Workday Integration Engineer

Openkyber, LLC; Alaska; On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Openkyber, LLC is seeking an experienced HR integration specialist to design, build, and support enterprise integrations with Workday as the system of record. The role emphasizes reliable design, robust troubleshooting, and secure data exchange across multiple platforms.

You will connect Workday with enterprise apps and automation tools using REST, web services, XML, and Power Automate, while ensuring governance, data integrity, and observable, resilient integration patterns.

Qualifications

• 4+ years building and supporting Workday integrations.
• Strong knowledge of Workday APIs, web services, data structures, and business process behavior.
• Proven ability to troubleshoot integration failures at payload, request, and response levels.
• Solid understanding of XML technologies, schema validation, authentication methods, and secure integration design.
• Experience applying integration engineering principles focused on resilience, predictability, and observability.
• Familiarity with automation/workflow platforms, including Microsoft Power Automate or similar tools.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain integrations connecting Workday with enterprise applications and automation platforms.
• Create and refine API-based interfaces using Workday web services, REST endpoints, and related integration methods.
• Investigate failed transactions by reviewing request and response data, identifying root causes, and implementing lasting fixes.
• Apply engineering practices such as input validation, controlled processing logic, retry handling, and detailed logging.
• Partner with technical teams to support orchestration workflows using Power Automate and other integration technologies.
• Ensure integrations align with Workday business processes, approval rules, and system-of-record governance.
• Monitor data movement across systems to maintain accuracy, sequencing, and auditability.
• Support implementation and configuration activities tied to secure connectivity, authentication, and interface performance.

Skills

Workday integrations

APIs & web services

XML / data structures

Integration engineering

Security & authentication

Power Automate

Troubleshooting

Tools

Power Automate

Workday APIs

Job description

Description We are looking for an experienced HR integration specialist. This position focuses on building and supporting enterprise integrations centered on Workday as the system of record, with an emphasis on reliable design, technical problem-solving, and secure data exchange. The ideal candidate brings strong hands-on expertise with Workday integration technologies, a solid foundation in software engineering principles, and the ability to resolve complex issues across interconnected platforms.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain integrations connecting Workday with enterprise applications and automation platforms.
• Create and refine API-based interfaces using Workday web services, REST endpoints, and related integration methods.
• Investigate failed transactions by reviewing request and response data, identifying root causes, and implementing lasting fixes.
• Apply sound engineering practices such as input validation, controlled processing logic, retry handling, and detailed logging.
• Partner with technical teams to support orchestration workflows using tools such as Power Automate and other integration technologies.
• Ensure integrations align with Workday business processes, approval rules, and system-of-record governance.
• Monitor data movement across systems to maintain accuracy, sequencing, and auditability.
• Support implementation and configuration activities tied to secure connectivity, authentication, and interface performance.

Requirements

• At least 4 years of hands-on experience building and supporting Workday integrations.
• Strong knowledge of Workday APIs, web services, data structures, and business process behavior.
• Proven ability to troubleshoot integration failures at the payload, request, and response level without relying solely on abstraction tools.
• Solid understanding of XML technologies, schema validation, authentication methods, and secure integration design.
• Experience applying integration engineering principles focused on resilience, predictability, and observability.
• Familiarity with automation and workflow platforms, including Microsoft Power Automate or similar tools.
• Strong analytical and diagnostic skills with the ability to resolve complex cross-system data and connectivity issues.