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Workday Integration Engineer
Workday Integration Engineer
Workday Integration Engineer position — see original posting for full details.
About the role
Workday Integration Engineer
- Design and develop Workday integrations using EIB, Workday Studio, Core Connectors, Cloud Connect, and PECI.
- Build inbound and outbound integrations connecting Workday with payroll, benefits, IT provisioning, finance, and analytics systems.
- Develop XSLT transformations within Workday Studio integrations, applying disciplined templating practices, reusable helper libraries, and careful test coverage to keep complex mappings maintainable.
- Implement integrations using Workday REST and SOAP web services where appropriate.
- Design error handling, retry, and notification strategies that ensure reliable integration operations.
- Develop and maintain integration system users, ISSGs, security configurations, and tenant-level setup for integrations.
- Build and maintain calculated fields, custom reports, and report-as-a-service integrations.
- Implement Workday business processes and condition rules that support integration logic, ensuring the upstream and downstream sides of each integration agree on routing, approvals, and state transitions.
- Participate actively in Workday tenant refresh planning and integration regression testing, ensuring critical integration paths are exercised in lower environments before each tenant move and any drift is caught early.
- Collaborate with HR, payroll, IT, and finance stakeholders to translate business needs into integration designs.
- Maintain comprehensive, current technical documentation — including architecture diagrams, design decisions, configuration references, runbooks, and operational procedures — so that the system remains supportable, auditable, and easy to onboard new engineers onto over time.
- Support production incidents related to integrations and drive durable fixes.
- Participate in Workday release planning and regression testing, reviewing upcoming feature changes for impact, scheduling validation cycles, and coordinating with stakeholders so adoption proceeds smoothly.
- Stay current with Workday product releases and integration platform evolution.
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field.
- Five or more years of Workday integration development experience.
- Deep expertise in EIB, Workday Studio, and Core Connectors.
- Strong XSLT skills and experience with Workday Studio orchestrations.
- Hands-on experience with Workday REST/SOAP APIs.
- Strong understanding of the Workday data model and tenant configuration.
- Experience with Workday security model including ISU/ISSG patterns.
- Familiarity with calculated fields and custom report design.
- Strong troubleshooting and analytical skills.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
- Workday Pro Integrations certification.
- Experience with PICOF, PECI, or Cloud Connect for Payr