Senior Workday Tech Lead – Finance Integrations

Socket.dev; San Francisco, Indiana (CA, PA); Hybrid; USD 149,000 - 224,000; Full time

Job summary

Salesforce is seeking a Software Engineer (Senior Member of the Technical Staff) to join our IT Finance engineering team in a hybrid role focused on configuring, developing, and testing Workday functionalities and integrations.

This position requires hands-on Workday experience and knowledge of automation tools like Kainos, with strong practices in testing and implementing scalable Workday solutions.

Qualifications

• Workday Certification in Technical Workday domains.
• 8+ years of hands-on Workday technical implementation and development experience for Finance systems.
• Deep expertise in Workday Security, Business Processes, Reports, Calculated Fields, Integrations framework, Studio, Workday Extend, XSLT, Connectors & Document Transformation, PRISM and BIRT.
• Well versed with Workday Community and latest features/enhancements of Workday Releases. Business analysis and requirements gathering abilities.
• Strong knowledge and practical experience with R2R, Quote to Cash, Workday Accounting Center and its integration with Finance and operational systems.
• Proficient in Web Services (SOAP and REST), data modeling, and relational database languages (SQL/SOQL).
• Demonstrated experience leading at least 3 full life cycle Workday technical implementations.
• Ability to analyse business requirements and convert them into scalable Workday technical solutions.
• Strong understanding of Agile/Scrum methodology, version control (GIT), and CI/CD practices.
• Excellent communication skills for status, risks, and technical solutioning.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

• Deliver Workday technical solutions and enhancements with a focus on scalability, performance, and alignment to business requirements.
• Partner with internal Workday support teams, business users, and 3rd party integrators to understand requirements and translate them into effective Workday technical designs.
• Design and develop advanced Reports, Dashboards, Integrations, and Automations using Workday toolsets (Core HCM/Finance, Accounting Center, Prism, Studio, Workday Extend, etc.).
• Implement and maintain test automation frameworks (e.g., Kainos) to ensure high-quality releases.
• Participate in design sessions, code reviews, and solution architecture discussions to drive best practices.
• Diagnose, track, and resolve technical issues to ensure product quality and stability.
• Define and execute test strategies, test plans, and defect management processes for Workday solutions.
• Stay current with Workday Community updates, release features, and best practices to drive innovation.

Skills

Workday Certification

Workday experience

Workday expertise

Workday Community

R2R / QTC

Web services / SQL

Lead 3+ implementations

Requirements analysis

Agile / Git / CI-CD

Communication

BSc/Equivalent

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in CS/Engineering/Math

Tools

Workday Studio

Kainos

GIT

Job description

Salesforce is seeking a Software Engineer (Senior Member of the Technical Staff) to join our IT Finance engineering team in a hybrid role focused on configuring, developing, and testing Workday functionalities and integrations.

This position requires hands-on Workday experience and knowledge of automation tools like Kainos, with strong practices in testing and implementing scalable Workday solutions.