People Technology Platform Engineer (Workday)

Sony Playstation; Dublin; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Sony Playstation is seeking a People Technology Platform Engineer to design and evolve the global Workday platform in Dublin, Ireland. The ideal candidate will have over 5 years of hands-on experience with Workday solutions, focusing on designing scalable HR domain solutions. Key responsibilities include ensuring platform reliability, translating business needs into technical solutions, and actively participating in Agile delivery. Apply if you are a proactive problem-solver with a strong platform approach and communication skills.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of hands-on experience with enterprise platforms and Workday solutions.
• Experience designing scalable configuration solutions for core HR domains.
• Ability to troubleshoot and resolve system issues, ensuring smooth operations.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement scalable Workday platform solutions across HR domains.
• Maintain platform reliability through proactive issue diagnosis and resolution.
• Translate business needs into user stories and technical solutions.

Skills

Workday configuration

Agile methodologies

Problem-solving

Data integrity

Communication

Tools

Workday

Agile tools

Job description

Role Overview

The People Technology Platform Engineer, Workday is responsible for designing, building, and evolving SIE’s global Workday platform across core HR domains.

This role operates as an independent contributor within People Technology Services, owning the design, configuration architecture, and delivery of scalable Workday solutions. The role translates business needs into durable platform capabilities, ensuring solutions are reusable, maintainable, and aligned with long‑term system design and governance standards.

Using an Agile product delivery model, this role contributes to both the continuous evolution of the platform and the reliability of core services. The Platform Engineer partners closely with Product, Data, and Integration teams to deliver cohesive, end‑to‑end solutions across the People Technology ecosystem.

This role is suited for individuals who combine strong functional understanding with a systems approach, and who are motivated to build, improve, and scale enterprise platforms over time.

Platform Engineering & Solution Design

• Design, configure, and implement scalable Workday platform solutions across core HR domains, including business process frameworks, organizational structures, eligibility rules, and calculated fields
• Define and apply configuration design patterns that promote reuse, scalability, and maintainability across the platform
• Translate business problems into well‑structured system solutions, ensuring alignment with platform capabilities, governance standards, and long‑term sustainability
• Evaluate solution options and make informed design decisions, balancing business needs, system constraints, and operational considerations
• Own end‑to‑end delivery of platform changes, including design, build, testing, and deployment readiness
• Ensure solutions are consistent with broader platform architecture and avoid fragmented or one‑off implementations

Platform Ownership & Operations

• Act as a platform owner for assigned Workday domains (e.g., Core HCM, Absence, Compensation, Talent), accountable for system behavior, design integrity, and continuous improvement
• Maintain platform reliability through issue diagnosis and resolution, identifying root causes and implementing structural improvements to reduce recurrence
• Partner with team members to prioritize demand, balancing business urgency with platform sustainability and capacity
• Collaborate with multi‑functional teams (e.g., integrations, data, security) to deliver cohesive, end‑to‑end platform solutions

Data & Reporting Solutions

• Design and deliver scalable reporting and data solutions, including Advanced, Matrix, and Composite reports, as part of the broader People data ecosystem
• Develop and maintain calculated fields and data structures to support both operational and analytical use cases
• Ensure accuracy, integrity, and consistency of data across Workday processes and outputs

Delivery & Agile Execution

• Translate business needs into clearly defined user stories and technical solutions
• Participate actively in Agile delivery, including sprint planning, backlog refinement, and retrospectives
• Own and deliver assigned workstreams within sprint cycles, ensuring quality and alignment with expected outcomes
• Implement and support testing activities (unit, integration, UAT), ensuring solutions meet functional and technical expectations

Platform Design & Continuous Improvement

• Find opportunities to improve platform scalability, performance, and maintainability
• Contribute to evolving platform design standards, patterns, and governance practices
• Drive incremental automation and simplification of manual or fragmented processes
• Continuously improve individual capability and contribute to team learning and development

Governance, Compliance & Quality

• Ensure solutions meet data privacy, security, and audit requirements
• Follow established governance, release management, and change control practices
• Contribute to improving documentation, standards, and ways of working across the platform

What We're Looking For

• 5+ years of hands‑on experience with enterprise platforms, including direct configuration and delivery of Workday solutions
• Demonstrated experience designing and implementing scalable configuration solutions, including business processes, calculated fields, and core system setup
• Proven track record of independently troubleshooting and resolving system issues across configuration, data, and reporting
• Hands‑on experience developing Workday reports (Advanced, Matrix, Composite) used in production environments
• Proven understanding of the Workday Core HCM data model and data flows across business processes
• Experience translating business needs into system solutions, evaluating trade‑offs between speed, complexity, and long‑term maintainability
• Experience working in Agile delivery environments, owning defined workstreams or sub‑projects
• Ability to clearly articulate personal contributions to delivered solutions, including specific platform changes and outcomes

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Workday Security configuration
• Exposure to integrations (e.g., EIB, Core Connectors) and data interfaces
• Experience working within global enterprise environments across multiple regions
• Familiarity with additional Workday modules (e.g., Absence, Compensation, Talent)
• Experience contributing to platform standards, governance models, or design frameworks

Profile

• Strong platform approach, balancing functional understanding and technical design
• Operates independently while aligning with team standards and architectural principles
• Displays diligence with a focus on quality, scalability, and sustainability
• Practical and delivery‑oriented, balancing speed with long‑term maintainability
• Clear communicator bridging business and technical perspectives
• Comfortable working in an evolving operating model, willing to take ownership and expand capability
• Demonstrates curiosity, continuous learning, and a proactive approach to improving both individual and team performance

Equal Opportunity Statement: Sony is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All persons will receive consideration for employment without regard to gender (including gender identity, gender expression and gender reassignment), race (including colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin), religion or belief, marital or civil partnership status, disability, age, sexual orientation, pregnancy, maternity or parental status, trade union membership or membership in any other legally protected category.