Remote Workday HRIS Architect & Integrations Lead

Pennant; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

True Work-Life balance

Full benefits package (medical, dental

401(k) with match

Job summary

Pennant is seeking a seasoned HRIS Senior Analyst to own Workday technical solutions, focusing on integrations, reporting, and enterprise HR technology architecture. You will partner with HR, Payroll, Finance, IT, and vendors to deliver scalable, secure Workday capabilities.

You will design and deploy complex Workday integrations, extend applications, and maintain documentation and architecture diagrams. Remote work is supported across multiple states, with a strong emphasis on security,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in information systems, computer science, business technology, or related field; or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years of Workday technical experience with a focus on integrations and application development.
• Hands-on experience developing complex Workday Studio integrations.
• Strong experience building and supporting EIBs, Core Connectors, Document Transformation, and Workday Web Services.
• Experience designing and maintaining BIRT documents and custom document-generation solutions.
• Strong knowledge of REST APIs, SOAP services, XML, XSLT, JSON, and integration architecture principles.
• Experience with Workday Reporting, Calculated Fields, RaaS, and data extraction solutions.
• Strong troubleshooting, debugging, and root cause analysis skills.
• Experience supporting integrations with payroll providers, benefits vendors, finance systems, and other enterprise applications.
• Understanding of security best practices, data governance, and audit controls.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to explain technical concepts to functional and business stakeholders.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, deploy, and maintain complex Workday integrations using Studio, EIBs, Core Connectors, Document Transformation, APIs, and web services.
• Lead the architecture and development of scalable integration solutions between Workday and external systems including payroll, benefits, finance, identity management, recruiting, and third-party vendors.
• Build and support custom applications using Workday Extend to enhance business processes and improve user experience.
• Design, develop, and maintain BIRT documents, generated documents, and custom templates within Workday.
• Develop, test, and support Workday API solutions utilizing REST, SOAP, RaaS, and Workday Web Services.
• Create and maintain advanced calculated fields, custom reports, composite reports, and data extracts required for integrations and business operations.
• Lead integration troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and performance optimization activities.
• Establish integration monitoring processes and proactively resolve production issues.
• Partner with business stakeholders to gather technical requirements and translate them into scalable Workday solutions.
• Support Workday releases by analyzing technical impacts, testing integrations, and implementing enhancements.
• Develop and maintain technical documentation, interface specifications, architecture diagrams, and support procedures.
• Ensure compliance with security standards, SOX controls, data privacy requirements, and audit processes.
• Collaborate with enterprise architecture, security, infrastructure, and application teams to support broader technology initiatives.
• Drive automation and process improvement opportunities through system integrations, custom applications, and workflow optimization.
• Mentor team members and provide technical leadership on Workday development best practices.
• Maintain confidentiality and security of employee, payroll, and business data.

Skills

Workday Studio

Workday Integrations

EIBs/Core Connectors

REST APIs

Workday Reporting

SOX/ Security

Technical leadership

Communication

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Information Systems or related field

Tools

Workday Extend

Azure Integration Services

MuleSoft

Boomi

Job description

Pennant is seeking a seasoned HRIS Senior Analyst to own Workday technical solutions, focusing on integrations, reporting, and enterprise HR technology architecture. You will partner with HR, Payroll, Finance, IT, and vendors to deliver scalable, secure Workday capabilities.

You will design and deploy complex Workday integrations, extend applications, and maintain documentation and architecture diagrams. Remote work is supported across multiple states, with a strong emphasis on security,