Senior Manager, Security Operations (Incident Response)

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About the Team In support of the growth in the number of Workday customers and Workmates, we are growing our Security Response team to continue to deliver world class Cybersecurity capabilities and inspire confidence and trust in Workday.
We are a highly visible Security Response function that is the first line of defense for Workday.
Our team is responsible for both analytical and engineering Response functions which enables us to develop and grow diverse skills.
We are a distributed team operating a Follow the Sun model that also likes to innovate and have fun! About the Role We are looking for an experienced technical manager to lead a team of dedicated analysts and engineers.
This is a technical role with the understanding that you are already conversant in security automation, system security, network security, and incident response.
If you are a passionate leader who loves being challenged, and who wants to be part of an expanding team applying innovative technology to protect our networks, then this role may be for you.
Our managers go through regular leadership and culture training to ensure a nurturing environment and build on our past record as "Best Place to Work" globally.
Workday's company culture actively encourages internal development and you will manage your personal advancement with your manager on a regular basis.
You love leading Security teams and delivering winning results.
You have hands-on technical expertise in incident handling and security operations.
You are first a leader, then a manager and then an engineer.
You are motivated by solving challenging problems with simple, elegant solutions and feel great satisfaction from helping others.
Your dedication and high standards translate to impressive results and attract like-minded people.
Culture matters to you.
You get excited about a cohesive, energetic, and fun work environment.
An environment that fosters creativity, transparency, vision, growth, and individuality.
You have the drive and spark to thrive in a startup-like environment.
You are master of multitasking, triaging and prioritizing.
You take your responsibility to grow members of your team seriously and have a solid base of coaching and mentorship abilities that you use regularly to help your team members achieve their career goals while delivering their best work in a close knit team environment.
About You Basic Qualifications 8+ years of security engineering experience 3+ years+ managing a security team Experience in incident response, red teams, and/or threat hunting.
Other Qualifications Keep Workday and our customers safe by researching, developing, and enhancing tools, techniques, and process improvements for security detection and response in accordance with current and emerging threat and attack vectors.
Provide strategic and tactical leadership to the Security Operations team, including identification of emerging threats and possible mechanisms to detect them.
Lead in the effort of finding known and unknown threats and understanding new adversary TTPs (Tactics, Techniques and Procedures).
Workday Pay Transparency Statement The annualized base salary ranges for the primary location and any additional locations are listed below.
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As a part of the total compensation package, this role may be eligible for the Workday Bonus Plan or a role-specific commission/bonus, as well as annual refresh stock grants.
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Primary Location: USA.
CA.
Pleasanton Primary Location Base Pay Range: $192,000 USD - $288,000 USD Additional US Location(s) Base Pay Range: $167,200 USD - $288,000 USD Our Approach to Flexible Work With Flex Work, we’re combining the best of both worlds: in-person time and remote.
Our approach enables our teams to deepen connections, maintain a strong community, and do their best work.
We know that flexibility can take shape in many ways, so rather than a number of required days in-office each week, we simply spend at least half (50%) of our time each quarter in the office or in the field with our customers, prospects, and partners (depending on role).
This means you'll have the freedom to create a flexible schedule that caters to your business, team, and personal needs, while being intentional to make the most of time spent together.
Those in our remote "home office" roles also have the opportunity to come together in our offices for important moments that matter.
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