Sr. Integrations Developer, Workday HCM
156k – 205kDublin, CAMenlo Park, CAHybrid8+ YOE
Summary
Designs, builds, and maintains Workday HCM integrations with third-party systems and Snowflake's platform for seamless people data flow. Requires 8+ years of Workday integration experience with tools like Studio, EIB, APIs, and proficiency in XML/JSON.
About the role
What You'll Do
- Design, build, test, and maintain Workday integrations using technologies such as Workday Studio, EIB, Core Connectors, and Workday Web Services (SOAP/REST)
- Partner with internal stakeholders and external vendors to understand business requirements and translate them into scalable integration solutions
- Provide production support for integrations, including monitoring, troubleshooting failures, performing root cause analysis, and implementing fixes
- Develop and maintain inbound and outbound integrations between Workday and third-party systems (e.g., payroll, benefits, finance, IT systems)
- Design, build, and maintain integrations between Workday and our own instance of Snowflake to enable scalable people data pipelines, reporting, and advanced analytics
- Ensure data accuracy, integrity, and security across integrations, adhering to governance, compliance, and privacy standards
- Manage integration deployments across tenants and support Workday release cycles, including impact analysis and regression testing
- Create and maintain technical documentation for integrations, data mappings, and processes
- Continuously identify opportunities to improve integration performance, scalability, and reliability
- Promote best practices in integration design, error handling, and monitoring to ensure system stability
- Leverage AI tools to accelerate development, automate repetitive tasks, and enhance troubleshooting and documentation
Our Ideal Candidate Will Have
- 8+ years of hands-on Workday integration development experience in a global environment
- Strong experience with Workday integration tools including Workday Studio, EIB, Core Connectors, and Workday APIs (SOAP/REST), Workday Extend, Orchestrate
- Proficiency in XML, XSLT, JSON, and web services technologies
- Experience with integration middleware or iPaaS solutions (e.g., Boomi, MuleSoft) is a plus
- Solid understanding of Workday data models, business objects, and security framework
- Familiarity with HR processes, employee lifecycle data, and downstream system integrations
- Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills with the ability to diagnose complex integration issues
- Experience with monitoring tools, logging frameworks, and integration error handling best practices
- Curiosity and experience experimenting with and building solutions using AI tools such as Gemini, ChatGPT, Claude, or Workday Agents
Skills
Workday StudioEIBCore ConnectorsWorkday Web ServicesSOAPRESTWorkday ExtendOrchestrateXMLXSLTJSONBoomiMuleSoft
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