Senior Software Developer, Workday Integrations & Extend

Royal Bank of Canada; Toronto; On-site; CAD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Royal Bank of Canada in Toronto is seeking a Senior Software Developer for Workday Integrations & Extend. You will lead the design, development, and implementation of Workday solutions across HCM programs, collaborating with technical, functional, and vendor teams to ensure seamless integration within RBC’s HR ecosystem.

Responsibilities include lifecycle design (design, build, test, deploy, support), ensuring secure, scalable, and maintainable solutions, and driving AI-enabled process

Qualifications

• 3–8 years of Workday implementation and support experience.
• Hands-on technical development in Workday Integrations and Extend.
• Design secure, scalable Workday integration architectures.
• Collaborate with HR, security and vendor teams.
• Experience with middleware platforms is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Translate requirements into robust Workday integration designs.
• Lead full lifecycle for Workday integrations (design, build, test, deploy, support).
• Ensure scalability, security, performance, and maintainability.
• Partner with HR Workday leads and enterprise architects.
• Contribute to integration standards and governance.
• Support multiple Workday modules and external systems (SAP, ServiceNow).
• Troubleshoot and optimize performance of Workday environments.

Skills

Workday integration

Hands-on development

REST/SOAP APIs

Java

Middleware tools

Stakeholder communication

Tools

EIB

Workday Studio

Core Connectors

Cloud Connectors

Job description

Job Description

What is the Opportunity?

As a Senior Software Developer, Workday Integrations & Extend, you will lead the technical design, development, and implementation of Workday solutions to meet complex HCM program requirements across RBC. This role demands deep expertise / Hands on experience with Workday, coupled with advanced problem-solving skills to execute high-impact projects. You will collaborate closely with technical, functional, and vendor teams to ensure seamless integration and innovation within RBC's HR ecosystem. Additionally, you will play a pivotal role in leveraging AI technologies to optimize Workday processes, driving efficiency and transformative solutions.

What will you do?

Translate business and functional requirements into robust technical integration designs aligned with enterprise standards and best practices.

Serve as Technical Contact for Workday integrations / Extend requirements throughout the full lifecycle (Design, build, test, deploy, and support).

Design and build end-to-end Workday integration & Extend solution's, ensuring scalability, security, performance, and long-term maintainability.

Partner with HR Workday Functional Leads, enterprise architects, security teams, and third-party vendors to deliver cohesive solutions.

Establish and contribute to integration standards, patterns, documentation, and governance models.

Support solution design across multiple Workday modules and external systems (SAP, ServiceNow etc.).

Provide expertise in troubleshooting, performance optimization, and system maintenance for Workday environments.

Collaborate on innovation projects to future-proof HR systems and improve user experiences.

Contribute to AI-driven initiatives by integrating cutting-edge technologies to automate and enhance HR processes.

What do you need to succeed?

Must-have

• Workday Implementation & Support Experience.
• 3-8 years Experience with Workday.
• Hands on Technical Development experience.
• Strong experience designing and develop Workday integration & extend solutions in complex enterprise environments.
• Deep expertise across Workday integration & extend technologies like App development, EIB, Core & Cloud Connectors, PICOF/PECI, Workday Studio, BIRT, custom reports, and calculated fields.
• Solid technical background in REST & SOAP APIs, XML, XSLT, JSON, WSDL, WQL, Orchestrations, Web Services, and Java.
• Proven ability to design secure, scalable, and resilient integration / extend solutions.
• Experience with middleware platforms (e.g., MuleSoft, Boomi, ShapeIn, Azure Integration Services) is an asset.
• Strong communication skills with ability to engage both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Ability to develop integrations / extend application to support project requirements.

Nice to have

• Leadership experience
• Workday extend experience.

What's in it for you?

We thrive on the challenge to be our best, progressive thinking to keep growing, and working together to deliver trusted advice to help our clients thrive and communities prosper. We care about each other, reaching our potential, making a difference to our communities, and achieving success that is mutual.

A comprehensive Total Rewards Program including bonuses and flexible benefits, competitive compensation, commissions, and stock where applicable.

Leaders who support your development through coaching and managing opportunities

Ability to make a difference and lasting impact.

Work in a dynamic, collaborative, progressive, and high-performing team.

A world-class training program in financial services.

Flexible work/life balance options.

Job Skills

Application Development, Application Testing, Critical Thinking, Detail-Oriented, Group Problem Solving, Multi-Level Communication, Standard Operating Procedure (SOP), System Applications, System Integration Testing (SIT), Technical Writing

Additional Job Details

Address: 20 KING ST W:TORONTO City: Toronto Country: Canada Work hours/week: 37.5 Employment Type: Full time Platform: TECHNOLOGY AND OPERATIONS Job Type: Regular Pay Type: Salaried Posted Date: 2026-08-05 Application Deadline: 2026-11-29 Note : Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the application deadline date above

Our Employment Opportunities

At RBC, we are guided by living shared values of Client First, Integrity, Collaboration, Respect and Excellence and winning together as One RBC. We believe an inclusive workplace that has diverse perspectives is core to our continued growth as one of the largest and most successful banks in the world. Maintaining a workplace where our employees feel supported to perform at their best, effectively collaborate, drive innovation, and grow professionally helps to bring our Purpose to life and create value for our clients and communities. RBC strives to deliver this through policies and programs intended to foster a workplace based on respect, belonging and opportunity for all.

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