero Trust architectures
  • secure SDLC
  • infrastructure-as-code
  • automation-first security operations

Nice-to-have

  • multidisciplinary security veteran
  • strategic problem solver
  • lead through influence
  • creative technical decisions
  • Security threat modeling
  • risk analysis
  • control definition

Key Requirements

  • 12+ years of experience in Cybersecurity
  • 5 years in Lead, Principal, or Staff-level capacity
  • Bachelor’s or Master’s in Computer Science or related field (or equivalent experience)
  • Experience with SASE, SSPM, DSPM, CSPM, DLP, IDP, EDR, and EDM

Work Rights

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