Expert Workday Security Consultant

Avalara is an AI-first company where every engineer, manager, and team member actively leverages artificial intelligence to enhance productivity, quality, innovation, and customer value. To be successful at Avalara, one must embrace artificial intelligence as a core capability, not an optional tool.

Job Summary :

We are seeking an experienced Workday subject matter expert to oversee, improve, design, and scale Workday Security.

This role requires passion for enhancing product quality and delivering a seamless experience in Workday through mastery of functional configuration and teamwork.

You will be part of our People Technology team, working with internal business partners and company management to develop and maintain Workday.

Responsibilities

• Design, configure, and maintain Workday security roles, domains, and business process security policies.
• Implement security controls in alignment with organizational policies and regulatory requirements.
• Manage role assignments, segregation of duties, and user provisioning processes.
• Provide day-to-day security administration and troubleshooting within Workday through JSM and maintain documentation.
• Monitor system security for unauthorized access, errors, and compliance violations.
• Support security-related audits and compliance initiatives (e.g., SOX, GDPR).
• Partner with HR, Finance, Payroll, and IT teams to gather requirements and recommend security solutions.
• Translate business needs into Workday security configuration and ensure least-privilege access.
• Conduct impact analysis for new features, releases, or configuration changes.
• Develop and execute security test plans, including role validation and regression testing.
• Validate new security features delivered in Workday releases and provide recommendations.
• Create and maintain security design documents, process guides, and standard operating procedures.
• Address compliance audit requirements and maintain system audit records

The ideal candidate will have hands-on configuration experience of Workday Core HR, Security, and ability to create, deploy, and maintain Workday custom reports and dashboards. Strong communication and interpersonal skills are also essential.