Senior Workday Platform Administrator

University of Technology Sydney; Sydney; On-site; AUD 133,000 - 143,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

17% superannuation in addition to base

Flexible work practices

Generous parental leave

Salary packaging opportunities

Job summary

University of Technology Sydney seeks a Senior Platform Administrator to oversee day-to-day administration, security management and operational support for the Workday platform, partnering with implementation partners, vendors and stakeholders.

In this role you will help transition Workday from implementation to business-as-usual, develop support processes, disaster recovery procedures, and operational standards to ensure long-term platform sustainability and user satisfaction across teaching,

Qualifications

• Experience administering and supporting enterprise SaaS platforms (Workday or similar).
• Experience managing platform security, user access, roles, permissions and governance controls.
• Strong understanding of enterprise application administration, platform configuration, integrations and operational support.
• Proven ability to troubleshoot and resolve complex technical issues with a strong customer and service focus.
• Experience supporting enterprise platforms through implementation, transition, upgrades or major transformation programs.
• Strong knowledge of security best practices, risk management and platform governance principles.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and communication skills, with the ability to collaborate across technical and business teams.
• Experience working in Agile environments and contributing to continuous improvement initiatives.
• Previous Workday experience across HCM, Payroll, Finance or Security Administration modules is highly regarded.
• Relevant qualifications or equivalent experience in IT, Systems Administration, Enterprise Applications or related discipline.

Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day administration, security management, configuration and operational support of the Workday platform across production and non‑production environments.
• Manage Workday security configuration, access controls, roles, permissions and user administration.
• Monitor platform performance, system availability, integrations, data integrity and operational health.
• Support platform configuration, upgrades, patches, enhancements and release activities.
• Diagnose and resolve complex technical issues, collaborating with vendors and internal teams.
• Coordinate incident, problem and change management activities.
• Develop and maintain technical documentation, support processes and SOPs.
• Support disaster recovery planning and operational readiness activities.
• Contribute to platform optimization, automation, capacity planning and continuous improvement.
• Share Workday knowledge and mentor team members.

Skills

Workday administration

Enterprise SaaS platforms

Security administration

User access management

Agile environment

Stakeholder engagement

Communication skills

Workday knowledge

HCM/Payroll/Finance modules

Education

Relevant IT qualification or equivalent experience

Job description

University of Technology Sydney seeks a Senior Platform Administrator to oversee day-to-day administration, security management and operational support for the Workday platform, partnering with implementation partners, vendors and stakeholders.

In this role you will help transition Workday from implementation to business-as-usual, develop support processes, disaster recovery procedures, and operational standards to ensure long-term platform sustainability and user satisfaction across teaching,