Software Engineer 3, Financial Systems & Solutions

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Salary Range
$101,300.00 - $151,925.00

Overview
This position, reporting to the Associate Director, Financial Systems & Solutions, will be a member of the development team supporting Yale's Financial systems and the Finance function at Yale. The primary focus will be in the area of Finance (General Accounting, Chart of Accounts, Sponsored Projects, Budgets) and Source to Pay (requisitions, purchase orders, invoices, suppliers, procurement card imports, settlements, etc.), but will also support other Finance functions/systems. The Financial Systems & Solutions team creates and maintains applications and integrations built on the Workday platform, including the Workday integrations toolset and Workday Extend and orchestration, and middleware tools like webMethods and Talend. The person in this position must have the capacity to understand technical concepts but be able to communicate in a non-technical manner with functional users. This role will collaborate with other members of the team to ensure the development of consistent business architecture across the Finance applications at Yale. This role will lead the support and/or installation software applications and integrations, participate in the testing process through test review and analysis, test witnessing and certification of software. Provides technical support to project team members. Performs a variety of tasks. As a Software Engineer 3, this person may be expected to lead and direct the work of others and learn to grow and apply leadership qualities; Assignments are moderate to complex; decisions can have a medium and long term impacts to the areas of which they are accountable requiring moderate to advanced best practice expertise.

Required Skills and Abilities
1.Ability to build and maintain complex Workday Integrations (STUDIO, EIB, Reports, XSL).
2.Developed analytical, critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
3.Enhanced interpersonal, written, communication, presentation, and organizational skills.
4.Strong systems analysis methods and techniques.
5.Knowledge of information security concepts, principles, relevant tools, and standards.

Preferred Skills and Abilities

1.Strong knowledge in supporting Financial systems, Workday is preferred.
2.Knowledge of Workday Integrations (EIB, XSLT, Reports, STUDIO, WWS), Workday Extend, Orchestration. Workday Pro Certifications are a plus. Experience with Workday Procurement
3.Knowledge of Middleware tools (webMethods, Talend ETL/ESB); SQL Server Database procedures/functions
4.Demonstrated use of AI in previous work experiences

Principal Responsibilities

1. Design, analyze, code, test, debug, document and maintain moderately complex enterprise systems; develop enhancements that enable a positive end-user experience.
2. Research, analyze, design, document, and modify software specifications throughout the production life cycle.
3. Create and implement project specifications/plans for projects with straightforward inter-dependency with other systems and/or projects.
4. Modify moderately complex application programs from detailed specifications.
5. Develop and validate test routines and schedules, evaluate code to ensure that it is valid, is properly structured, meets industry standards and is compatible with browsers, devices, or operating systems.

Required Education and Experience

Bachelor's Degree and four years of experience or equivalent education and experience.

Skills and Abilities

Knowledge of information security concepts, principles, relevant tools, and standards.

Developed analytical, critical thinking and problem-solving skills.

Developed interpersonal, written, communication, presentation, and organizational skills.

Familiarity with systems analysis methods and techniques.

Familiarity with project management skills.

Job Posting Date
02/02/2026

Job Category
Professional

Bargaining Unit
NON

Compensation Grade
GS-3

Compensation Grade Profile
GS-3k

Time Type
Full time

Duration Type
Staff

Work Model
Remote

Location
221 Whitney Ave, New Haven, Connecticut

Background Check Requirements

All candidates for employment will be subject to pre-employment background screening for this position, which may include motor vehicle, DOT certification, drug testing and credit checks based on the position description and job requirements. All offers are contingent upon the successful completion of the background check. For additional information on the background check requirements and process visit "Learn about background checks" under the Applicant Support Resources section of Careers on the It's Your Yale website.

Health Requirements

Certain positions have associated health requirements based on specific job responsibilities. These may include vaccinations, tests, or examinations, as required by law, regulation, or university policy.

Posting Disclaimer

Salary offers are determined by a candidate's qualifications, experience, skills, and education in relation to the position requirements, along with the role's grade profile and current internal and external market conditions.

The intent of this job description is to provide a representative summary of the essential functions that will be required of the position and should not be construed as a declaration of specific duties and responsibilities of the position. Employees will be assigned specific job-related duties through their hiring department.

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