Urgent Opening For Workday Security Admin at Genpact · Hybrid -…

Location- Hyderabad/Bangalore/Mumbai/Pune/Kolkata/Chennai/Mumbai/Noida/Gurgaon

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Workday Security Administrator is responsible for designing, implementing, maintaining, and governing the security framework within the Workday ecosystem. The role ensures that users have appropriate access to Workday data and business processes while maintaining compliance with organizational policies and regulatory requirements.

Roles and Responsibilities of a Workday Security Administrator

1. Security Configuration and Administration

• Configure and maintain Workday security groups, roles, and domain security policies.
• Create, modify, and deactivate user security roles based on business requirements.
• Configure role-based, user-based, and constrained security groups.
• Implement and maintain business process security policies.

2. User Access Management

• Provision and deprovision user access in accordance with organizational policies.
• Manage user accounts, role assignments, and permissions.
• Ensure appropriate segregation of duties (SoD) to minimize security risks.
• Support onboarding, transfers, and offboarding by updating user access.

3. Security Audits and Compliance

• Conduct periodic user access reviews and security audits.
• Identify unauthorized access and recommend corrective actions.
• Ensure compliance with organizational security standards and regulatory requirements (SOX, GDPR, HIPAA where applicable).
• Maintain audit logs and documentation for compliance purposes.

4. Security Design and Implementation

• Design security solutions for new Workday modules and business processes.
• Analyze business requirements and recommend secure access models.
• Configure domain security, business process security, and authentication settings.
• Participate in Workday implementation and enhancement projects.

5. Authentication and Identity Management

• Configure Single Sign-On (SSO) integration.
• Support Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) implementation.
• Integrate Workday with Identity and Access Management (IAM) solutions such as Okta, Azure AD, or Microsoft Entra ID.
• Troubleshoot authentication and login-related issues.

6. Security Troubleshooting

• Investigate and resolve security-related incidents.
• Diagnose access issues using Workday security reports and logs.
• Support users by resolving permission-related problems.
• Coordinate with HR, IT, and functional teams for security-related changes.

7. Security Reporting

• Develop and maintain security reports and dashboards.
• Generate reports on user access, role assignments, and security changes.
• Monitor security exceptions and unauthorized access attempts.
• Support internal and external audit requests.

8. Workday Release Management

• Assess the impact of Workday biannual releases on existing security configurations.
• Test new security features and enhancements.
• Implement security changes required after Workday updates.
• Validate security configurations in sandbox before production deployment.

9. Documentation and Governance

• Maintain security design documents, procedures, and standard operating procedures (SOPs).
• Document security configuration changes and approval records.
• Develop security governance standards and best practices.
• Ensure adherence to change management processes.

10. Collaboration and Stakeholder Management

• Work closely with HR, Payroll, Finance, IT, and functional consultants.
• Participate in security design discussions for new Workday implementations.
• Provide security recommendations during system enhancements.
• Support cross-functional teams during testing and deployment.

Required Technical Skills

• Workday Security Configuration
• Domain Security Policies
• Business Process Security Policies
• Security Groups (Role-Based, User-Based, Constrained, Intersection)
• Workday HCM
• Workday Reporting
• Workday Prism Analytics (preferred)
• Workday Extend (preferred)
• Workday Integrations
• Single Sign-On (SSO)
• Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA)
• Identity and Access Management (IAM)
• Okta, Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD), Ping Identity
• Workday Release Management
• SOX, GDPR, HIPAA Compliance
• Audit & Risk Management
• Segregation of Duties (SoD)