Workday Extend Consultant / Developer

Scrumconnect Consulting; Staines-upon-Thames; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Scrumconnect Consulting is a multi-award-winning digital consultancy serving UK government departments and helping millions of citizens. We are looking for experienced Workday Extend Contract Developers to build and deliver custom Workday applications across Strategic Sourcing / Procurement and Grants Management / Finance.

The successful candidates will own Extend applications from design and development through testing, deployment and handover, working hands-on with App Builder, PMD pages,

Qualifications

• 5+ years of application or integration development experience.
• Strong hands-on experience building applications using Workday Extend.
• Experience delivering Extend applications through at least one full Workday implementation or enhancement programme.
• Hands-on experience with Workday App Builder and Presentation Model (PMD).
• Experience with Extend Studio and Workday orchestrations.
• Strong understanding of the Workday data model, business objects and custom objects.
• Experience with Workday REST/SOAP web services, WQL, RaaS and Custom Reports.
• Strong JSON and JavaScript skills.
• Experience with XML, XSLT and XPath.
• Understanding of Workday security, including API Clients, OAuth 2.0, ISU and ISSG.
• Experience with Workday Business Process Framework.
• Strong debugging, error handling and performance troubleshooting skills.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, test and deploy Workday Extend applications.
• Develop App Builder, PMD pages, tasks, cards and orchestrations.
• Configure custom objects and integrate applications with core Workday business objects.
• Build and consume Workday REST and SOAP services.
• Develop WQL queries, RaaS and Custom Report data sources.
• Integrate Extend applications with Workday Business Processes, notifications and alerts.
• Configure Extend security and authentication.
• Perform unit, system integration, regression and UAT testing.
• Implement appropriate error handling, logging and monitoring.
• Support tenant migrations, releases and cutover activities.
• Maintain technical documentation and support runbooks.
• Work closely with the Extend Lead and functional teams to deliver applications to agreed standards.

Skills

Workday Extend

Workday App Builder

PMD (Presentation Model)

REST/SOAP web services

WQL

RaaS

JSON

JavaScript

XML/XSLT/XPath

OAuth 2.0 / API Clients

Workday Security

Tools

Workday Studio

MuleSoft

Boomi

Azure Integration Services

EIB

Core Connectors

Job description

About Scrumconnect Consulting

Scrumconnect Consulting is a multi-award-winning digital consultancy, recognised for delivering impactful and innovative technology solutions across UK government departments. Our work has positively influenced the lives of over 40 million UK citizens.

We are passionate about user-centred design, agile delivery, and building digital services that make a real difference. Our teams work at the forefront of innovation, helping organisations transform and deliver high-quality, scalable solutions that truly matter.

The Opportunity

We are looking for experienced Workday Extend Contract Developers to build and deliver custom Workday applications across:

• Strategic Sourcing / Procurement
• Grants Management / Finance

The successful candidates will take hands-on ownership of assigned Extend applications, from design and development through to testing, deployment and support handover.

Essential Requirements

• 5+ years of application or integration development experience.
• Strong hands-on experience building applications using Workday Extend.
• Experience delivering Extend applications through at least one full Workday implementation or enhancement programme.
• Hands-on experience with Workday App Builder and Presentation Model (PMD).
• Experience with Extend Studio and Workday orchestrations.
• Strong understanding of the Workday data model, business objects and custom objects.
• Experience with Workday REST/SOAP web services, WQL, RaaS and Custom Reports.
• Strong JSON and JavaScript skills.
• Experience with XML, XSLT and XPath.
• Understanding of Workday security, including API Clients, OAuth 2.0, ISU and ISSG.
• Experience with Workday Business Process Framework.
• Strong debugging, error handling and performance troubleshooting skills.

Workday Integration Experience

Experience with the following would be highly desirable:

• EIB
• Core Connectors
• Workday Studio
• Document Transformation
• SFTP, PGP and X.509 certificates
• Middleware/iPaaS such as MuleSoft, Boomi or Azure Integration Services

Key Responsibilities

• Design, build, test and deploy Workday Extend applications.
• Develop App Builder, PMD pages, tasks, cards and orchestrations.
• Configure custom objects and integrate applications with core Workday business objects.
• Build and consume Workday REST and SOAP services.
• Develop WQL queries, RaaS and Custom Report data sources.
• Integrate Extend applications with Workday Business Processes, notifications and alerts.
• Configure Extend security and authentication.
• Perform unit, system integration, regression and UAT testing.
• Implement appropriate error handling, logging and monitoring.
• Support tenant migrations, releases and cutover activities.
• Maintain technical documentation and support runbooks.
• Work closely with the Extend Lead and functional teams to deliver applications to agreed standards.

Project Focus

We are currently looking for developers who can contribute to Extend applications in:

1. Strategic Sourcing / Procurement

Experience with Workday Procurement, Strategic Sourcing or related business processes would be highly valuable.

2. Grants Management / Finance

Experience with Workday Financials and/or finance-related Workday processes is preferred.

Certifications – Mandatory

• Workday Extend Certification / Workday Pro Extend
• Build on Workday (BoW) Certification

Desirable Certifications

• Workday Integration – Core Connectors and/or Studio
• Workday HCM
• Workday Financials
• Workday Strategic Sourcing

Ideal Candidate

We are particularly interested in candidates who have recent, hands‑on Workday Extend development experience rather than candidates whose experience is primarily functional or integration-focused.