People Technology Integration Engineer (Workday)

Role Overview:

The People Technology Integration Engineer, Workday is responsible for designing, building, and evolving integration and data solutions across SIE’s global Workday platform and broader HR technology ecosystem. 

This role operates as an independent contributor within People Technology Services, owning the design and delivery of scalable, secure, and reliable system integrations. The role focuses on enabling seamless data movement, system connectivity, and interoperability across platforms, ensuring that integrations are maintainable, performant, and aligned with architectural standards. 

A key focus of this role is the design, delivery, and ongoing support of payroll integrations, ensuring accurate, secure, and timely movement of employee and payroll data between Workday, global payroll providers, and downstream systems. 

Working within an Agile product delivery model, this role contributes to both the continuous evolution of integration capabilities and the stability of core data flows. The Integration Engineer partners closely with Platform Engineers, Product Managers, and Data teams to deliver cohesive, end-to-end technology solutions. 

This role is suited for individuals with strong technical depth who are motivated to build and improve integration architecture and data pipelines within an enterprise environment. 

What you'll be doing:

Integration Engineering & Solution Design 

• Design, build, and implement scalable integration solutions across the Workday platform and connected systems, including:  

• Workday Studio  

• Core Connectors and EIBs  

• API-based integrations (REST/SOAP)  

• Define and apply integration design patterns that promote scalability, reusability, and maintainability  

• Design secure and reliable data flows, including transformation logic, orchestration, and error handling  

• Evaluate integration approaches and make informed design decisions, balancing business needs, system constraints, and long-term sustainability  

• Own end-to-end delivery of integration solutions, including design, build, testing, and deployment readiness  

• Design, build, and maintain payroll integrations between Workday and external payroll providers, financial institutions, and related downstream systems. 

• Partner with Payroll, HR, and external vendors to translate payroll requirements into secure and reliable integration solutions, including reconciliation, error handling, and issue resolution across time-sensitive payroll cycles. 

 Integration Architecture & Platform Connectivity 

• Contribute to the design and evolution of integration architecture across the People Technology ecosystem  

• Ensure consistent patterns for system connectivity, data exchange, and interface design  

• Document integration designs, data flows, and technical architecture to support maintainability and governance  

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to enable seamless end-to-end system interactions  

 Data Engineering & Reporting Solutions 

• Design and deliver data extracts, reporting solutions, and document generation capabilities (e.g., BIRT, Docs for Layouts) as part of the broader People data ecosystem  

• Develop and maintain calculated fields and data structures to support integration and reporting use cases  

• Ensure data accuracy, integrity, and consistency across integrations and downstream systems  

 Platform Reliability & Operations 

• Maintain reliability of integration pipelines through proactive monitoring, issue diagnosis, and resolution  

• Identify root causes of failures and implement structural improvements to enhance stability and performance  

• Optimize integrations for performance, scalability, and fault tolerance  

• Partner with stakeholders to prioritize enhancements and manage competing demands  

 Delivery & Agile Execution 

• Translate business and technical requirements into well-defined integration solutions  

• Participate actively in Agile delivery, including sprint planning, backlog refinement, and retrospectives  

• Own and deliver assigned workstreams within sprint cycles  

• Execute and support testing activities (unit, integration, UAT), ensuring end-to-end data validation  

• Collaborate with Platform Engineers and functional partners to deliver integrated, cross-domain solutions  

 Governance, Security & Quality 

• Ensure all integration solutions meet data privacy, security, and audit requirements  

• Implement secure data exchange practices, including encryption, authentication, and secure file transfer (e.g., SFTP)  

• Follow established governance, release management, and change control practices  

• Ensure integration solutions align with platform architecture and engineering standards  

• Contribute to improving integration standards, documentation, and engineering practices  

 What we're looking for:

• 5+ years of hands-on experience with enterprise platforms, including design and delivery of Workday integrations  

• Demonstrated experience building and deploying integrations using:  

• Workday Studio  

• Core Connectors and EIBs  

• API-based integrations (REST/SOAP)  

• Proven ability to design and troubleshoot integration solutions, including data transformation, interface logic, and failure handling  

• Experience implementing secure data exchange mechanisms, including encryption and secure file transfer  

• Hands-on experience developing Workday reports (Advanced, Matrix, Composite) and calculated fields  

• Solid understanding of the Workday Core HCM data model and data flows across integrations and business processes  

• Experience translating requirements into scalable technical solutions, including evaluating trade-offs between speed, complexity, and maintainability  

• Experience working in Agile delivery environments, with ownership of defined workstreams or sub-projects  

• Ability to clearly articulate personal contributions to delivered solutions, including specific integrations and technical components  

• Demonstrated hands-on experience designing, building, and supporting Workday integrations for payroll processes and external payroll providers. 

• Experience troubleshooting payroll integration failures and data discrepancies, with a strong understanding of payroll-related data flows, validation, reconciliation, and time-sensitive processing requirements. 

 Preferred Qualifications 

• Experience with Workday Orchestrate  

• Familiarity with Workday Security model  

• Exposure to Workday functional domains (e.g., Absence, Compensation, Talent)  

• Experience working within global enterprise environments across multiple regions  

• Experience contributing to integration standards, architecture, or engineering practices  

• Experience supporting global payroll integrations across multiple countries, regions, or third-party payroll providers. 

 Profile 

• Strong engineering mindset with deep technical expertise in integrations and data movement  

• Operates independently while aligning with architectural standards and team practices  

• Detail-oriented with a focus on data integrity, system reliability, and scalability  

• Practical and delivery-focused, balancing speed, quality, and long-term sustainability  

• Effective communicator who can bridge technical and functional perspectives  

• Comfortable working in an evolving environment, with a willingness to expand into new tools and technologies  

• Demonstrates curiosity, continuous learning, and a proactive approach to improving both individual capability and team outcomes