Workday Integration Developer

Job Details

Essential Functions:

• Leads the design, development, testing, and deployment of Workday integrations across Financial functional areas.
• Builds and maintains integrations using the full spectrum of Workday integration technologies, including Core Connectors, Cloud Connectors, EIB, PECI, Workday Studio, Orchestrate, Workday Web Services (SOAP), and REST APIs.
• Collaborates with Finance, IT and other stakeholders to capture and document integration requirements, translating business needs into scalable technical solutions.
• Leads integration architecture and solution design discussions, recommending the appropriate integration framework and tooling for each use case.
• Carries out system administration activities related to integrations – monitoring, scheduling, error handling, fault finding, troubleshooting, and resolution.
• Identifies, validates, and tests integration changes related to business process changes, Workday releases, or continuous improvement initiatives.
• Ensures integrations comply with internal controls, audit requirements, data security standards, and regulatory requirements.
• Develops and maintains integration documentation including design specifications, data mappings, and operational runbooks.
• Performs audits of integration data flows and recommends steps to improve data quality and reliability.
• Ensures open communication and alignment across all Financial and HCM functional areas on integration dependencies and impacts.
• Serves as a subject matter expert on current and upcoming Workday integration capabilities and platform changes.
• Uses Workday Community to stay current on integration best practices, new features, and upcoming release changes.
• Partners with third-party vendors and internal teams to support end-to-end integration delivery and issue resolution.

Required Qualifications & Experience:

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience in Information Technology, Computer Science, Finance, or a related field.
• 5+ years of hands-on experience developing integrations within Workday, with a primary focus on Workday Financials but a strong preference for integration experience supporting the HCM and Payroll functional areas well.
• Demonstrated experience building all major Workday integration types: Core Connectors, Cloud Connectors, EIB (inbound and outbound), PECI, Workday Studio, Workday Web Services (SOAP/WSDL), and REST APIs.
• Proficiency in Workday Studio and Orchestrate, including the development of complex, multi-step integration workflows.
• Experience with Workday Financial functional areas (e.g., Core Financials, Procurement, Expenses, Revenue Management, Projects) to inform integration design and data mapping.
• HCM integration experience (e.g., Payroll, Benefits, Talent, Time Tracking) is a strong preference.
• Workday integration certification(s) preferred.
• Participation in at least one full lifecycle Workday implementation involving integration development preferred.
• Strong understanding of integration patterns, data transformation, and middleware concepts.
• Experience working with XML, XSLT, JSON, and web services standards.
• Ability to clearly articulate technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences at all levels of the organization.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills to interact effectively with Finance, HR, and IT stakeholders.