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Principal Student Configurable Security Consultant, Higher Education

Pleasanton, United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 30 Nov 2023

💰 $224,400/yr($123,500/yr – $224,400/yr)

About the role

Your work days are brighter here.

At Workday, it all began with a conversation over breakfast. When our founders met at a sunny California diner, they came up with an idea to revolutionize the enterprise software market. And when we began to rise, one thing that really set us apart was our culture. A culture which was driven by our value of putting our people first. And ever since, the happiness, development, and contribution of every Workmate is central to who we are. Our Workmates believe a healthy employee-centric, collaborative culture is the essential mix of ingredients for success in business. That’s why we look after our people, communities and the planet while still being profitable. Feel encouraged to shine, however that manifests: you don’t need to hide who you are. You can feel the energy and the passion, it's what makes us unique. Inspired to make a brighter work day for all and transform with us to the next stage of our growth journey? Bring your brightest version of you and have a brighter work day here.

About the Team

It's fun to work in a company where people truly believe in what they're doing. At Workday, we're committed to bringing passion and customer focus to the business of enterprise applications. We work hard, and we're serious about what we do. But we like to have a good time, too. In fact, we run our company with that principle in mind every day: One of our core values is fun.

About the Role

The Student Configurable Security Consultant will be responsible for ensuring the successful implementation of Workday’s Student Security solution and will typically need broad awareness the following areas: Academic Foundation, Student Recruiting and Admissions, Curriculum Management, Student Records, Academic Advising, Financial Aid, Scholarships and Awards, and Student Financials. They work with customers to understand their challenges, business goals and requirements. Using Workday’s implementation methodology, the Student Configurable Security Consultant will design, configure and support testing as needed for the Workday solution. The Consultant will work with and provide status updates to the Engagement Manager assigned to their project.

Become a specialist in one or more areas of the Workday Student product suite
Working with our Higher Education Customers, you will:
- Become familiar with the touchpoints between Workday Student and other areas of the Workday product suite
- Gather client business requirements
- Configure the Workday Functional Security solution to secure application access
- Demonstrate the configurations through the development of prototype systems
- Assist the client in testing the Workday solution
- Support the integration consulting team in configuring and testing integrations between Workday and third-party/custom solutions
- Understand the Workday Implementation Methodology and use it on all engagements
- Partner with the Engagement Manager to plan project activities and time frames, and ensure project works is tracked and produced on time and within budget
- Ensure the client is referenceable once the system is in production
- Work with internal team members to ensure compliance with agreed-to project quality checkpoints
- Identify opportunities for process improvements and enhanced service offerings
- Participate in update training and other events to share product skills with other consultants
- Provide the Engagement Manager with status reports and keep him/her apprised of overall project status
- Acquire and maintain Workday product certification(s)