Embedded Workday EDM Engineer – HCM Deployment

NextBigWhat; New Brunswick (NJ); On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Kainos seeks an embedded Workday EDM Forward Deployed Engineer to implement and optimise EDM configurations across live Workday environments. You will act as the technical bridge to client IT and HR teams, driving adoption and deep integration from go‑live onward.

You will work across multiple accounts, removing configuration friction, delivering knowledge transfer, and building sustainable internal capability within customer teams.

Qualifications

• HCM Workday certification with hands-on deployment experience.
• Proven ability to work inside enterprise customer environments.
• Experience managing complex stakeholder environments.
• Ability to resolve integration and configuration challenges independently.
• Strong communication to translate technical detail for non-tech stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Design, configure, and optimise EDM & Workday configurations in live environments.
• Remediate configuration debt and architectural limitations before escalation.
• Resolve blockers and provide detailed context to accelerate resolutions.
• Ensure continuity from implementation to go‑live engagement with onboarding teams.
• Transfer knowledge to client admins with guides and templates for internal capability.
• Provide regular health summaries to CSM for informed reviews and early interventions.
• Guide clients through a three‑stage maturity model, removing friction between levels.
• Collaborate with Product to surface recurring constraints and missing capabilities.
• Document account technical history and share reusable assets with the team.

Skills

Workday EDM

HCM Certification

Deployments

Client relations

Integrations

Communication

Job description

Kainos seeks an embedded Workday EDM Forward Deployed Engineer to implement and optimise EDM configurations across live Workday environments. You will act as the technical bridge to client IT and HR teams, driving adoption and deep integration from go‑live onward.

You will work across multiple accounts, removing configuration friction, delivering knowledge transfer, and building sustainable internal capability within customer teams.