Workday Integration Engineer / Developer, Manchester | Hybrid role (2 days in the office), £50,000 - £56,000
A client of mine is looking to further enhance their Workday capability and continue building out their internal technical function to maximise platform optimisation, automation and long-term return on investment.
This role is looking for an experienced Workday Integration SME to design, build, test and support robust integration solutions across a complex enterprise environment. You will play a key role in connecting Workday with critical business systems and ensuring the reliability, security and scalability of integrations across the organisation.
Role Responsibilities:
* Act as one of the subject matter expert for Workday Integrations, providing technical consultation and serving as the escalation point for complex integration and configuration issues.
* Design, develop, test and maintain Workday integrations using technologies including EIB, Core Connectors, PECI, RaaS, Workday Studio, Orchestrations and Workday APIs.
* Build and support integrations between Workday and external applications, data warehouses and third-party platforms.
* Own the end-to-end movement of data between Workday and connected systems including Payroll, Finance, Identity & Access Management and enterprise data platforms.
* Ensure the security and integrity of integration solutions through the application of encryption standards, PGP, secrets management, private endpoints and network configuration best practices.
* Manage API integrations across SOAP and REST protocols, authentication frameworks and vendor-managed interfaces.
* Monitor, troubleshoot and resolve integration issues through root cause analysis, ensuring minimal disruption to business operations.
* Maintain high levels of data quality and integrity through regular audits, validation activities and proactive maintenance.
* Lead Workday release activities including impact assessments, regression testing, break/fix resolution and deployment planning.
* Stay current with Workday product enhancements, emerging technologies and industry best practices, identifying opportunities for continuous improvement.
* Support knowledge sharing, mentoring and capability development within the HRIS and Workday teams.
* Collaborate closely with business stakeholders, technical teams and third-party vendors to deliver scalable and efficient integration solutions.
Key Requirements:
* Strong hands-on experience delivering and supporting Workday Integrations within enterprise environments.
* Expertise across Workday integration technologies including EIB, Core Connectors, PECI, RaaS, Studio and Workday APIs.
* Proven experience working with REST and SOAP web services, authentication protocols and API management.
* Strong understanding of integration security, encryption standards, PGP and secrets management.
* Experience integrating Workday with Payroll, Finance, Identity Management and other enterprise applications.
* Excellent troubleshooting and root cause analysis skills.
* Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to work across technical and non-technical audiences.
* Experience supporting Workday release management, testing and production support activities.
Desirable Experience:
* Workday Integration Certification.
* Experience within large, complex or global Workday environments.
* Exposure to cloud platforms, data warehousing technologies and enterprise middleware solutions.
* Experience mentoring junior team members and driving integration best practices.
This is an excellent opportunity for a Workday Integration specialist looking to play a key role in the ongoing evolution of a mature Workday environment while helping shape the future direction of an organisation's integration capability.