Workday HCM Engineer

Job Title: Workday HCM Engineer
Location: Walnut Creek, CA (Onsite)
Duration: 6 months

Role Overview
We are seeking a certified, hands-on Workday HCM Engineer to serve as a subject matter expert across multiple Workday HCM modules. This role will be responsible for designing, configuring, and supporting scalable Workday solutions that enable a best-in-class employee experience and support strategic business outcomes.
The ideal candidate brings deep functional and technical expertise across Core HCM, Talent, Recruiting, Compensation, and Time & Absence, and is comfortable working in a fast-paced, enterprise environment with evolving priorities.

Key Responsibilities
Translate complex business requirements into scalable Workday configurations across Core HCM, Recruiting, Talent, Compensation, and Time & Absence.
Design and deliver Workday HCM solutions that support enterprise-scale operations and enhance employee experience.
Configure, test, and deploy Workday changes across Core HCM, Time & Absence, Recruiting, Compensation, and Security.
Support and continuously improve existing Workday modules, including Learning & Development and Performance Management.
Conduct deep-dive analysis of the current Workday landscape to identify technical debt and recommend improvements to performance, error handling, and scalability.
Support Workday biannual releases, including feature impact analysis, configuration updates, and regression testing.
Document business processes, procedures, workflows, and system configurations.
Clearly communicate technical capabilities, constraints, and recommendations to non-technical stakeholders.
Provide user training, system documentation, and ongoing production support.

Required Qualifications
7+ years of hands-on Workday experience in enterprise environments.
Strong expertise in Workday Core HCM with exposure to Recruiting, Talent, Compensation, and Time & Absence.
Deep understanding of Workday Business Process Framework and Security models.
Proven experience configuring, testing, and deploying Workday solutions.

Preferred Qualifications
Active Workday Core HCM Certification.
Experience supporting Workday Learning, Performance, and Talent modules
Prior experience supporting Workday release cycles in large organizations.