Sr. Workday Developer
Key Responsibilities:
Risk and Trend Analysis: Proactively monitor and analyze operational data to identify emerging operational risks, control deficiencies, and areas of potential instability within the Workday environment and its integrations. This involves reviewing trends, themes, and tendencies in key performance indicators (KPIs), relevant operational metrics, reported loss data, and external regulatory or market events.
Strategic Communication and Advisory: Effectively synthesize complex technical and risk-related findings into clear, concise, and business-relevant insights. Communicate these learnings, along with actionable recommendations for mitigation and process improvement, to the Business Stakeholders, HR leadership, and IT partners to ensure informed decision-making and continuous operational resilience.
Design and Development: Lead the design, development, testing, and deployment of robust, scalable Workday solutions and integrations. Serve as a subject matter expert (SME) during all phases of the system development lifecycle (SDLC).
Troubleshooting and Support: Provide Tier 3 operational support, rapidly diagnosing and resolving complex issues related to Workday configurations, integrations, and performance.
Documentation and Governance: Create and maintain comprehensive technical documentation, including solution design documents, integration specifications, and standard operating procedures (SOPs), ensuring adherence to internal governance and compliance standards.
Required Experience and Skills:
Extensive Workday Expertise: A minimum of 8 years of hands-on, progressive experience in Workday development, configuration, and end-to-end integration is essential. This includes a deep understanding of Workday's architecture, security models, and deployment lifecycle.
Workday Integration Mastery: Strong, demonstrable focus and expertise in designing, building, and maintaining complex Workday integrations.
Specific Module Focus: Proven experience with core HCM modules is required, with a particular emphasis on Time Tracking, Absence Management, and Payroll (both Workday Payroll and third-party payroll integrations).
Integration Technologies: High proficiency in all Workday integration technologies, including Studio, EIBs (Enterprise Interface Builders), Core Connectors, and custom Report as a Service (RaaS) integrations. Experience with XSLT and Web Services (SOAP/REST) is mandatory.
Full-Stack Proficiency: While the role is Workday-centric, candidates should possess a foundational "full-stack" mindset, capable of understanding and troubleshooting upstream and downstream systems that interact with Workday, including middleware, APIs, and databases.
Domain Knowledge: Solid working knowledge of core Human Resources (HR) functions (e.g., recruiting, compensation, performance) and detailed, practical experience with end-to-end Payroll processes and associated financial controls.
Technical Acumen: Ability to write clean, efficient, well-documented code/configurations and participate in code reviews. Experience with version control systems (e.g., Git) and agile development methodologies (e.g., Scrum).