Senior Workday Core HCM Configuration Engineer (Hybrid)

The Vanguard Group

Malvern (Chester County)

Hybrid

USD 120,000 - 150,000

Full time

4 days ago

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Job summary

Vanguard is seeking a Senior Workday Configuration Engineer to design, configure, and optimize Workday Core HCM solutions that enable scalable HR technology across the organization. You will partner with HR, technology, and business stakeholders to deliver reliable, secure, and user-friendly configurations that support the crew and drive operational excellence.

The role is highly technical and hands-on, focusing on end-to-end Workday configuration, troubleshooting complex issues, and delivering

Qualifications

5+ years of hands-on Workday Core HCM configuration experience.
Experience 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.
Sponsorship not offered for this position.

Responsibilities

Serve as a hands-on Workday Core HCM technical expert, responsible for solution design, configuration, testing, deployment, and ongoing optimization of Workday functionality.
Independently configure complex business requirements and deliver scalable solutions aligned to organizational objectives.
Own end-to-end system configuration within Workday Core HCM, including business processes, organizations, supervisory structures, staffing models, validations, notifications, calculated fields, condition rules, security, and related framework components.
Translate business requirements into technical solutions by analyzing requirements, designing configurations, conducting testing, managing deployments, and providing production support.
Maintain configuration standards, governance practices, and technical documentation to ensure consistency, scalability, maintainability, and operational excellence across the Workday platform.
Identify, prioritize, and implement system enhancements that improve user experience, streamline HR operations, reduce manual effort, and maximize the value of Workday investments.
Maintain deep technical expertise in Workday Core HCM, staying current on Workday releases, emerging capabilities, best practices, and configuration techniques through continuous learning and certification activities.
Support data integrity, security, risk, and compliance activities, including security administration, audit support, access reviews, data privacy controls, and ongoing monitoring of system health and data quality.
Lead troubleshooting and root cause analysis of complex system issues, partnering with internal stakeholders and vendors to resolve defects, improve performance, and maintain platform stability.
Collaborate with cross‑functional teams, including HR, technology, security, reporting, and integration teams, to deliver high‑quality solutions and support strategic initiatives.
Participate in special projects and perform other duties as assigned.