Remote-First Workday Payroll Configuration Specialist

Socket.dev; Town of Texas (WI); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

KBR, Inc. is seeking a Workday Payroll Configuration Analyst to configure, support, and optimize the Workday platform with emphasis on Payroll across multiple modules.

The role will partner with HRIS leadership and Payroll teams to ensure accurate payroll execution and data integrity while driving continuous platform improvements. The ideal candidate will translate business requirements into scalable Workday solutions, support releases, testing, and reporting, and collaborate with stakeholders

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in information systems, computer science, data analytics, business administration, or a related field required

Responsibilities

• Serve as a hands-on configuration expert across Workday, with a strong focus on Payroll—designing, building, and maintaining earnings, deductions, payroll calculations, and pay groups in alignment with business and regulatory requirements—while also supporting configuration across Core HCM, Recruiting, Absence, and related modules to ensure cohesive, compliant, and scalable system design aligned with business needs

Skills

Payroll config

Workday HCM

Reporting tools

UAT testing

Data integrity

Collaboration

Security model

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in information systems or related field

Tools

Workday

Job description

KBR, Inc. is seeking a Workday Payroll Configuration Analyst to configure, support, and optimize the Workday platform with emphasis on Payroll across multiple modules.

The role will partner with HRIS leadership and Payroll teams to ensure accurate payroll execution and data integrity while driving continuous platform improvements. The ideal candidate will translate business requirements into scalable Workday solutions, support releases, testing, and reporting, and collaborate with stakeholders