Workday Integration Engineer/Lead

Job Title: Workday Integration Engineer/Lead Location: Canada (REMOTE) Type: Contract Mandatory Certification: Workday Core HCM Certificate or any Workday Integration. We are seeking a Workday Integration Engineer/Lead with strong hands-on experience designing and delivering integrations using Workday Orchestration, Workday Extend apps, and Workday APIs (SOAP & REST). The ideal candidate will build event-driven and scalable integrations, implement secure API patterns, and partner with HR/Finance/IT stakeholders to deliver reliable automation across enterprise systems.

Key Responsibilities Integration Design & Delivery Design, build, test, and deploy integrations using Workday Orchestration, including event-based triggers and downstream workflows. Develop and maintain integrations leveraging Workday APIs (SOAP and REST) for real-time and near-real-time data exchange. Build and support integrations using Workday integration frameworks such as: EIB (Inbound/Outbound) Core Connectors / Cloud Connect Workday Studio (as applicable) RaaS (Reports-as-a-Service) and calculated fields where needed Implement integration patterns including: Event-driven orchestration (business process events, change events, and system events) API-first integrations Asynchronous and re-triable processing patterns Idempotency, correlation IDs, and transaction traceability Workday Extend Apps & Automation Design and develop Workday Extend applications to enable custom user experiences and orchestrated business outcomes.

Integrate Extend apps with Workday and external systems using Orchestration and Workday APIs. Build reusable services/components for validations, approvals, and process automation. Event-Based Triggering & Orchestration Configure and implement event-based triggers using Workday Orchestration to automate end-to-end processes (e.g., hire-to-provision, job change updates, term-to-deprovision, vendor onboarding).

Define trigger conditions, event routing, error handling, and observability mechanisms. Ensure orchestration flows align with business processes and support audit and compliance requirements. Security, Controls & Reliability Implement security best practices for integrations including: Authentication/authorization patterns (e.g., OAuth2 where applicable, API client controls) Least privilege access via Workday security domains and integration system users Secrets management and secure certificate handling Build operationally resilient integrations with: Monitoring, alerting, logging, and runbooks Automated retries, dead-letter handling (when applicable), and reconciliation steps Support compliance requirements (SOX/ITGC/data privacy) through strong traceability and documented controls.

Testing, Deployment & Support Create and execute integration test strategies including unit tests, end-to-end tests, and regression plans. Manage releases across tenants (Sandbox → Implementation → Production) using Workday deployment best practices. Provide production support, troubleshoot failures, and perform root cause analysis (RCA) with preventive actions.

Stakeholder Collaboration Work closely with HR/Finance, Security, IAM, and downstream application teams to define interface requirements. Translate business needs into solution architecture and integration specifications. Provide technical guidance and mentor junior integration developers.

Required Qualifications 3–8+ years of Workday integration experience (level adjusted for Engineer vs Lead). Strong hands-on experience with: Workday Orchestration (including event-driven patterns) Workday APIs: SOAP and REST Workday integration tools such as EIB, RaaS, and/or Studio Solid understanding of: Integration patterns (sync/async, pub-sub concepts, event-driven architectures) Data transformation formats: JSON, XML, XSLT API testing and debugging tools (e.g., Postman or equivalent) Experience building reliable error-handling, monitoring, and reconciliation mechanisms. Strong documentation skills (interface specs, data mappings, runbooks, troubleshooting guides).

Preferred Qualifications Experience with Workday Extend app development and deployment lifecycle. Experience integrating Workday with IAM/Provisioning solutions (e.g., Azure AD, SailPoint, Okta) using event triggers. Familiarity with middleware/iPaaS tools (e.g., MuleSoft, Boomi) and hybrid patterns with Workday Orchestration.

Knowledge of Workday security concepts: integration system users, domains, business process security policies. Exposure to audit/compliance-driven environments (SOX, GDPR, SOC reporting). Key Skills (Technical & Functional) Workday Orchestration: event triggers, flow design, exception handling, observability APIs: Workday SOAP services, REST endpoints, authentication patterns, pagination, throttling Extend: app UX + service integration, orchestration handoffs Data: JSON/XML, transformations, data mapping, reconciliation Operations: monitoring, logging, alerting, incident response, RCA Soft skills: stakeholder management, clear communication, ownership, documentation Typical Deliverables API and event trigger specifications Integration architecture and interface design documents End-to-end orchestration flows and monitoring dashboards Runbooks, operational procedures, and support playbooks Test scripts, test results, and deployment plans We are an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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