Applications Engineer

Covenant Retirement Communities & Covenant Care; Skokie, Northern (IL, KY); Hybrid; USD 84,000 - 127,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental and vision insurance

403(b) with 3% match

Paid Time Off (PTO) & six holidays

Wellness benefits

Job summary

Covenant Living Communities and Services in Skokie, IL seeks an Applications Engineer to secure and administer Workday HCM, Payroll, Purchasing, and Finance platforms. You’ll manage role-based access, security policies, and business processes while building reliable data connections with third-party systems.

You’ll partner with HR, Finance, IT, and Strategic Sourcing to ensure compliant reporting, seamless integrations, and effective change management.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of Workday configuration, reporting, and security experience.
• Workday Pro Certification preferred.
• Experience with Workday intersection security and business process modeling.
• Experience developing integrations, catalogs, and Workday reports.
• Healthcare or senior living experience preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

• Configure and maintain Workday security groups, roles, and domain policies.
• Administer Workday integration connectors and monitor statuses.
• Develop and publish Workday reports/dashboards for stakeholders.
• Monitor Workday releases, test impacts, and train end users.

Skills

Problem solving

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Multitasking

Learning agility

Education

Bachelor’s degree (CS/Business/SC)

Tools

Workday

Excel

Job description

## Applications EngineerApplylocations: Covenant Living Communities and Services- Skokie, ILtime type: Full timeposted on: Posted Todayjob requisition id: R0029690-2026## *We Are Inspired to Serve. Join us!*The Application Engineer position serves as security architect and administrator for Covenant Living’s Workday HCM, Payroll, Purchasing, and Finance platforms. This role is primarily responsible for supporting and managing the role based access control, policies, and configurations used to manage access to data and functionality within the Workday platform. Responsibilities also include designing, building, and testing the data connections between the Workday ecosystem and third-party systems. The Applications Engineer serves as a hybrid functional–technical partner to Strategic Sourcing, Finance, Human Resources, and IT, ensuring Workday role compliance, vendor integrations, and reporting structures operate efficiently, securely, and in alignment with organizational strategy.**1. Workday Security & Business Process Management**Configure and maintain security groups, role assignments, and domain security policies. Administer intersection security roles following best‐practice minimal‐access principles. Maintain and develop Workday business processes supporting enterprise operations.**2. Workday Integration Administration**Administer Workday Integration connectors, including payroll, benefits, vendor catalogs, punch‐outs, user groups, and security settings. Address break‐fix issues and monitor integration statuses. Document and publish solutions to common issues.**3. Reporting, Analytics & Dashboards**Identify reporting needs, analyze procurement trends, and develop Workday reports/dashboards. Provide key metric reporting to stakeholders, highlighting challenges, opportunities, and efficiency improvements.**4. Workday Release Management & Training**Monitor Workday scheduled releases, test impacts in Sandbox, evaluate new features, and recommend process changes. Facilitate documentation and end‐user training for new capabilities.**5. Workday Change Management**Helps guide cross functional group and change management process within the Workday platform.**6. Technical Documentation**Maintain internal trainings, technical documentation, diagrams, and process guides.**Preferred Degree**: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Business, Supply Chain, or related field**Preferred Certificate(s):** Workday Pro Certification (Security, Reporting, Procurement, or relevant functional area)**Experience:*** 4+ years of working directly with Workday configuration, reporting, and security frameworks* Official Workday Pro certification is preferred.* Experience with Workday intersection security and business process modeling* Experience developing integrations, catalogs, and Workday reports* Experience in Healthcare, Senior Living, or related field (preferred, but not required)**Knowledge, Skills, and Ability:*** Strong problem‐solving and analytical skills* Ability to apply new technical knowledge quickly* Deep understanding of Workday Configuration ownership and data knowledge.* Strong understanding of Workday security architecture, business processes, and integration accounts.* Strong attention to detail with ability to validate reasonableness of outcomes* Excellent communication skills (written and verbal)* Ability to work independently and collaboratively* High learning agility and organizational skills* Strong proficiency in Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Teams* Ability to manage multiple responsibilities with limited supervision**Compensation Pay Range:**$84,459.00 - $126,687.00 per year**Reasonable Pay Estimate**A reasonable estimate of the pay range for this position is $84,459.00 - $126,687.00 per year. There are numerous factors taken into consideration in determining the actual offered rate of pay, including but not limited to: job-related qualifications, experience, skills, education, geographic location, and consideration of internal and external equity.**For full time employees, we offer a generous benefits package that includes:*** Medical, dental and vision insurance* Employer paid group term life and disability* Paid Time Off (PTO) & six paid holidays* 403(b) with a 3% employer match* Fitness center use at most facilities.* Various voluntary benefits:* + Life, AD&D + Tuition assistance and scholarships + Employee assistance program + Legal services, home/auto insurance, discount purchasing program + Pet Insurance## For more information about Covenant Living and CovenantCare at Home, please visit www.covliving.org or www.covenantcareathome.org.