Workday HCM Developer

Cognitive Minds; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Cognitive Minds seeks a senior Workday HCM Developer with deep hands-on experience building, enhancing, and supporting Workday HCM integrations and technical solutions.

You will lead integration design, work with HR, HRIS, Payroll, and engineering to deliver scalable solutions, support Workday releases, and provide production support in a complex enterprise environment.

Ideal candidate has 8+ years IT experience with Workday Studio, EIB, Core Connectors, REST/SOAP, XML/XSLT, and Workday security.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of IT experience with hands-on Workday HCM development.
• Strong expertise in Workday Studio, EIB and Core Connectors.
• Experience with REST, SOAP, Workday Web Services, XML, XSLT, and JSON.
• Understanding of Core HCM data model and Workday security.
• Experience with Workday Reporting, RaaS, and Calculated Fields.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, and support Workday HCM integrations.
• Build integrations using Workday Studio, EIB, Core Connectors, REST/SOAP APIs, and Workday Web Services.
• Develop XML/XSLT transformations, data mappings, and interfaces.
• Build advanced reports, RaaS, and Calculated Fields.
• Support data loads, security, and integration troubleshooting.
• Partner with HR, HRIS, Payroll, Benefits, and engineering to deliver scalable solutions.
• Support Workday releases, enhancements, testing, and production deployments.
• Lead technical design and provide guidance on integration architecture.

Skills

Workday HCM development

Workday Studio

EIB

Core Connectors

REST APIs

SOAP APIs

XML

XSLT

JSON

Workday data model

RaaS reporting

Calculated Fields

Workday security

Integration troubleshooting

Stakeholder management

Tools

Workday Studio

EIB

Core Connectors

Job description

We are seeking a senior Workday HCM Developer with deep hands-on experience building, enhancing, and supporting Workday HCM integrations and technical solutions.

The ideal candidate will bring strong Workday technical expertise along with a solid understanding of Core HCM processes and enterprise HR systems.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, and support Workday HCM integrations.
• Build integrations using Workday Studio, EIB, Core Connectors, REST/SOAP APIs, and Workday Web Services.
• Develop XML/XSLT transformations, data mappings, and inbound/outbound interfaces.
• Build advanced reports, RaaS solutions, and Calculated Fields.
• Support data loads, conversions, security, and integration troubleshooting.
• Partner with HR, HRIS, Payroll, Benefits, and engineering teams to deliver scalable solutions.
• Support Workday releases, enhancements, testing, and production deployments.
• Lead technical design and provide guidance on integration architecture and best practices.

Required Skills

• 8+ years of overall IT experience with strong hands-on Workday HCM development experience.
• Strong expertise in Workday Studio, EIB, and Core Connectors.
• Experience with REST, SOAP, Workday Web Services, XML, XSLT, and JSON.
• Strong understanding of Core HCM and the Workday data model.
• Experience with Workday Reporting, RaaS, and Calculated Fields.
• Strong knowledge of Workday security and integration security.
• Proven experience designing and supporting enterprise-grade Workday integrations.
• Strong troubleshooting, communication, and stakeholder management skills.

Preferred

• Workday Extend or Orchestrate experience.
• Payroll, Benefits, Recruiting, or Identity integrations.
• Workday certification in Integrations, HCM, Reporting, or Security.

Ideal Profile:

Senior hands-on Workday technical professional capable of independently owning integration design, development, troubleshooting, and production support in a complex enterprise environment.