Workday Specialist - Technical

Lonza Group Ltd.; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Lonza Group Ltd. in Hyderabad, India, seeks a Workday Specialist - Technical to build, maintain, and support Workday integrations, Extend applications, and automation solutions.

You will collaborate with technical leads to deliver integrations and automation that meet specifications while ensuring reliability, testing quality, and thorough documentation. You will work on integration development using Core Connectors, EIBs, Studio, and related tools, and contribute to AI/automation initiatives

Qualifications

• Hands-on Workday integration development experience with Core Connectors and EIBs.
• Experience as an integration builder, not just monitoring or support.
• Strong understanding of Workday web services (SOAP/REST) and debugging.
• Experience building/maintaining integrations to defined specifications.
• Good knowledge of integration testing and controlled release processes.
• Ability to troubleshoot integration failures and maintain performance.
• Strong technical documentation skills.
• Able to work within SLAs and release governance in a global setup.

Responsibilities

• Build, test, and maintain Workday integrations using Core Connectors, EIBs, Studio, Orchestrate, PECI/WECI where relevant.
• Monitor integration runs, troubleshoot failures, manage certificates, and maintain health.
• Support development of Workday Extend applications under technical leads.
• Perform integration, regression, and end-to-end testing and document results.
• Support HR automation and AI initiatives through technical build and configuration activities.
• Maintain integration catalogues, technical docs, and runbooks.
• Work within technical standards, release governance, and SLAs.
• Coordinate handovers across APAC and EMEA teams.

Skills

Workday integration

Core Connectors

EIBs

Workday Studio

Orchestrate

PECI/WECI

Integration testing

Technical documentation

Communication

SLA compliance

Education

Workday Integration Certification

Tools

SOAP/REST

XSLT

Workday Extend

Job description

Workday Specialist - Technical Location: Hyderabad, India

Join Lonza’s Digital HR team as a Workday Specialist - Technical, supporting our Hyderabad delivery capability. This is a hands‑on technical role focused on building, maintaining, and supporting Workday integrations, Extend applications, and automation solutions. You will work closely with technical leads to deliver integrations and technical solutions to agreed specifications, while ensuring reliability, testing quality, and effective documentation.

What you will do

• Build, test, and maintain Workday integrations using Core Connectors, EIBs, Studio, Orchestrate, PECI/WECI, where relevant.
• Monitor integration runs, troubleshoot failures, manage certificate replacements, and maintain integration health.
• Support the development and maintenance of Workday Extend applications under the guidance of technical leads.
• Perform integration, regression, and end‑to‑end testing and document results.
• Support HR automation and AI initiatives through technical build and configuration activities.
• Maintain integration catalogues, technical documentation, and runbooks.
• Work within defined technical standards, release governance, and SLAs.
• Coordinate technical handovers across APAC and EMEA teams.

What we are looking for

• Hands‑on Workday integration development experience, with Core Connectors and EIBs as a minimum; Workday Studio experience is highly preferred.
• Experience as an integration builder, rather than solely monitoring or providing production support.
• Good understanding of Workday web services (SOAP/REST), XSLT, and integration debugging.
• Experience building and maintaining integrations to defined technical specifications.
• Strong understanding of integration testing and controlled release processes.
• Ability to troubleshoot integration failures and maintain reliable integration performance.
• Strong written communication and technical documentation skills.
• Comfortable working within SLAs, technical standards, and release governance in a global environment.

Preferred

• Preferred Workday Integration certification.
• Experience with Workday Studio or Workday Extend.
• Exposure to Workday Prism, HR automation, or AI tooling.
• Experience working in a Global Capability Centre or offshore delivery environment.

About Lonza

At Lonza, our people are our greatest strength. Working across sites and functions, our globally connected teams help our customers bring life‑changing therapies to patients around the world. We offer an inclusive environment where employees can collaborate, grow, and make a meaningful impact. Every day, our teams across the world work together to turn scientific breakthroughs into life‑changing medicines that reach up to 100million patients a year. Lonza is a place where people can make a unique impact, grow their careers and belong. You will feel at home at Lonza if you:

• Take ownership, step forward, and enjoy meaningful responsibility
• Love solving problems and thrive in a complex, fast‑moving environment
• Are curious, always looking to learn and improve
• Work collaboratively, contributing to something bigger than yourself
• Are motivated to make a difference through work that impacts customers and their patients

Why Lonza

We are a place of unique opportunity, where your ideas, expertise and ambition can make a real difference. Here, will have the freedom to grow, the support to succeed and the chance to contribute to work that matters. We are the makers of the medicines of tomorrow.