Sr. Developer - Workday Integrations

TDECU•Houston, TX

About The Position

The Sr. Integrations Developer is part of the HRIS team and requires deep technical expertise in Workday Integration tools, strong problem-solving skills, and the ability to collaborate with HR, IT, Finance, Accounting, and business stakeholders to ensure seamless data flow and system connectivity. As a key technical expert, the Sr. Integrations Developer supports existing integrations and will work closely with cross-functional teams to understand business requirements and translate them into scalable and efficient integration solutions. This position requires strong knowledge of core design principles, common data modeling and patterns, project implementation methodology and a successful record of delivering high-quality integrations. The Sr. Integration Developer will be responsible for designing, developing, testing, and maintaining integrations using Workday Studio, Core Connectors, EIBs, and APIs. This role also requires expertise in troubleshooting complex issues, optimizing integration performance, and ensuring data security and compliance. Additionally, the developer will proactively identify opportunities for process automation, system enhancements, and integration efficiencies to support the evolving needs of the business.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree in related area or at least 6 years of experience using Workday, or related systems.
6 or more years of work experience in IT, HRIS, or related fields.
Hands-on Workday experience developing and supporting end-to-end Integrations across multiple functions, such as Core HCM, Compensation, Recruiting, Learning, Finance, Benefits, IT and Procurement
Experience in all phases of the technology implementation lifecycle (requirements gathering, design, build, testing, and launch)
Experience in leading a design session, reviewing, and assisting in the creation of project deliverables
Experience with Workday integrations (Inbound EIB, Outbound EIB, Studio, calculated fields, and advanced custom reports)
Familiarity with utilizing Workday API documentation to build technical design documentation for both Workday integrations, Production Support teams, and for non-Workday technical teams
Capable of diagnosing system errors from log files and translating into technical errors into business actions
Proven experience working with technologies such as XML, XSLT, XPATH, SOA, SOAP, OAuth 2.0, Report-as-a-Service, REST Web Services and Web technologies
Workday Core Connector and Effective Change Interface experience strongly encouraged (CCW, CCB, WECI, PECI, PICOF)
Advanced knowledge of MS Excel and SQL programming, C sharp, .NET with Visual Studio, TFS, HTML and JavaScript, SFTP and encryption preferred
Understanding of agile project management, SDLC, risk management, quality engineering
Experience custom report layouts using BIRT and RaaS reports based on business requirements and wireframes
Experience utilizing CI/CD tools such as Bitbucket, TFS, GitHub, Jenkins, SVN, etc.
Experience working/communicating effectively with diverse business and IT staff in multiple locations and in a multinational environment is very strongly preferred
Proven experience in eliciting and elaborating business requirements, drafting system design specifications, and developing technical solutions
Strong follow-through, ability to drive to closure and resolution of complex system issues.
Excellent problem identification, analysis and solving skills
Demonstrated ability to absorb, analyze, and understand new information, technologies, and practices quickly
Active listener, customer focused, relationship builder, team player

Responsibilities

Identify, assess, and solve sophisticated business problems for integrating the Workday cloud application with external applications across a wide array of Human Capital Management functions, where analysis of situations or data requires an in-depth evaluation of variable factors
Lead the design, build, and testing of Workday integration code base including Studio, EIB, Cloud Connect, Orchestrate, API, RaaS, DT, and supporting 3rd party coding
Partner with HR, Payroll, Finance, IT, and 3rd Party Vendor teams to understand business requirements and translate them into scalable integration solutions.
Work with business to analyze, research, debug and resolve Workday Integration production related issues.
Identify opportunities to enhance integration performance, automate processes, and improve system efficiency.
Ensure integrations adhere to security best practices, data privacy regulations, and compliance standards.
Create conceptual approach, technical analysis, plans for development, unit testing, deployment and maintenance support activities
Lead integration testing activities, prepare test scripts, conduct Unit and UAT testing.
Write and maintain XSLT, and MVEL expressions to manipulate data and automate business logic within Workday Studio Integrations
Create thorough documentation of integration procedures, processes, configurations for installation, maintenance and future reference
Experience working in Agile environments, managing multiple projects, and meeting deadlines.
Design, Code, document and implement new applications & as well as existing programs
Contribute to enhancements, and corrections to existing integrations and applications codebase
Develop code that complies with design specifications and meets security and best practices. Coding must adhere to all standards for security, be easily maintainable and have high system performance.
Collaborate with Development & QA staff on individual and team deliverables
Comfortable working in a loosely structured, fast-paced organization
Conduct code reviews, as requested, to comply with coding standards
Build working relationships with all teams on software development
Identify opportunities for future enhancements and refinements to standards and development methodologies.
Work on multiple projects and initiatives with different/competing timelines and demands.