# Principal Cybersecurity Engineer

Hiring organization: [Workday](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/workday)

Canonical page: https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/1535253e-2795-442f-82a1-28f3dbd1a550

Listed on Workday's own careers site. Applications go to them directly.

- Employment type: full time
- Seniority: Principal
- Salary: 184800 – 277200 USD per year

## Summary

A senior technical leadership role overseeing Workday's security response infrastructure, including incident response, forensics, and security automation systems. Suited for experienced cybersecurity engineers who combine deep technical expertise in cloud security and AI with the ability to architect and lead complex security programs across a large enterprise.

_Our summary, not Workday's wording._

## Skills named

Artificial Intelligence, Bash (Scripting), Cloud Platforms, Cloud Security, Data Loss Prevention, Digital Forensics, Generative AI, Python

## Required

- 10+ years cybersecurity or information security experience
- 2+ years hands-on technical leadership experience
- Scripting language proficiency
- Expertise with AI technologies (conversational AI, generative AI, AI agents)
- Bachelor's Degree
- Experience architecting and deploying cloud-native security solutions
- Experience with security monitoring and incident response
- Ability to manage complex multi-stakeholder projects

## Nice to have

- Offensive Security, SANS, or CISSP certifications
- Software development background
- Rapid prototyping and iterative methodology experience
- Security alert triage and investigation expertise
- Threat hunting and digital forensics depth
- SIEM and SOAR platform expertise
- Leveraging AI to enhance security processes
- Secure Software Development Lifecycle (SSDLC) knowledge

Apply on Workday's site: https://workday.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Workday/job/USAVAReston/Principal-Cybersecurity-Engineer_JR-0108926