Software Development Engineer - Data Security and Protection

About the role

Our Chennai office is a thriving tech hub driving core innovations for Workday's global footprint. In the Security Platform group, you will solve complex, large-scale security challenges that impact millions of users worldwide. We offer a highly collaborative environment, competitive compensation, comprehensive benefits, and a culture that genuinely values work-life balance and continuous career growth. As a P3 Software Engineer in the Security Platform organization, you will be at the forefront of safeguarding Workday's enterprise cloud infrastructure. You will design, develop, and maintain robust data protection services, focusing heavily on cryptographic foundations, key management, and secure data-at-rest/in-transit solutions. You will collaborate with global teams to ensure our core security libraries are scalable, performant, and impenetrable. Design & Development: Build and maintain scalable, high-performance security libraries and microservices focused on encryption, tokenization, and hashing. Key Management: Implement and manage enterprise-grade Key Management Services (KMS) and Hardware Security Modules (HSMs) integration. Cryptographic Standards: Apply modern cryptographic primitives and protocols (e.g., AES, RSA, ECC, TLS, PKI) to protect sensitive tenant data. Code Quality & Testing: Write clean, well-tested, and secure code (Java/Go/Scala), ensuring high test coverage and adhering to secure coding practices. Collaboration: Work closely with principal engineers and product managers to translate security requirements into technical realities. About You Basic Qualification Experience: 4-7 years of professional software development experience, with a strong focus on backend engineering. Core Security Expertise: Solid understanding of cryptography fundamentals, PKI, key lifecycle management, and hands-on experience with tools like HashiCorp Vault, AWS KMS, or similar. Programming Languages: Strong proficiency in Java , Go , or Scala . Cloud & Infrastructure: Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP) and containerized environments (Kubernetes, Docker). Education: Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Security, or a related field. 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. At Workday, we are committed to providing an accessible and inclusive hiring experience where all candidates can fully demonstrate their skills. If you require assistance or an accommodation at any point, please email accommodations@workday.com . Are you being referred to one of our roles? If so, ask your connection at Workday about our Employee Referral process! At Workday, we value our candidates' privacy and data security. Workday will never ask candidates to apply to jobs through websites that are not Workday Careers. Please be aware of sites that may ask for you to input your data in connection with a job posting that appears to be from Workday but is not. In addition, Workday will never ask candidates to pay a recruiting fee, or pay for consulting or c