Senior Manager, Workday Security

Fortrea

Workday Security Senior Manager overseeing Workday security architecture and compliance for Fortrea. Collaborating with HR, Finance, IT, and Compliance teams to safeguard sensitive data access.

Posted 6/7/2026full-timeRemote • 🇮🇳 IndiaSeniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Design, configure, and maintain scalable Workday security architecture, including role-based, user-based, and intersection security groups.
Define and enforce governance standards for Workday security configuration and ongoing maintenance.
Continuously evaluate and optimize security models to align with organizational and regulatory requirements.
Manage and administer domain security policies, business process security policies, and proxy access.
Implement and maintain segmented and least-privilege access models across Workday modules.
Ensure role assignments are aligned with job responsibilities and organizational hierarchy.
Partner with GRC, Legal, and Audit teams to ensure adherence to regulatory frameworks (e.g., SOX, GDPR).
Lead and execute User Access Reviews (UARs), ensuring timely remediation of identified issues.
Support internal and external audits by providing documentation, audit evidence, and remediation plans.
Implement and maintain Segregation of Duties (SoD) controls and monitoring processes.
Configure and review security for inbound and outbound Workday integrations.
Ensure secure authentication and authorization mechanisms for integrations (e.g., API users, ISUs, certificates).
Investigate, troubleshoot, and resolve Workday security-related incidents and access issues.
Collaborate with HR, Payroll, Finance, and IT teams to gather security and reporting requirements.
Build and support Workday security reports and dashboards.
Provide guidance on least-privilege access design and security best practices.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Security, or a related field.
8+ years of hands-on experience in Workday security design and configuration.
Strong understanding of Workday security frameworks, including: Security groups, Domain and business process policies, Calculated fields and security reporting.
Proven experience working with SOX controls and Segregation of Duties (SoD) frameworks.
Familiarity with global data privacy regulations such as GDPR.
Workday Pro Certification (Security).

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health insurance
Paid time off
Flexible work arrangements
Professional development opportunities

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Hard Skills & Tools

Workday security architecturerole-based securityuser-based securityintersection security groupssecurity configurationSegregation of Duties (SoD)security reportingAPI integrationstroubleshootingincident resolution

Soft Skills

collaborationleadershipcommunicationproblem-solvingorganizational skillsgovernanceevaluationoptimizationguidanceremediation

Certifications

Bachelor’s degree in computer scienceBachelor’s degree in Information SecurityWorkday Pro Certification (Security)