Hiring: Principal Cybersecurity Engineer Company: Workday Location: Reston, VA Job Posted Time: 2026-09-10 12:09:57 Employment Type: Remote Target Skills & Keywords : API Design, Data Pipeline, ELT, ETL, Git, Java, Python, Quality Assurance, Risk Management, Workday About the job Experience: •9+ Years of Experience building custom GRC (Governance, Risk, and Compliance) platforms. Required Skills: •As a Principle engineer, you will serve as the primary visionary for how our risk data is structured, analyzed, and automated, acting as the bridge between the Cybersecurity Risk organization and our Engineering teams. Qualifications: •Software Engineering & Development: Demonstrable proficiency in Python, Go, or Java with a strong background in version control (Git), API design, and the ability to build complex PoCs for risk models. •Full-Lifecycle Engineering Governance: Proven mastery of the end-to-end SDLC, including the creation and oversight of comprehensive SRS documentation, Project Plans, and Product Backlogs to ensure architectural alignment from initial planning through to deployment and maintenance. •Architectural & Quality Standards: Ability to define System Architectures, Data Models (ERDs), and API specifications while enforcing rigorous QA standards through formalized Test Plans, automated Build Scripts, and Production Operations manuals. •Technical Influence: Data & Automation Engineering: Validated proficiency in data pipeline logic, ELT/ETL processes, and data quality assurance, specifically as they apply to automating security telemetry. •Strategic Technical Translation: Architect high-level business and security "end-states" into sophisticated process designs and technical specifications. You will own the translation of risk philosophy into the logic used by our engineering squads. •Enterprise Risk (ERM): Designing and implementing data-driven risk frameworks (e.g., NIST, FAIR) through sophisticated automation. •Third-Party Risk (TPRM): Architecting systems for automated due diligence, continuous monitoring, and assessment scoring for our vendor ecosystem. •Cross-Functional Influence: Champion security risk automation across the organization, mentoring junior engineers and influencing stakeholders on best practices for data-driven risk modeling. •Mastery of Cybersecurity Risk: A proven track record of designing and implementing Enterprise and Third-Party Risk Management (TPRM) programs at scale. •Architectural Design: Demonstrated ability to take a blank slate and define complex security processes, translating them into technical user stories, functional specifications, and logic diagrams. Compensation: •Flexible work environment (work from home / hybrid options) •Competitive benefits and rewards package Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!