Principal Cybersecurity Engineer - Us Federal

Workday

McLean, VA, USA
Primary location base pyy range: $130,200 usd - $1...
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Cyber defense presence in air-gapped network
Vulnerability management
Incident response
** Workday is seeking a Principal Cybersecurity Engineer to help build and manage cybersecurity functions for U.S. Federal Government contracts. The ideal candidate should possess extensive experience in cybersecurity, especially in environments involving AWS or Microsoft Top Secret clouds, and must be a U.S. citizen due to security requirements. **

Job Summary

  • Workday is expanding into the US Government air-gapped classified cloud environment and is looking for a Cybersecurity Engineer to help build out the team, technology, and processes to support cybersecurity in this new environment.
  • 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 annualized base salary ranges for the primary location and any additional locations are listed below.

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** Workday is seeking a Principal Cybersecurity Engineer to help build and manage cybersecurity functions for U.S. Federal Government contracts. The ideal candidate should possess extensive experience in cybersecurity, especially in environments involving AWS or Microsoft Top Secret clouds, and must be a U.S. citizen due to security requirements. **

Salary

Primary Location Base Pay Range: $130,200 USD - $195,400 USD; Additional US Location(s) Base Pay Range: $167,200 USD - $300,000 USD; Bonus/Equity/Benefits: May be eligible for Workday Bonus Plan or role-specific commission/bonus, as well as annual refresh stock grants.

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • Cyber Defense presence in air-gapped network
  • vulnerability management
  • incident response
  • threat hunting
  • threat detection
  • AWS or Microsoft Top Secret clouds

Nice-to-have

  • curious minds and courageous collaborators
  • sun-drenched optimism and drive
  • building smarter solutions
  • supporting customers
  • creating a space where everyone belongs

Key Requirements

  • 10+ years of experience in technical security consultancy, security operations, response, vulnerability management, threat detection, or threat hunting
  • 2+ years of hands-on technical leadership experience
  • Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued security clearance
  • TS/SCI w/CI Poly security clearance preferred

Work Rights

Must have US citizenship

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