System Owner-Boundary Compliance Owner - US Federal

About the Role This role will support one or more direct or indirect contracts with the U.S. Federal Government which, due to federal government security requirements, mandates that all Workday personnel working on the contracts be United States citizens (naturalized or native). As the system owner for our federal information system, you will be responsible for the lifecycle of our information systems. This is a high-impact role that will provide cross-functional ownership, stewardship, and focus for our compliance boundaries (e.g., Fedramp Moderate, IL4, Top Secret). While individual teams will focus on their respective functions (Security Operations, GRC, Engineering) this role will span all teams and boundaries and act as a focal point for the Federal business. The boundary's scope is wide-ranging, covering security, system health, compliance risks, cost/unit economics, incident/on-call trends, and future roadmaps (e.g., AI/ML capabilities or SKUs). To effectively address these complex issues, the System Owner must engage and coordinate the appropriate cross‑functional experts from Security, Engineering, Product, Finance, and GRC. You will own the long‑term trajectory, risk posture, and architectural runway of your assigned boundary, ensuring it is secure, efficient, and ready for future demands. Key Responsibilities 1. Boundary Health, Risk & Cross-Functional Stewardship Holistic Boundary Ownership: Serve as the single point of accountability for the overall health and compliance status of the assigned boundary. Risk Aggregation and Mitigation: Identify, document, and socialize systemic, long‑term risks related to architecture, technical debt, and control decay within your specific boundary. System Health & Security Posture: Define and monitor long‑term health metrics for the boundary, integrating data from SOC rules, Vulnerability Management, Incident Response, and Configuration Management to assess overall systemic risk. Compliance Control Assurance: Ensure all compliance controls relevant to the boundary (e.g., NIST 800-53 controls) are implemented, continuously monitored, and architecturally sustainable. Compliance Artifact Tracking: Track, prioritize and raise exceptions for the creation, maintenance, and audit readiness of all necessary compliance artifacts for the assigned boundary (e.g., System Security Plan (SSP), POA&Ms, Control Implementation Details). 2. Future-Proofing & Strategic Planning AI and New SKU Readiness: Proactively assess the impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI) features, machine learning models, and new Product SKUs coming into the environment. Define the necessary architectural modifications and compliance controls to safely and securely integrate these future capabilities into the boundary. Vulnerability Trajectory Ownership: Own the strategic direction for reducing the long‑term vulnerability surface area within the boundary, guiding functional teams on architectural dependencies and risk prioritization unique to your system. Cloud Cost Efficiency: Collaborate with the Engineering team to analyze and optimize cloud infrastructure costs within the boundary, ensuring security requirements are met in the most fiscally responsible manner. Core Workday Product and Technology: Interface with core Workday engineering and product teams as well as Security teams to ensure base product capabilities are designed to be compliant and deployable within your restricted government environment. About You Basic Qualifications 7+ years of experience in Security Engineering, Security Architecture, or a Compliance-focused role within a cloud or SaaS environment. 5+ years of direct experience with U.S. Government compliance frameworks such as FedRAMP (Moderate/High), DoD IL4/IL5/IL6, NIST RMF, or ICD‑503. Proven ability to own and drive large‑scale, multi‑year architectural and security roadmaps for a single, complex system. Deep understanding of cloud architecture AWS, Azure, GCP and how security controls are implemented at scale. Experience integrating future technologies (e.g., AI/ML systems) into regulated, high-security environments. Excellent communication skills with the ability to articulate complex, multi-faceted technical risk across all domains (architecture, operations, cost) to executive leadership. Workday Pay Transparency Statement The annualized base salary ranges for the primary location and any additional locations are listed below. Workday pay ranges vary based on work location. 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. Recruiters can share more detail during the hiring process. Each candidate’s compensation offer will be based on multiple factors including, but not limited to, geography, experience, skills, job duties, and business need, among other things. For more information regarding Workday’s comprehensive benefits, please . Primary Location: USA.VA.McLean (Tyson’s Corner) Primary Location Base Pay Range: $139,000 USD - $208,500 USD Additional US Location(s) Base Pay Range: $125,800 USD - $223,400 USD #J-18808-Ljbffr Workday Government, LLC