Responsibilities

- Serve as the primary administrator for Workday security, including user-based security role assignments, role based assignments, and security-related reporting.

- Administer and maintain Workday security access in alignment with approved governance processes, ensuring requests are reviewed, documented, and executed according to established approval requirements.

- Configure and support security for core Workday processes across HCM and adjacent modules, ensuring the right balance of access, usability, segregation of duties, and risk control.

- Support day-to-day operational security activities including access provisioning, access changes, issue triage, root cause analysis, and resolution of security-related incidents and defects.

- Maintain and improve security governance artifacts including approval matrices, role definitions, configuration standards, access procedures, and audit documentation.

- Support internal and external audits by preparing evidence, validating access controls, documenting control execution, and responding to questions related to security design, approvals, and system access.

- Perform periodic access reviews and help identify inappropriate, conflicting, or excessive access, recommending and implementing corrective actions where needed.

- Support controlled migrations and deployments of security-related changes across environments, including coordination of temporary elevated access where required for testing and production implementation.

- Participate in Workday releases, enhancements, and projects to assess security impacts, complete testing, and ensure changes are implemented in line with governance expectations.

- Drive continuous improvement by identifying opportunities to simplify security administration, strengthen controls, improve documentation,



and enhance the support model.

Qualifications

- 6+ years of hands-on Workday experience with meaningful depth in Workday security administration, support, and configuration.

- Strong understanding of Workday security architecture, including Security Administrator and Security Configurator responsibilities, security groups, domain policies, business process policies, and role-based access.

- Experience supporting enterprise Workday environments, including access administration, issue resolution, testing, and ongoing production support.

- Experience with audit support, access controls, approval workflows, and security governance documentation.

- Ability to troubleshoot complex issues, perform root cause analysis, and communicate resolutions clearly to technical and functional stakeholders.

- Strong analytical, organizational, and documentation skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a controlled environment.

- Ability to translate business needs into secure, maintainable Workday configuration and operational processes.

Preferred

- Experience in a large, complex, global organization with multiple Workday functional domains and regional support considerations.

- Experience with Workday reporting in support of security reviews, audits, and compliance activities.

- Familiarity with migration and environment management practices for security-related changes.

- Workday certification or advanced training in HCM and/or Security.

Success Profile

- Operates with robust judgment and a control-minded approach

- Balances service orientation with disciplined governance

- Communicates clearly across technical, functional, and audit audiences

- Brings a continuous improvement mindset to support, controls, and documentation

- Works effectively across teams and through ambiguity in a global environment

📌 Workday Security Administrator (Pune)
🏢 Nielseniq
📍 Pune