Workday Integration Specialist

Public Sector Resourcing•London Britain Township, PA

6d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Department for Education is seeking a Workday Integration Specialist for an initial five-month, Inside IR35 contract. The role is part of the Workday Development Team and focuses primarily on configuring the Workday element of the Workday–ServiceNow integration, with possible support for other integration workstreams. The position is hybrid, requiring two days per week in London, Manchester, or Sheffield, and can only be worked from within the UK. The post holder will work with Tech Group and the ESM project to understand requirements, assess them against the DfE Workday tenant, and advise on security implications. This includes reviewing domain security policies and related security objects, creating integration system users, administering security assignments, and providing XPATH values to technical colleagues. The specialist will configure the integration and oversee testing, issue resolution, and the test/fix/retest cycle before production deployment. The role also requires maintaining appropriate governance and documentation, including release notes, test plans, Interface Specification Documentation (ISD), and updates to the overarching High-Level Design (HLD). The specialist will build an understanding of the Workday tenant, business objects, data structures, and HR data security requirements; gather and analyse requirements; advise on Workday capabilities and best practices; plan delivery; collaborate with Cyber Security; assess data and security impacts; and design, configure, and build integrations.

Requirements

Proven experience designing, building, configuring, and supporting Workday integrations.
Strong understanding of Workday integration frameworks and best practices.
Experience delivering integrations from requirements through to production deployment.
Experience working with business stakeholders to balance security, compliance, and operational requirements.
Ability to collaborate effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Ability to act as the Workday subject matter expert within a project environment.
Ability to create clear build documentation, release notes, HLDs, ISDs, and testing evidence.
Strong attention to detail and commitment to documentation standards.
The role must be worked from within the UK.

Responsibilities

Develop a comprehensive understanding of the organisation’s Workday tenant, key business objects, data structures, and HR data security requirements.
Build relationships with stakeholders and understand organisational processes and ways of working.
Lead requirements gathering and provide guidance on Workday capabilities and best practices.
Analyse ESM requirements and assess their impact on existing HR and Workday processes.
Produce delivery plans, timelines, and implementation roadmaps.
Collaborate with Cyber Security teams on security assessments, approvals, and assurances.
Define and document integration requirements, including HLD and ISD.
Conduct impact and security assessments for data exposed through the integration.
Design, configure, and build integrations in the Workday implementation environment.
Configure the Workday element of the Workday–ServiceNow integration, including creating integration system users, administering security assignments, and supplying XPATH values to technical colleagues.
Oversee robust testing, issue resolution, and the test/fix/retest cycle before production deployment.
Maintain governance and documentation, including release notes, test plans, ISD, and updates to the overarching HLD.
Support other integration workstreams as required.