Workday
Sr Manager, Cybersecurity
$182K–$324K
USA, CA, Pleasanton +1 · Flex · Manager · Full-time · Posted Oct 15, 2026
- Location
- USA, CA, Pleasanton
USA.VA.Reston - Experience
- 10+ years in cybersecurity or information security; 3+ years leading and developing security teams.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree.
About the job
Leads Workday’s security incident response team and evolves its response program, platform, and operations to manage complex cybersecurity events and strengthen enterprise resilience.
What you'll do
- Oversee daily incident response operations, lead and develop the team, and set team goals and metrics.
- Lead or coordinate incident triage, containment, investigation, and post-incident reviews.
- Develop the response program and platform, including automation, and advise senior leaders on cybersecurity risks and improvements.
What they ask for
- 10+ years of experience in cybersecurity or information security roles.
- 3+ years of experience leading and developing security teams.
- Bachelor’s degree.
- Deep expertise in security incident response, including experience leading or significantly contributing to complex investigations and major security events.
Nice to have
- Experience in one or more areas such as SOC operations, forensics, cloud security, security automation, application/product security, or Agentic AI security solutions.
- Experience designing and maturing security programs at scale in complex environments, such as cloud-native, SaaS, or large enterprise.
Pay
$216,000 USD - $324,000 USD (base salary); $182,400 USD - $324,000 USD (base salary)
Tools
AWS, Azure, GCP
AI focus
The team advances AI-driven security operations; the role may involve designing and implementing Agentic AI security solutions.
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