Associate Staff Engineer, Workday integrations

Job description

**This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for an Associate Staff Engineer, Workday Integrations based in India.** This role offers the opportunity to take ownership of complex Workday integration solutions across a broad enterprise ecosystem. You will design, develop, deploy, and support integrations connecting Workday with critical third-party and downstream platforms. You will work across Workday Studio, EIB, Core Connectors, Cloud Connect, Extend, and SOAP/REST web services. The role also combines integration engineering with automation, AI capabilities, reporting, security, and production support. You will collaborate closely with functional Workday teams to translate business needs into scalable and maintainable technical solutions. As a technical leader, you will contribute to design decisions, mentor through peer reviews, and help drive quality and operational excellence. You will also play an important role in Workday release readiness and the continuous improvement of the integration landscape. ### Accountabilities: - Design, develop, test, deploy, and support end-to-end Workday integrations using Workday Studio, EIB, Core Connectors, Cloud Connect, Extend, and Workday Web Services (SOAP/REST). - Build and maintain custom applications, orchestrations, and extensions on the Workday Extend platform, including custom business objects, APIs, and UI pages. - Develop and support inbound and outbound integrations with payroll providers, benefits carriers, ATS platforms, financial systems, data warehouses, and middleware platforms such as MuleSoft. - Apply Workday AI and automation capabilities, including Workday Illuminate, AI Gateway, Extend-based ML capabilities, and intelligent automation features, to streamline processes and improve integration and reporting workflows. - Develop and optimize XSLT, XPath, Groovy, and Workday Custom Report-based transformations for complex data mapping and integration requirements. - Configure and troubleshoot PECI and other payroll and financial interface protocols as required. - Build advanced calculated fields, custom reports, including matrix and composite reports, and RaaS endpoints for downstream data consumption. - Own integration security design, including ISUs, security groups, X.509 certificates, OAuth 2.0, and API access policies following least-privilege principles. - Lead technical design sessions, create integration design documentation, and review peer solutions to ensure quality, performance, scalability, and maintainability. - Monitor, tune, and troubleshoot production integrations while managing incident response, root cause analysis, and long-term remediation. - Partner with functional Workday teams across HCM, Payroll, Financials, and ATS to translate business requirements into scalable technical designs. - Support Workday semi-annual release cycles by assessing impacts on integrations, Extend applications, and reports, and coordinating regression testing. - Implement and use integration event monitoring, alerting, and log analysis capabilities to proactively identify and resolve issues. - Package and promote Workday configurations and integrations across tenants while maintaining deployment quality and consistency. ### Requirements - 4+ years of relevant professional experience in Workday integration development and engineering. - Bachelor’s or master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field. - Strong hands-on experience designing, developing, testing, deploying, and supporting Workday integrations across multiple integration technologies. - Proven experience with Workday Studio, EIB, Core Connectors, Cloud Connect, Workday Extend, and SOAP/REST web services. - Practical experience building custom Workday Extend applications, orchestrations, APIs, custom business objects, and UI pages. - Experience integrating Workday with third-party and downstream systems, including payroll, benefits, ATS, financial, data warehouse, and middleware platforms. - Strong knowledge of XSLT, XPath, Groovy, Workday Custom Reports, calculated fields, matrix and composite reports, and RaaS. - Experience with Workday integration security, including ISUs, security groups, X.509 certificates, OAuth 2.0, and API access policies. - Experience with PECI and other payroll or financial interface protocols is highly valuable. - Familiarity with Workday AI and automation capabilities and the ability to identify opportunities to improve integration and reporting workflows. - Strong troubleshooting and production support capabilities, including monitoring, incident management, root cause analysis, and performance tuning. - Ability to lead technical discussions, document integration designs, review solutions, and collaborate effectively with functional and technical stakeholders. - Experience supporting Workday semi-annual releases and coordinating regression testing. - Strong analytical, communication, collaboration, and problem-solving skills, with a focus on building scalable, secure, and maintainable solutions. ### Benefits - Competitive compensation aligned with experience and market standards. - Opportunity to work on complex, enterprise-scale Workday integration initiatives. - Exposure to Workday Extend, AI-driven automation, integration architecture, and modern enterprise technologies. - A collaborative environment with opportunities to work closely with both technical and functional Workday teams. - Opportunities for technical leadership, solution ownership, and professional growth. - Flexible working environment, subject to role and team requirements. - Access to employee benefits and support programs in line with local employment policies. - Opportunities to contribute to continuous improvement and high-impact digital transformation initiatives.