HR Technology Configuration Specialist

Jobtailor; North Carolina; On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor is seeking a hands-on Workday Core HCM expert to design, configure, test, deploy, and optimize Workday solutions. You will work closely with HR, technology, and security teams to ensure data integrity, governance, and efficient production support.

Responsibilities include configuring business processes, security, and calculated fields, translating business requirements into technical solutions, and leading system enhancements.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of hands-on Workday Core HCM configuration experience.
• Expertise configuring Workday business processes, security, organizations, calculated fields, and rules.
• Experience supporting Workday releases, testing, troubleshooting, and production support.
• Workday Pro Certification preferred.
• Undergraduate degree in a related field or equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a hands-on Workday Core HCM technical expert.
• Design, configure, test, deploy, and optimize Workday functionality.
• Configure business processes, organizations, supervisory structures, and security components.
• Translate business requirements into technical solutions and provide production support.
• Maintain configuration standards, governance practices, and technical documentation.
• Identify, prioritize, and implement system enhancements.
• Support data integrity, security, risk, compliance, and audit activities.
• Lead troubleshooting and root cause analysis of complex issues.
• Collaborate with HR, technology, security, reporting, and integration teams.
• Participate in special projects and other duties as assigned.

Skills

Workday Core HCM Configuration

Business Process Configuration

Security Configuration

Calculated Fields Configuration

Root Cause Analysis

Education

Undergraduate degree in a related field

Job description

• Serve as a hands‑on Workday Core HCM technical expert
• Design, configure, test, deploy, and optimize Workday functionality
• Configure business processes, organizations, supervisory structures, staffing models, validations, notifications, calculated fields, condition rules, security, and related framework components
• Translate business requirements into technical solutions and provide production support
• Maintain configuration standards, governance practices, and technical documentation
• Identify, prioritize, and implement system enhancements
• Support data integrity, security, risk, compliance, audit, access reviews, privacy controls, system health, and data quality
• Lead troubleshooting and root cause analysis of complex system issues
• Collaborate with HR, technology, security, reporting, and integration teams
• Participate in special projects and perform other duties as assigned

Requirements

• 5+ years of hands‑on Workday Core HCM configuration experience required
• Demonstrated expertise configuring Workday business processes, security, organizations, calculated fields, condition rules, notifications, and related framework components
• Experience supporting Workday releases, testing, troubleshooting, and production support activities
• Workday Pro Certification preferred
• Undergraduate degree in a related field or equivalent combination of training and experience
• Must not require visa sponsorship; Vanguard is not offering visa sponsorship for this position

Core Competencies

Demonstrates extensive expertise in Workday Core HCM configuration, including business processes, security, and data integrity. Capable of translating business requirements into technical solutions while maintaining compliance and governance standards.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Workday Core HCM Configuration
• Business Process Configuration
• Security Configuration
• Workday Pro Certification
• Data Integrity and Compliance

Hard Skills

• Workday Functionality Design
• System Enhancement Implementation
• Troubleshooting and Root Cause Analysis
• Technical Documentation Maintenance
• Calculated Fields Configuration
• Condition Rules Configuration
• Notifications Configuration
• Access Reviews
• Audit and Privacy Controls
• Production Support Activities

Soft Skills

• Collaboration
• Problem-Solving

Certifications & Qualifications

• Workday Pro Certification

Industry Keywords

• Data Quality
• Governance Practices
• System Health
• HR Collaboration
• Integration Teams