Senior Workday Developer, Sr

CeDent; United States; Remote; USD 55,000 - 83,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, Dental, Vision Insurance

Job summary

CeDent is seeking a software SME in the United States with strong Workday development experience and Extend development background to design, build, test, and deploy HR solutions. You will work directly with HR users to understand needs, craft scalable applications, and ensure successful delivery.

The role requires leading projects through the full SDLC, coordinating with cross-functional teams, and mentoring junior staff while maintaining comprehensive documentation and governance standards.

Qualifications

• Must have Workday development experience.
• Extend development experience strongly preferred.
• Experience supporting HR users directly.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, deploy and maintain software solutions with SME guidance.
• Lead design, development, testing and documentation of reliable, scalable software.
• Manage large projects through full software development life cycle.
• Gather and document business requirements, estimate time/cost for changes.
• Coordinate development activities with team, infra, vendors and management.
• Follow change control, governance and documentation standards.
• Identify opportunities to deploy solutions in other business areas.
• Interact with business users to ensure effective use of technology.
• Collaborate with process owners on defects, enhancements and projects.
• Coach, review and delegate to lower level professionals.
• Resolve complex problems and provide SME guidance.

Skills

Workday development

Extend development

HR user support

Education

Bachelor's Degree in MIS, CS, math or related field

Tools

Workday Studio

Extend

Prism

BIRT

Orchestration

EIBs

XSLT

Web services

Job description

Must have Skills

• Workday development experience is a must.
• My biggest wish is for someone that also has Extend development experience. Extend is a way we can build custom apps in Workday, like the Request Remote Work app. This skillset may be hard to find.
• Experience supporting HR users/customers directly (not a behind the scenes developer)

What are the nice-to-have skills?

• References similar to the list of technologies in the summary (integrations, Studio, Extend, Prism, BIRT, Orchestration, EIBs, XSLT, and web services). Also references to ERP/HR/HCM systems
• Customer Service / end user support – any experience working directly with the business to understand needs and develop solutions.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities

• Works independent with limited supervision as subject matter expert (SME), to design, develop, test, deploy and maintain software solutions as prioritized by the business including creating and updating system documentation and training materials
• Lead design, development, testing, maintenance and documentation of reliable and scalable software solutions, as prioritized by the business, according to facts, policies and practices that will support user requirements
• Manage large projects and processes through entire system development life cycle
• Lead gathering and documenting of business requirements to determine capabilities to be delivered. Consult with users on priorities, complexities and other impacts of the requirements. Provide time and cost estimates for proposed changes resulting from the requirements
• Coordinate and communicate development activities with other team members, infrastructure personnel, vendors and management
• Follow defined change control and compliance procedures associated with software development, including all required documentation and governance standards.
• Identify opportunities to deploy existing solutions in other business areas
• Interact with business users via consulting and training to ensure effective use of technology solutions
• Collaborate with key process owners on the documentation of difficult, complex application defects, enhancements and/or projects
• Coach, review and delegate to lower level professionals
• Solves difficult, complex problems

Education

• Bachelor's Degree in MIS, computer science, mathematics, or other related field or equivalent combination of formal education and job-related experience

Work Experience

• Experience with multiple development languages and/or platforms
• Experience in software development and programming concepts/techniques
• Experience working with database management systems
• Experience with all aspects of the software development lifecycle methodology and basic project management concepts
• Experience with basic infrastructure technologies and the ability to understand/communicate impacts resulting from development activities
• Experience directing and training other project members
• Experience interacting, advising and communicating effectively
• Experience developing information, conducting meetings and making presentations

Compensation

Hourly Rate Range - $40-$60/ hr

Benefits Offered

• [Health, Dental, Vision Insurance]

Deadline

Applications accepted until10/30/2025 at 11:59 PM CST

We are an Equal Pay Employer. All employment decisions, including compensation, benefits, hiring, training, and promotions, are made based on merit, qualifications, and business needs. We do not discriminate on the basis of gender, race, ethnicity, age, disability, sexual orientation, or any other protected characteristic. We are committed to ensuring equal pay for equal work and regularly review our compensation practices to promote fairness, equity, and transparency across our organization.

Department: Scout
This is a full time position