Workday Systems Administrator
Location
United States
Posted
7 days ago
Salary
$80K - $120K / year
Seniority
Senior
Job Description
Workday Systems Administrator
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• Operate as the primary administrator and architectural lead for the Workday platform, including Core HCM and connected modules. • Configure, maintain, and troubleshoot Workday business processes, workflows, notifications, calculated fields, and condition rules. • Administer Workday security, including role-based access, security group design, and periodic access reviews. • Manage Workday semi-annual releases and feature updates, including impact analysis, regression testing, and validation. • Build and maintain Enterprise Interface Builder (EIB) files for mass data loads. • Work closely with the integration engineer on integrations between Workday and other critical systems. • Create and refine reports, dashboards, and analytics to support business decision-making.
Job Requirements
- 5+ years of hands-on Workday HCM administration experience across multiple modules.
- Strong proficiency configuring Workday business processes, security roles and groups, calculated fields, condition rules, and notifications.
- Solid understanding of Workday security administration, data governance, and system controls.
- Experience building and running EIBs for mass data loads, imports, and exports.
- Experience managing Workday's semi-annual releases, including regression testing and validation across tenants.
- Experience with integrations between Workday and other enterprise systems (e.g., Salesforce, NetSuite, payroll).
- Proficiency developing Workday reports and dashboards, and using Excel to analyze data.
- Workday Pro certification in one or more modules preferred.
Benefits
- Health insurance
- 401(k) matching
- Flexible work hours
- Paid time off
- Remote work options
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