Senior Workday Integration Specialist

Location: Tampa, FL or Irving, TX
Employment Type: Contract
Work Authorization: Candidates authorized to work in the United States
Work Arrangement: Onsite / Hybrid as required
Experience: 5+ years of relevant Workday Integration experience
Certification: Workday Certified candidates strongly preferred

We are seeking a Senior Workday Integration Specialist with strong hands-on experience designing, developing, testing, troubleshooting, and supporting integrations between Workday and external enterprise applications.

This is a Workday Integration Developer / Workday Integrator position focused primarily on Workday integration development, Workday Studio, EIB, APIs, web services, data transformation, programming, testing, and production support.

The ideal candidate will have approximately 5+ years of Workday Integration experience and strong hands-on development experience with Workday Studio, EIB, Core Connectors, Workday Web Services, REST/SOAP APIs, XML, JSON, XSLT/XPath, and Java or Python.

• Design, develop, and maintain inbound and outbound Workday integrations with external applications.

• Develop integrations supporting HCM, Payroll, Benefits, Finance, and other enterprise systems.

• Build and maintain integrations using Workday Studio, EIB, and Core Connectors.

• Work with Workday Web Services and Workday APIs.

• Develop and troubleshoot inbound and outbound data flows.

• Work with REST APIs, SOAP Web Services, XML, JSON, CSV, XSLT, and XPath.

• Perform custom development using Java or Python where required.

• Conduct unit testing and support SIT and UAT activities.

• Validate integration data and investigate data discrepancies.

• Troubleshoot integration failures and resolve production issues.

• Monitor production integrations and provide ongoing support.

• Support integration deployment, releases, and post-production activities.

• Collaborate with functional teams and technical stakeholders to understand integration requirements.

• Ensure integration solutions meet business, technical, security, and data-quality requirements.

• 5+ years of hands-on Workday Integration experience.

• Strong experience with Workday Studio.

• Strong experience with Enterprise Interface Builder (EIB).

• Experience with Workday Core Connectors.

• Experience with Workday Web Services / APIs.

• Strong understanding of REST and SOAP.

• Strong experience with XML, JSON, and CSV.

• Experience with XSLT/XPath.

• Strong programming experience in Java or Python.

• Experience developing both inbound and outbound integrations.

• Strong integration testing and troubleshooting experience.

• Experience supporting production Workday integrations.

• Ability to analyze integration errors and resolve data and technical issues.

Workday certification is strongly preferred, with Workday Integration / Integrator certification being the ideal qualification.

Candidates should be able to demonstrate their Workday certification credentials and relevant hands-on integration experience.

Candidates without Workday certification may be considered if they have exceptionally strong technical skills and can successfully demonstrate their Java or Python programming capabilities through the required technical assessment.

• Workday Integration certification.

• Experience integrating Workday with third-party HR, payroll, benefits, finance, or enterprise applications.

• Strong understanding of integration architecture and data flows.

• Experience with complex Workday Studio integrations.

• Experience troubleshooting high-volume or business-critical integrations.

• Strong communication and problem-solving skills.

The ideal candidate is a hands-on Workday Integration Developer / Integrator, rather than a primarily functional Workday consultant.

Candidates should have demonstrated experience building and supporting real-world integrations using:

Workday Studio + EIB + Core Connectors + Workday APIs/Web Services + REST/SOAP + XML/JSON + XSLT/XPath + Java/Python

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