Workday Specialist - Technical

Overview

Build, maintain and support Workday integrations, Extend applications and automation solutions as a hands-on technical specialist within Lonza's Digital HR team in Hyderabad, working to agreed specifications with technical leads.

What you'll do

• Build, test, and maintain Workday integrations using Core Connectors, EIBs, Studio, Orchestrate, PECI/WECI, where relevant.
• Monitor integration runs, troubleshoot failures, manage certificate replacements, and maintain integration health.
• Support the development and maintenance of Workday Extend applications under the guidance of technical leads.
• Perform integration, regression, and end-to-end testing and document results.
• Support HR automation and AI initiatives through technical build and configuration activities.
• Maintain integration catalogues, technical documentation, and runbooks.
• Work within defined technical standards, release governance, and SLAs.
• Coordinate technical handovers across APAC and EMEA teams.

What you'll need

• Hands-on Workday integration development experience, with Core Connectors and EIBs as a minimum.
• Experience as an integration builder, rather than solely monitoring or providing production support.
• Good understanding of Workday web services (SOAP/REST), XSLT, and integration debugging.
• Experience building and maintaining integrations to defined technical specifications.
• Strong understanding of integration testing and controlled release processes.
• Ability to troubleshoot integration failures and maintain reliable integration performance.
• Strong written communication and technical documentation skills.
• Comfortable working within SLAs, technical standards, and release governance in a global environment.

Nice to have

• Workday Studio experience is highly preferred.
• Preferred Workday Integration certification.
• Experience with Workday Studio or Workday Extend.
• Exposure to Workday Prism, HR automation, or AI tooling.
• Experience working in a Global Capability Centre or offshore delivery environment.

Details

• Location: Hyderabad, India.
• Technical role supporting the Hyderabad delivery capability.