Workday Engineer

The Abbey; Manchester; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

The Abbey is seeking an experienced Workday Engineer to own the design, governance and delivery of enterprise-grade Workday solutions across the platform.

You will work with product development, functional experts, change and architecture teams to build client centric, scalable and secure solutions, ensuring on-time delivery in a demanding and deadline driven environment, whilst embedding robust governance, security and change management practices that de-risk the business.

Qualifications

• 2+ years hands-on Workday development (or 4+ years Workday ecosystem).
• 5+ years of software development experience including Web apps.
• Strong grasp of Workday data model, security, business processes, custom objects/orgs, calculated fields, and reports/RaaS.
• Demonstrated delivery of production apps (portfolio or walkthroughs at interview).
• Proficiency with REST APIs and Workday Integration patterns (EIB, Studio, Core Connectors).
• Solid understanding of SDLC, peer reviews, and test strategies.
• Experience training or mentoring developers/analysts; ability to produce clear enablement assets.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and documentation skills.

Responsibilities

• End to end design and delivery of workday.

Skills

Workday development

REST APIs

Data model security

SDLC

Tools

Workday Studio

EIB

Core Connectors

Job description

solutions across Build, Extend, Prism, and associated Orchestrations Translate complex business requirements into secure, scaleable, client centric solutions - provide clearly articulated solution options. trade-offs and risks.Embed RSMs SDLC governance framework and stablish consistent data models, UI, workflows, AI development, and integration methodologies. Ensure all solutions adhere to the enterprise change management and release framework.Apply security architecture with product and solution design (domains, roles, access models and segregration of duties). Ensuring that soltions are designed with a security-first principles with appropriate auditing and gateway protections.Operate effiectively within a fast paced, deadline drive delivery model, managing competing priorities and stakeholder expectations.Drive speed to value whilst maintaining quality and control disciplineLead complex initiatives including multi-source, orchestration and advance platform capabilities.

Qualifications

Must-Have

• 2+ years hands-on Workday development (or 4+ years Workday ecosystem)
• 5+ years of software development experience including Web apps.
• Strong grasp of Workday data model, security, business processes, custom objects/orgs, calculated fields, and reports/RaaS.
• Demonstrated delivery of production apps (portfolio or walkthroughs at interview).
• Proficiency with REST APIs and Workday Integration patterns (EIB, Studio, Core Connectors).
• Solid understanding of SDLC, peer reviews, and test strategies.
• Experience training or mentoring developers/analysts; ability to produce clear enablement assets.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and documentation skills.

Nice-to-Have

• Whole platform domain exposure including FIN/HCM/Payroll/Security -e.g., approvals, exceptions, vendor onboarding, expense governance, journals, controls, agentic AI and machine learning, lifecycle.
• Experience in AI product development.
• Familiarity with Workday BIRT, Workday Reporting (advanced), Time Tracking.
• Scripting experience (e.g., JavaScript/TypeScript, Python) for tooling and documentation automation.
• Knowledge of privacy & compliance (GDPR, SOX, ISO27001) and secure coding practices.

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Workday Engineer

We are searching for an experienced Workday Engineer.

Purpose

As a senior and experienced Workday Build, Extend, Prism Engineer you will own the design, governance, delivery of enterprise-grade Workday solutions across the platform. Working with the product development, functional experts, change and architecture teams you will develop client centric, scalable and secure solutions, ensuring on-time delivery in a demanding and deadline driven environment, whilst embedding robust governance, security and change management practices that de-risk the business.The role operates in the intesection between technology, architecture, and operations and you will act as a trusted advisor & inflencer to senior stakeholders, functional teams and other subject matter experts as part of their decision making.Mentoring and developing the skills of the internal Workday team and pushing the boundaries of the platform capabilities.

Responsibilities

End to end design and delivery of workday

Education & Certifications

Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering or equivalent experience. Workday certifications (HCM/FINS/Integrations/Reporting/Extend/Build/Prism) strongly preferred. Accounting qualification or relevant experience.