Senior ERP (Workday) Applications Engineer (Hybrid)

Beth Israel Lahey Health; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 119,000 - 146,000; Full time

Job summary

Beth Israel Lahey Health is seeking a Senior Workday Technical Engineer to lead the design, development, integration, and support of the Workday ERP platform across SCM, Finance, HCM, and Payroll. The role emphasizes scalable, secure solutions, real-time and batch integrations, and Extend applications to meet complex business needs.

You will collaborate with IT, HR, Finance, and Operations teams, mentor junior engineers, and help drive AI/ML enabled automation and analytics within Workday

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in a technical field.
• 7+ years in enterprise ERP technical roles.
• 4+ years supporting Workday across modules SCM, Finance, HCM, Payroll.
• Strong experience with Workday integrations and technical frameworks.
• Experience with Workday Studio, EIB, Core Connectors, Cloud Connect.
• REST APIs, SOAP, Workday Web Services.
• Workday Extend and UI Framework experience.
• Workday Orchestrate for end-to-end automation.
• Experience with AI/ML platforms or services.
• Experience with large-scale ERP implementations or transformations.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop scalable, secure Workday solutions aligned with enterprise standards.
• Build and maintain Workday Extend applications to meet business needs.
• Support Workday Orchestrations to automate cross-system processes.
• Develop Workday integrations using Studio, EIBs, Core Connectors, and middleware.
• Provide technical guidance and code reviews to junior engineers.

Skills

Workday integrations

Workday Extend

Workday Orchestrate

API-based architectures

Java/JavaScript

Technical leadership

AI/ML in automation

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or related field

Tools

Workday Studio

EIB

Core Connectors

Cloud Connect

REST APIs

SOAP web services

Workday Web Services

UI Framework

Data services

Workday Orchestrate

Job description

When you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a job, you’re making a difference in people’s lives.

The Senior Workday Technical Engineer serves as a hands‑on technical expert responsible for designing, developing, integrating, and supporting the Workday ERP platform across Supply Chain (SCM), Finance, Research Grants, Human Capital Management (HCM), and Payroll for health system. This role ensures the stability, scalability, and extensibility of Workday in support of all operational areas. The ideal candidate brings deep technical expertise in Workday integrations, Extend development, orchestration frameworks, and API‑based architectures, along with the ability to collaborate across Supply Chain, Finance, HR, Payroll, Research Administration, and IT. Experience leveraging AI/ML technologies to enhance automation, analytics, and operational efficiency is a plus.

Job Description

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as a technical subject matter expert across Supply Chain Management (SCM), Workday Finance, Research Grants, HCM, and Payroll
• Design and develop scalable, secure Workday solutions aligned with enterprise architecture standards
• Build and maintain Workday Extend applications to address business requirements not met by core Workday functionality
• Support Workday Orchestrations to automate complex, cross‑system business processes
• Design, develop, and support Workday integrations using Workday Studio, EIBs, Core Connectors, and third‑party middleware
• Build and maintain real‑time and batch integrations using REST, SOAP, and API‑based frameworks
• Support inbound and outbound integrations with ERP, banking, payroll vendors, grants, supply chain platforms, and EHR applications
• Provide technical support for Workday production issues, including integrations, Extend applications, and orchestration failures
• Perform root cause analysis and implement long‑term fixes for complex technical issues
• Support Workday releases, feature enablement, regression testing, and cutover activities
• Ensure high availability and performance of mission‑critical integrations and automations
• Explore and implement AI/ML use cases to improve automation, exception handling, forecasting, and decision support
• Integrate AI‑enabled services with Workday via APIs and orchestration frameworks
• Partner closely with Supply Chain, Finance, Research Administration, HR, Payroll, and IT stakeholders
• Translate functional requirements into technical designs and implementation plans
• Provide technical guidance, code reviews, and mentoring to junior engineers
• Create and maintain technical documentation, architecture diagrams, and integration specs
• Evaluate new Workday features and emerging technologies for adoption

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience)
• 7+ years of experience in enterprise ERP technical roles
• 4+ years of hands‑on technical experience supporting Workday
• Proven experience supporting multiple Workday modules including Supply Chain Management (SCM), Finance, HCM, Payroll and/or Research Grants
• Strong experience with Workday integrations and technical frameworks
• Workday Studio, EIB, Core Connectors, Cloud Connect
• REST APIs, SOAP web services, Workday Web Services
• Workday Extend, UI Framework, data services
• Workday Orchestrate for end‑to‑end process automation
• Java, JavaScript, XSLT, XML, JSON (is a plus)
• Workday certifications (Integration, Extend, Financials, HCM, Payroll)
• Experience with AI/ML platforms or services (e.g., cloud AI services, predictive analytics tools)
• Experience with large‑scale ERP implementations or system transformations

Pay Range

$118,560.00 USD - $145,600.00 USD

The pay range listed for this position is the annual base salary range the organization reasonably and in good faith expects to pay for this position at this time. Actual compensation is determined based on several factors, that may include seniority, education, training, relevant experience, relevant certifications, geography of work location, job responsibilities, or other applicable factors permissible by law.

As a health care organization, we have a responsibility to do everything in our power to care for and protect our patients, our colleagues and our communities. Beth Israel Lahey Health requires that all staff be vaccinated against influenza (flu) as a condition of employment.

More than 35,000 people working together. Nurses, doctors, technicians, therapists, researchers, teachers and more, making a difference in patients' lives. Your skill and compassion can make us even stronger.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled