Senior Workday Integration Administrator

Overview

Own the design, build, support and continuous improvement of secure, scalable Workday HCM integrations across HR, Payroll, Benefits, Finance, IT and external platforms.

What you'll do

• Own the full lifecycle of Workday HCM integrations, from design and development through testing, deployment, support, and continuous improvement.
• Build and maintain secure, scalable integrations using Workday technologies including EIB, Core Connectors, Workday Studio, Workday Orchestrate, PECI, PICOF, RaaS, SOAP and REST APIs.
• Manage secure data exchanges across payroll providers, benefits vendors, finance systems, identity platforms, LMS solutions, screening providers, and other enterprise applications.
• Lead integration readiness activities for Workday's biannual releases, including impact assessments, regression testing, stakeholder coordination, and production deployments.
• Serve as the escalation point for integration issues by performing root-cause analysis, implementing corrective actions, and ensuring timely stakeholder communication.
• Safeguard data quality, security, and compliance through audits, reconciliations, access controls, and adherence to global privacy and governance requirements.
• Maintain comprehensive integration documentation, data mappings, technical specifications, and operational runbooks to support long-term sustainability.
• Partner with HR, Payroll, Benefits, Finance, IT teams, and external vendors to translate business requirements into robust technical solutions.
• Identify opportunities to modernize and improve the integration landscape by leveraging new Workday capabilities, best practices, and emerging technologies.

What you'll need

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Human Resources Management, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
• Minimum 4 years of hands-on Workday integration development experience supporting a live production tenant, with Workday HCM as the primary functional area.
• Workday Pro Orchestrate Developer Certification or Workday Pro Integrations Certification.
• Strong expertise in EIB, Core Connectors, PECI/PICOF, Workday Studio and/or Workday Orchestrate, RaaS, SOAP and REST web services, XML, XSLT, and authentication frameworks including OAuth 2.0, x509, and WS-Security.
• Working knowledge of Workday integration security, including ISU/ISSG configurations, domain security, business process security, and least-privilege access principles.
• Experience supporting Workday release management, tenant refreshes, regression testing, and production migrations associated with Workday's twice-yearly updates.
• Proficiency in English, with the ability to communicate complex technical concepts effectively to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Nice to have

• Experience integrating Workday with cloud data platforms such as Databricks, Snowflake, Azure Data Factory, Workday Prism Analytics, or Workday Extend.

Details

• Hybrid role open to candidates based in Trivandrum/Kochi.
• Collaborate with global teams across multiple time zones.
• Travel may be required as part of the hybrid working arrangement.