Senior Associate, Workday Security Administrator

 

POSITION SUMMARY:

The Workday Security Administrator is responsible for the day-to-day administration and maintenance of Workday security configurations. This role will play a critical part in ensuring the integrity and confidentiality of sensitive employee data within the Workday platform. The Workday Security Administrator will have deep expertise in Workday security, a strong understanding of healthcare regulatory requirements - e.g. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), System and Organization Controls 2 (SOC2), and the ability to manage external vendors while collaborating effectively with cross-functional stakeholders including clinical and administrative leaders.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Exemplifies characteristics of The BAYADA Way: compassion, excellence and reliability.
• Education
• Four (4) year college degree.
• Certification
• Workday Pro certification in security or relevant Workday modules.
• 5+ years of experience in Workday security administration, including configuring roles, permissions, groups, BP security policies and access controls in regulated industry
• Implements security to include user profiles, roles, permissions, object security and query security for all areas of Workday.
• Strong knowledge of healthcare regulatory standards including HIPAA, Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) and SOC2 and their impact on Workday security.
• Proven experience managing security in Workday Human Capital Management (HCM), Finance, Payroll and other modules ensuring compliance and data protection.
• Demonstrated ability to work with senior stakeholders and influence decision making in complex organizations.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to think strategically.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to present complex technical concepts to non-technical audiences.
• Acceptable Pre-Employment Assessment Results.
• Ability to read, write and effectively communicate in English.

Preferred Qualifications

• Workday Pro certification in security or relevant Workday modules
• Experience integrating Workday with Healthcare IT systems or identity management platforms
• Project management experience in Workday implementations or large-scale upgrades

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Demonstrate and communicate the core values of BAYADA and The BAYADA Way.
• Demonstrates technical expertise in building, maintaining, monitoring, troubleshooting, and fixing issues related to Workday Security.

Strategic Leadership

• Develop and execute the Workday security strategy aligning with healthcare regulatory and organizational compliance requirements.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to executive leaders and cross functional teams, recommending security best practices for sensitive data.

Hands-On Technical Expertise

• Skilled at explaining HR & Finance concepts and relating them to how Workday functions, while translating this information for HR & Finance end users to help them understand how the requested changes will be implemented.
• Configure, maintain and enhance Workday roles, permissions and access controls to protect employee and organization data.
• Design and implement security configurations for the Workday HCM & Financial suite.
• Conduct hands-on security assessments and proactively address vulnerabilities in Workday to ensure the confidentiality, integrity and availability of sensitive data.
• Complete technical impact assessment of Workday Upgrades, Releases, & Change Management, including impacted integrations and downstream systems
• Ability to escalate and communicate long-term maintenance issues associated with requested configuration changes.
• Strong understanding on how security connects with other functional areas and vice versa.

Regulatory Compliance

• Ensure Workday Security adheres to specific regulations including HIPAA, HITECH, Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) and General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), as well as organizational policies.
• Lead and support audits, including access reviews and segregation of duties (SoD) analysis, ensuring compliance with industry standards and mitigating security risks.
• Develop and enforce robust governance policies for Workday Security.
• Strong understanding of security reporting for SOX reporting/dashboards/monitoring.

Collaboration and Vendor Management

• Collaborate with HR, IT, Finance and business stakeholders to ensure Workday security solutions meet the unique need