Senior Workday Integration Specialist

Workday Integration - Subcontractor

Area(s) of responsibility

Technical Responsibilities

1. Workday Studio & Advanced Integrations

Design and develop high‑complexity Workday Studio integrations, including:

Custom multi‑step orchestration workflows

Real-time APIs

Large-volume file processing

Error-handling frameworks and exception management

Build scalable components using:

XSLT, XQuery, XPath

MVEL, Java-based plugins (Workday-supported)

Integration event triggers and listeners

2. Core Integration Development

Build and optimize integrations using:

Core Connectors (CCB, CCW, PICOF/PECOF)

Document Transformation (DT)

Enterprise Interface Builder (EIB – Inbound/Outbound)

Implement delta processing, change detection logic, and effective sequencing.

3. API & Web Services Engineering

Develop integrations using:

Workday REST APIs

SOAP Web Services

Workday Public Web Services (PWWS)

Build middleware pipelines consuming Workday APIs for high-throughput systems.

Apply API authentication models including:

OAuth 2.0

Certificate-based authentication

WSDL/SOAP security

4. Integration Architecture & Solutioning (Nice to have)

Interpret raw technical requirements and design:

File-based integrations

Event-driven integrations

Real-time synchronous services

Create sequence diagrams, mapping sheets, and architecture flow diagrams.

Propose scalable, fault-tolerant integration models using Workday Cloud Platform tools.

5. Data Engineering within Workday (Must Have)

Work with large datasets (XML, JSON, CSV) and build transformation logic.

Implement data encryption:

PGP encryption

SFTP/FTPS connections

Ensure compliant, secure data transmission pipelines.

6. Performance Engineering (Nice to have)

Conduct throughput analysis, memory optimization, Studio job performance tuning.

Reduce job runtimes via:

Parallelization

Batch processing

Dependency management

Implement monitoring, alerting, and error‑handling frameworks.

7. Testing & Deployment Engineering (Nice to have)

Develop detailed unit test scripts, SIT/UAT support, and automated test cycles.

Perform deployment activities via:

Workday DT

Tenant migrations

End‑to‑end regression validation

Troubleshoot system logs, Integration Event audit, and Workday Error Framework.

Required Technical Skills

Expert in Workday Studio, Core Connector, EIB, DT, PICOF/PECOF.

Strong command of:

XML / XSLT

JSON

SOAP and REST API frameworks

SFTP/FTPS connectivity

Experience with:

Workday Web Services (WWS)

Workday Report-as-a-Service (RaaS)

Enterprise Interface Builder automations

Hands-on experience with at least one end-to-end Workday implementation.

Preferred Technical Skills

Scripting: Python or PowerShell (for external automation)

Middleware experience: Boomi, MuleSoft, Azure Integration Services

Strong understanding of:

Integration security

Certificates management

PGP key rotation

Performance engineering for Workday integrations

Workday Integration Certification (Nice/Good to Have)

 

Experience Level

Senior Level