Principal Workday Technical Lead

Do you have an eye for detail and a passion for developing innovation solutions? Join our team! The Workday Technical Lead directly supports the IT HR Product Team and is primarily responsible for the design, development, testing, implementation, and support of Workday integrations across all IT and business systems. Additionally, this role will also support the portfolio of other HR solutions. This role will act in a technical lead capacity and will be responsible from driving the evaluation of new and existing systems to determine integration requirements and provide solutions utilizing services, workflows, and tools that align to enterprise strategies and adhere to architectural principles and best practices. This position will lead the planning, coordinating, and operations of the system(s), including daily support using best practices for business operation, and ensuring the system’s availability and functionality across the portfolio.

This position will report to the IT HR Product Owner as an embedded IT Workday resource within the HRIS team. The ideal candidate for this role is someone who understands HR technology tools and has expertise in enterprise application integrations. An ability to think critically and outside the box is a must. The opportunity to participate in requirements definition, development, and implementation offers tremendous job satisfaction for a highly motivated problem solver. This role requires the candidate to adapt existing methods, tools, and procedures to create enhanced solutions to deliver on client needs.

As SNC's corporate team, we provide the company and its business areas with strategic direction and business support spanning executive management, finance and accounting, operations, human resources, legal, IT, information security, facilities, marketing, and communications.

Responsibilities:

• Complex reporting (Custom reports, calculated fields, Workday object model, BIRT)

• Web Services and APIs: Understanding RESTful APIs, SOAP, and GraphQL is essential.

• Security and Authentication: Knowledge of OAuth, SAML, and other authentication mechanisms ensures secure data exchange between systems.

• Develop and maintain technical specifications and documentation for integration processes, configurations, and best practices

• Stay updated on industry trends and advancements in integration technologies and AI/LLM integration

• Proactive monitoring and operational best practices (integration and performance monitoring, break fix, and troubleshooting)

• Design and develop integrations between internal and third-party systems (SaaS) Support, troubleshoot and maintain applications and integrations

• Contribute to the design and evolution of system architecture, ensuring scalability, performance, and alignment with business needs

• Effectively communicate, partner with, and execute cross-functional projects

• Develop a deep understanding of the business area and systems to guide you in designing effective solutions

• Contribute to the continuous improvement of integration methodologies and processes

Qualifications You Must Have:

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field.

• 12+ years of experience in related field

• Relevant experience can be considered as a substitute for the required educational qualifications. In the absence of a degree, a minimum of 16 years of related experience is required.

• Higher level relevant degree may substitute for experience.

• Proficiency in multiple integration areas: Workday Studio, Orchestration, Connectors, EIBs/iLoad solutions and Payroll Integrations (PECI)

• Knowledge of XSLT /XML

• Experience building Workday Extend Applications

• Prior experience with requirements gathering, integration design, testing and deployment

• Understanding of global HR landscape as well as HR functions

• Experience with full system integration testing and HR systems release cycles

Qualifications We Prefer:

• Workday Pro Integration Administration

• Workday Pro Studio (nice to have)

• Workday HCM (nice to have)

• Workday Extend (nice to have)

Essential Functions:

• Work primarily at a computer for extended periods.

• Frequent use of hand/finger dexterity for computer work.

• Ability to work in an office or hybrid environment.

• Occasional travel may be required.

This posting will be open for application for a minimum of 5 days and may be extended based on business needs.

Estimated Starting Salary Range: $165,010.21 - $226,889.04. Compensation varies depending on a wide array of factors, such as candidates' key skills, relevant work experience, and education/training/certifications. The disclosed range estimate may be adjusted for any applicable geographic differential associated with the location at which the position may be filled.

SNC offers annual incentive pay based upon performance that is commensurate with the level of the position.

SNC offers a generous benefit package, including medical, dental, and vision plans, 401(k) with 150% match up to 6%, life insurance, 3 weeks paid time off, tuition reimbursement, and more.

IMPORTANT NOTICE:

To conform to U.S. Government international trade regulations, applicant must be a U.S. Citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State or U.S. Department of Commerce.

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SNC is a global leader in aerospace and national security committed to moving the American Dream forward. We’re known and respected for our mission and execution focus, agility, and disruptive and rapid innovation. We provide leading edge technologies and transformative solutions that support our nation’s most critical security needs. If you are mission-focused, thrive in collaborative environments, and want to make our country stronger with state-of-the-art technologies that safeguard freedom, join our team!

SNC is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to an environment free of discrimination.  Employment decisions are made based on merit without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran or other characteristics protected by law.