Workday Business Systems Analyst (Hybrid)

A.C. Coy • Rosslyn, VA

2d • Hybrid

About The Position

Tier One Technologies is seeking a Workday Systems Analyst to support a direct U.S. Government client. This hybrid, contract-to-hire position is located in Rosslyn, Virginia. The role supports the Workday Administrator in operating, maintaining, and continuously improving the Workday tenant after go-live. The analyst provides first-line functional and technical support, helps ensure configuration and data accuracy, and supports the transition from implementation to stable operations and continuous improvement.

The role participates in full-scale Workday implementations and phased deployments, including configuration, testing, deployment, and post-go-live activities. It also supports release management by analyzing updates and new features, conducting regression tests, evaluating impacts, and developing rollout strategies. Candidates must be U.S. citizens and able to obtain Public Trust Clearance. Candidates who lack the required clearance may be subject to a federal government background investigation.

Requirements

• A degree from an accredited college or university in the applicable field; if the degree is not in the applicable field, four additional years of related experience are required.
• Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems, Human Resources, Business Administration, Finance, or a related field.
• At least 5 years of HRIS or HR technology experience.
• At least 3 years of experience with Workday or other ERP systems, including implementation.
• At least 1 year of experience building system reports.
• At least 1 year of experience providing ticket support.
• Hands-on production-environment experience supporting Workday Core HCM, Benefits, Talent Optimization, and Learning modules.
• Working knowledge of Workday business processes, supervisory organizations, and security groups.
• Experience testing system changes and following formal change control.
• Strong knowledge of EIB, XML, XSLT, Studio, Prism, and Web Services.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Must be a U.S. citizen and able to obtain Public Trust Clearance.
• Must have lived in the United States for the past five years.
• Cannot have spent more than six months traveling outside the United States within the past five years; military service is excluded, but the exception does not include military family members.

Nice To Haves

• Prior Tier-2 support experience with SLA ownership.

Responsibilities

• Review, analyze, and evaluate user needs to develop system solutions supporting business strategies and organizational objectives.
• Support the Workday Administrator in operating, maintaining, and continuously improving the Workday tenant following go-live.
• Build and modify Workday custom reports and calculated fields.
• Provide first-line functional and technical support, ensuring configuration and data accuracy and supporting stable operations and continuous improvement.
• Participate in full-scale Workday implementations and phased deployments, supporting configuration, testing, deployment, and post-go-live activities.
• Support Workday release management by analyzing major updates and new features, performing regression testing, assessing potential impacts, and developing rollout strategies.
• Prepare and validate data loads and reconcile results.
• Write SOPs, test scripts, configuration logs, and user job aids.
• Analyze and document problems, root causes, and resolutions.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time