# Principal Network Architect at Workday

- Company: Workday
- What the company does: Experience a new way to work with Sana and agentic AI from Workday. Backed by Greylock, NEA and Menlo.
- Company website: https://www.workday.com/
- Type: Startups
- Level: Principal and up
- Location: 2 Locations
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $187K to $281K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-10-09
- Apply by: 2026-11-23
- Apply: https://workday.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Workday/job/USA-CA-Pleasanton/Principal-Network-Architect_JR-0110633?utm_source=1752vc&utm_medium=careers
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/workday-principal-network-architect/

## About the role

We’re obsessed with making hard work pay off, for our people, our customers, and the world around us. As a Fortune 500 company and a leading AI platform for managing people, money, and agents, we’re shaping the future of work so teams can reach their potential and focus on what matters most. The minute you join, you’ll feel it. Not just in the products we build, but in how we show up for each other. Our culture is rooted in integrity, empathy, and shared enthusiasm. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

## What they're looking for

- 12+ years of network leadership in a large-scale global network engineering environment
- 5+ years serving in a Principal or Enterprise Network Architect roles within a global enterprise environment
- 5+ years of professional experience within the software as a service industry
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to deliver messaging to varying business groups
- Experience deploying ZTNA, SSE, micro-segmentation, and posture-based access policies (Zscaler Private Access/Internet Access, Palo Alto Networks, Okta integrations)
- Advanced design expertise in AWS cloud networking architectures (Transit Gateways, Cloud WAN, GWLB, VPC peering, Direct Connect) and multi-cloud interconnects


Source: 1752vc Careers, https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/workday-principal-network-architect/