Senior Integration Engineer - Workday

NU USA Northeastern University; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 114,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

Northeastern University in Boston, MA is seeking a Senior Integrations Engineer to own the design, development, and support of inbound and outbound Workday integrations. You will configure, code, test, and troubleshoot interfaces across enterprise systems while upholding governance and security standards.

You will collaborate with analysts, leads, and vendors to deliver reliable, scalable data exchanges, mentor junior engineers, and maintain comprehensive technical documentation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related area and 6–8 years of integrations experience.
• Experience with Workday integrations preferred.
• Strong troubleshooting, debugging, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to translate specifications into working integrations.
• Knowledge of data security and privacy principles.
• Excellent documentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop complex Workday inbound/outbound integrations using Studio, EIB, Core Connectors, APIs, and middleware.
• Analyze performance, troubleshoot errors, and implement enhancements for reliability.
• Provide technical leadership, mentor engineers, and translate specs into solutions.
• Maintain documentation, data mappings, and interface specs.
• Ensure data quality, security, and privacy; support audits and deployments.

Skills

Workday Studio

EIBs

Core Connectors

XML

JSON

REST/SOAP

SFTP

SQL querying

HR/payroll processes

Scripting (Python/PowerShell)

Git

Middleware tools

Integration monitoring

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field

6–8 years related experience in integrations

Tools

Git

XML tooling

JSON tooling

REST/SOAP tooling

Job description

About the Opportunity

Job Summary The Senior Integrations Engineer is responsible for the technical development, maintenance, and support of inbound and outbound integrations supporting Workday HCM, Finance, Payroll, and related enterprise systems. This role focuses on hands‑on configuration, coding, testing, and troubleshooting of interfaces while ensuring adherence to enterprise architecture, data governance, and security standards. The Senior Integrations Engineer works closely with functional analysts, technical leads, and vendors to deliver reliable, scalable, and secure data exchanges across institutional systems. Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States. The University is unable to sponsor this role, now or in the future.

Key Responsibilities & Accountabilities

1. Advanced Integration Development

   • Develop complex Workday inbound and outbound integrations using Studio, EIB, Core Connectors, APIs, and middleware tools
   • Analyze and optimize integration performance, troubleshoot complex errors, and implement enhancements to improve reliability and scalability
   • Perform unit and integration testing

2. Integration Optimization & Performance

   • Provide break/fix support and troubleshoot production issues
   • Perform regression testing and monitor integration performance

3. Technical Leadership & Solution Design

   • Provide technical guidance on integration architecture, mentor junior engineers, and collaborate with architects on enterprise integration strategies
   • Translate functional and technical specifications into integration solutions
   • Maintain technical documentation, data mappings, and interface specifications

4. Integration Operations & Support

   • Ensure integrations adhere to data quality, security, and privacy standards
   • Support audits and validation processes
   • Support monitoring, incident resolution, and regression testing
   • Lead resolution of high‑severity production issues and deployment activities

5. Collaboration & Continuous Improvement

   • Work with functional analysts, architects, and vendors to enhance integrations, optimize performance, and support system releases
   • Maintain detailed technical documentation, enforce integration standards, and ensure compliance with data governance and security policies

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related area required; six to eight years of related experience developing and supporting system integrations required
• Experience with Workday integrations preferred
• Familiarity with data mapping and transformation logic
• Strong troubleshooting, debugging, and analytical problem‑solving skills
• Ability to translate technical specifications into working integrations
• Knowledge of data security and privacy principles
• Strong documentation skills
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast‑paced environment

Required Technical Skills

• Proficiency with Workday Studio, EIBs (Enterprise Interface Builder), and Core Connectors
• Strong understanding of the Workday data model and business processes
• Experience with XML, XSLT, JSON, REST/SOAP web services, and SFTP
• Knowledge of database concepts and SQL querying
• Understanding of HR and payroll business processes
• Understanding of integration monitoring and error handling processes
• Scripting languages (Python, PowerShell, or similar)
• Version control systems (Git)
• Middleware platforms and integration monitoring tools

Position Type

Information Technology

Additional Information

Northeastern University considers factors such as candidate work experience, education and skills when extending an offer.

Northeastern has a comprehensive benefits package for benefit eligible employees. This includes medical, vision, dental, paid time off, tuition assistance, wellness & life, retirement- as well as commuting & transportation.

• Medical
• Vision
• Dental
• Paid time off
• Tuition assistance
• Wellness & life
• Retirement
• Commuting & transportation

Visit https://hr.northeastern.edu/benefits/ for more information.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

Compensation Grade/Pay Type: 113S Expected Hiring Range: $113,865.00 - $165,105.00 With the pay range(s) shown above, the starting salary will depend on several factors, which may include your education, experience, location, knowledge and expertise, and skills as well as a pay comparison to similarly-situated employees already in the role. Salary ranges are reviewed regularly and are subject to change.

Founded in 1898, Northeastern is a global research university and the recognized leader in experiential lifelong learning. Our approach of integrating real‑world experience with education, research, and innovation empowers our students, faculty, alumni, and partners to create worldwide impact.Our global university system provides our community and academic, government, and industry partners with unique opportunities to think locally and act globally.The system—including14campuses across the U.S., U.K., and Canada, 300,000‑plus alumni, and 3,000 partners worldwide—serves as a platform for scaling ideas, talent, and solutions.The university’s residential campuses for undergraduate and graduate degrees are located in Boston, London, and Oakland, California.Our research and graduate campuses are in the Massachusetts communities of Burlington and Nahant; Arlington, Virginia; Charlotte, North Carolina; Miami; Portland, Maine; Seattle; Silicon Valley, California; Toronto; and Vancouver.Northeastern’s personalized, experiential undergraduate and graduate programs lead to degrees through the doctorate in 10 colleges and schools across our campuses.Learning emphasizes the intersection of data, technology, and human literacies, uniquely preparing graduates for careers of the future and lives of fulfillment and accomplishment.Our research enterprise, with anR1Carnegie classification, is solutions oriented and spans the world.Our faculty scholars and students work in teams that cross not just disciplines, but also sectors—aligned around solving today’s highly interconnected global challenges and focused on transformative impact for humankind.