Workday Developer

Join a leading organization at the forefront of its industry, where innovation and technology drive significant impact. This company is dedicated to enhancing user experiences and transforming complex processes into seamless, intuitive solutions. You’ll be part of a team that values collaboration, pushes boundaries, and directly contributes to the operational excellence that supports thousands of employees.

Are you a skilled Workday Developer eager to make a tangible impact on critical HR and business operations? We are seeking dynamic individuals to join a forward-thinking team, where your expertise will be pivotal in shaping robust integration and application solutions. In this role, you won’t just be writing code; you’ll be building the foundational systems that empower our workforce, streamline essential processes, and ensure data integrity across vital platforms. Get ready to tackle exciting challenges, innovate with cutting‑edge tools, and see your work directly contribute to the success and efficiency of a large‑scale enterprise!

What You’ll Do & Impact You’ll Make

• Support and build assigned integration and application work across HR platforms including HCM, Benefits, Payroll, Recruiting, Identity Management, and vendor management systems, ensuring adherence to organizational patterns and standards.
• Develop and maintain integrations with key benefits providers (such as Kaiser, Optum, and Aetna) for critical processes like Open Enrollment.
• Construct integrations, services, and applications utilizing Workday Studio, EIB, Core Connectors, and REST/SOAP/GraphQL APIs.
• Develop Workday Extend applications, including custom objects, validations, and orchestration‑backed workflows, aligned with company‑approved designs.
• Implement observability for assigned integrations, including dashboards, metrics, alerts, and runbooks, to meet established standards.
• Resolve high‑severity production issues by identifying root causes and implementing effective remediation strategies.
• Coordinate the delivery of assigned workstreams, preparing design documentation for review and providing accurate project estimates.
• Communicate effectively with both technical and non‑technical stakeholders, meticulously documenting decisions and design trade‑off rationales within internal systems.

Key Projects You’ll Support

• Offer Management Integration: Build a new integration to surface offer data in Workday, supporting a larger redesign that will move offer letter generation into Workday Docs.
• Compensation Survey Management Integration: Develop a new integration between Workday and a selected compensation survey platform, replacing a manual spreadsheet‑based workflow.
• Immigration Integration: Create a new inbound integration from an immigration case management platform into Workday’s Visa module, ensuring accurate and compliant visa data for employees.
• Equity and Payroll Integration Enhancements (Schwab): Enhance existing Workday Schwab integrations to address payroll tax compliance, including local taxation, equity withholding corrections, state disability mapping, and readiness for international payroll.
• Contingent Worker System Integration: Close identified gaps between HR systems supporting contingent worker redesign, improving data completeness and automated processing of contract end dates.
• International Entity Integrations: Develop new integrations and data feeds supporting international entities, including payroll, benefits, and statutory reporting connections.

Qualifications

Must-Have Qualifications

• 5-8+ years of software or application engineering experience, with significant time spent on platform or enterprise systems.
• 4+ years of hands‑on Workday development experience across integrations (Studio, EIB, Core Connectors), Extend, Orchestration, and RaaS/WQL.
• Highly skilled in building with REST/SOAP and GraphQL, and proficient in data transformation patterns (XML, XSLT, JSON).
• Demonstrated ownership of integration architecture, including event‑driven patterns, API gateway patterns, and fault‑tolerant design.
• Deep understanding of the Workday data model and security fundamentals (domains, segments, business processes).
• Bachelor’s degree from a recognized university in Engineering, Computer Science, IT, or a related field (B.E./B.Tech/MCA), or equivalent practical experience.

Nice-to-Have Qualifications

• Experience with an iPaaS platform such as MuleSoft or Workato.
• Workday Integration or Extend certification.

Aquent is an equal‑opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics. We’re about creating an inclusive environment-one where different backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives are valued, and everyone can contribute, grow their careers, and thrive.