Join the company that’s building the telemetry infrastructure for the AI era. At Cribl, we partner with IT and Security teams at many of the world’s biggest enterprises, including half of the Fortune 100, to bridge the gap between AI ambition and infrastructure reality. As the AI Platform for Telemetry, we give customers the choice, control, and flexibility to manage and analyze telemetry for both humans and agents, so they can build what’s next.
We’re one of the fastest‑growing private companies and a leading player in a massive, fast‑moving market. With a global workforce, we’re remote‑first and grounded in a simple idea: software is a people business. Cribl is the place where curious, collaborative people can do their best work, grow fast, and bring their full selves to the herd.
Why You’ll Love This Role
Cribl is seeking a Sr. Systems Administrator to lead the administration of our new HRIS application, Workday, as part of the Enterprise Applications team. In this role, you will be responsible for ensuring our Workday environment is configured, maintained and optimized to support scalable, secure and efficient People business processes. You will serve as a primary Workday owner, technical expert and internal consultant, collaborating closely with People Operations, Finance and IT to enable a large portion of Cribl’s People technology strategy.
As An Active Member Of Our Team, You Will…
As the Sr. Systems Administrator for Workday at Cribl, you will be the champion of and steward for our HRIS technology.
- Serve as the primary administrator for Cribl’s Workday system, including HCM, Compensation, Payroll, Benefits Administration and integrations.
- Lead the ongoing configuration, maintenance, upgrades and health monitoring of Workday components based on Cribl’s business and technical requirements.
- Lead, document and support business process discovery sessions to play a key role establishing Cribl’s Workday roadmap.
- Collaborate with stakeholders across the People Operations, IT and Finance teams to translate business process and reporting needs into secure, stable Workday solutions.
- Develop and maintain secure integrations between Workday and other internal/external systems (e.g., payroll providers, organizational data feeds, data governance tooling).
- Maintain data integrity by performing regular audits, managing security roles, supporting compliance efforts and resolving data issues.
- Track, triage and resolve defects, including system access, business process and integration issues.
- Develop and maintain technical documentation for Workday configurations, integrations and business processes.
- Support and coordinate regular Workday updates, enhancements and new feature adoption as Workday evolves.
- Train and support end users with Workday access, reporting and functionality; develop documentation to promote self-service and adoption.
- Stay current on Workday trends, best practices and product roadmaps to maximize the value of Cribl’s Workday investment.
- We are a remote-first company and work happens across many time-zones – you may be required to occasionally perform duties outside your standard working hours
If You’ve Got It - We Want It
- 5+ years of experience in Systems Administration or HRIS management, with minimum 3 years as a hands-on Workday administrator or lead.
- Deep expertise across Workday including, Core HCM, Benefits, Absence, Payroll, Advance Compensation, Time, data governance and integrations.
- Experience driving Workday business process mapping, system design, current state/future state documentation and stakeholder alignment.
- Proficiency configuring Workday modules, maintaining security roles and permissions and supporting audits/compliance.
- Experience with key Workday integration tools (EIB, Studio, APIs) and building / maintaining system integrations.
- Excellent stakeholder communication, documentation and training skills.
- Demonstrated ability to navigate ambiguity, manage projects and deliver in a fast-paced, scaling SaaS environment.
- Workday certification.
- Experience with data analytics and visualization tools.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Excel for analysis.
- Understanding of security and compliance considerations related to HRIS and data sharing.
- Prior experience scaling People systems in a high-growth SaaS environment.
- Excited about the data space.
- Good jokes, or maybe better, bad jokes.
- A love for goats.
#LI-KJ1
#LI-Remote
The salary for this role is dependent on geographic location and will be based on the individual candidate's job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.
In addition to base salary, for sales and some sales-adjacent roles, employees are eligible to earn incentive compensation (commission). For all other roles, employees are eligible to participate in the Cribl Corporate Bonus Program.
In addition to a competitive salary, Cribl also offers a generous benefits package which includes health, dental, vision, short-term disability, and life insurance, paid holidays and paid time off, a fertility treatment benefit, 401(k), and equity.
Bring Your Whole Self
Diversity drives innovation, enables better decisions to support our customers, and inspires change for the better. We’re building a culture where differences are valued and welcomed, and we work together to bring out the best in each other. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or any other applicable legally protected characteristics in the location in which the candidate is applying.
Interested in joining the Cribl herd? Learn more about the smartest, funniest, most passionate goats you’ll ever meet at cribl.io/about-us.
Similar Jobs
.png)
What you need to know about the Chicago Tech Scene
Key Facts About Chicago Tech
- Number of Tech Workers: 245,800; 5.2% of overall workforce (2024 CompTIA survey)
- Major Tech Employers: McDonald’s, John Deere, Boeing, Morningstar
- Key Industries: Artificial intelligence, biotechnology, fintech, software, logistics technology
- Funding Landscape: $2.5 billion in venture capital funding in 2024 (Pitchbook)
- Notable Investors: Pritzker Group Venture Capital, Arch Venture Partners, MATH Venture Partners, Jump Capital, Hyde Park Venture Partners
- Research Centers and Universities: Northwestern University, University of Chicago, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Illinois Institute of Technology, Argonne National Laboratory, Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
