Workday Developer

Workday Developer

Annapolis, Maryland 21401

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Serve as the senior functional and technical resource for Workday HR, Payroll, and Financial applications (modules/functions: HCM, Recruiting, Talent, Payroll, Onboarding, Customer Accounts, Supplier Accounts, Financial Management, Budgeting, Business Assets, Banking Settlement, Procurement, Expense Management, Reporting, Integrations), owning solution analysis, configuration, integration, reporting, troubleshooting, and related business process improvements.
• Lead requirements-gathering sessions; document current-state and future-state processes, business rules, data flows, use cases, and functional specifications.
• Evaluate business needs and recommend system configurations, enhancements, integrations, automation, and process improvements.
• Configure and support modules such as core HR, benefits, time and attendance, payroll, general ledger, accounts payable, accounts receivable, budgeting, procurement, and financial reporting.
• Troubleshoot complex application, database, reporting, API, web service, and integration issues; analyze logs and SQL query results, identify root causes, implement and validate fixes, and establish preventive controls.
• Design, develop, test, document, and maintain APIs, web services, and systems integrations among HR, payroll, finance, banking, identity, and third-party platforms, including secure data exchange, data mapping, error handling, and monitoring.
• Write, troubleshoot, and optimize SQL queries; develop, validate, and maintain reports, dashboards, and data extracts to support HR, payroll, and financial operations, reconciliations, audits, and business decision-making.
• Develop test strategies, test cases, and acceptance criteria; coordinate system, integration, regression, payroll parallel, and user acceptance testing.
• Support release management, upgrades, patches, conversions, and implementations while minimizing operational risk and disruption.
• Ensure data quality, reconciliation, security, privacy, auditability, and compliance with applicable policies and regulatory requirements.
• Create and maintain system documentation, configuration records, process maps, support procedures, and end-user training materials.
• Mentor analysts, provide technical leadership, and promote consistent analysis, documentation, and support practices.
• Manage vendor relationships, monitor service performance, and escalate product or support issues as needed.

Education and Years of Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in information systems or computer science or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
• Extensive, demonstrated hands-on Workday experience across HR, Payroll, and Financial modules in a developer role, including configuration, implementation or enhancement delivery, and production support. Workday expertise is required; experience with other enterprise platforms is supplemental and does not substitute for this requirement.
• Demonstrated expertise in end-to-end HR, payroll, and financial business processes and their cross-functional dependencies.
• Strong experience with requirements analysis, system configuration, integrations, data conversion, testing, troubleshooting, and production support.
• Strong hands-on experience developing and supporting Workday APIs, web services, systems integrations, reports, and data extracts; configuring Workday business processes and security; troubleshooting complex Workday issues; and validating cross-module data flows and reconciliations. Ability to describe complex Workday solutions delivered and explain design decisions, testing, and issue resolution.
• Demonstrated hands-on development experience with XpressO, XML, XSLT, Java, APIs, REST/SOAP web services, and systems integrations, including authentication, data mapping, secure data exchange, error handling, and integration testing; strong SQL skills for querying relational databases, troubleshooting, data validation, and query optimization; and experience developing and supporting reports, dashboards, and data extracts.
• Experience leading complex initiatives and collaborating effectively with business stakeholders, developers, security teams, auditors, vendors, and executive sponsors.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to explain technical concepts to nontechnical audiences.
• Experience with cloud migrations, major upgrades, ERP transformations, or multi-entity implementations.
• Knowledge of payroll accounting, costing allocations, general ledger posting, reconciliation, and financial controls.
• Experience with advanced (Studio) reporting and analytics platforms, middleware, integration tools, or workflow automation.
• Relevant certifications in enterprise applications, project management, business analysis, IT service management, or security.
• Core Competencies
• Systems thinking and business process analysis
• Functional and technical problem-solving
• Data analysis, validation, and reconciliation
• Risk management and attention to detail
• Project leadership and change management
• Stakeholder facilitation and partnership
• Prioritization in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment
• Commitment to confidentiality, service quality, and continuous improvement