Senior Workday Integration Consultant

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, configure, test, deploy, and maintain Workday integrations with internal and third-party applications.
• Build and maintain integrations using Workday Studio and EIB, ensuring solutions meet business, security, and performance requirements.
• Analyze integration requirements and translate them into technical specifications and implementation approaches.
• Develop inbound and outbound integrations between Workday and external systems such as payroll, benefits, finance, identity management, and other enterprise applications.
• Troubleshoot integration failures, identify root causes, and implement effective resolutions.
• Work with functional teams and business stakeholders to understand requirements, assess feasibility, and recommend appropriate integration solutions.
• Develop integration documentation, technical specifications, test plans, and deployment procedures.
• Perform unit testing, integration testing, regression testing, and production validation.
• Monitor integration performance and proactively address errors, data inconsistencies, and recurring issues.
• Participate in integration architecture discussions and contribute to best practices, standards, and reusable integration frameworks.
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior integration developers and consultants.

Must-Have Skills

• 8–16 years of overall experience with significant hands-on experience in Workday integrations.
• Strong expertise in Workday Integration development and implementation.
• Extensive hands-on experience with Workday Studio for complex integrations.
• Strong experience with Enterprise Interface Builder (EIB) for inbound and outbound integrations.
• Good understanding of Workday integration architecture, business processes, security, and data structures.
• Experience working with integration requirements, testing, deployment, monitoring, and production support.
• Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills with the ability to resolve complex integration issues.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills with technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Good-to-Have Skills

• Experience with Workday Core Connectors, including Core Connector: Worker (CCW) and related connector configurations.
• Hands-on experience with PECI (Payroll Effective Change Interface).
• Knowledge of Core Connector Payroll (CCP/CCB) or related Workday payroll integrations.
• Experience with Workday Orchestration and Report-as-a-Service (RaaS).
• Strong knowledge of XML/XSLT for data transformation and integration development.
• Experience working with REST/SOAP APIs and third-party API integrations.
• Familiarity with authentication mechanisms and secure data exchange.
• Experience with integration monitoring, error handling, and performance optimization.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related discipline is preferred. Workday Integration certification or relevant Workday credentials will be an advantage.