Workday Application Developer

Job Description:

• Support the ongoing development, configuration, enhancement, maintenance, and support of Workday Human Capital Management (HCM) applications and modules.
• The successful candidate will work closely with business stakeholders, functional teams, and technical teams to understand business requirements, assess existing Workday functionality, develop and configure solutions, conduct testing, and ensure smooth deployment and ongoing support of Workday applications.
• The role requires a combination of Workday HCM functional knowledge, application development/configuration experience, testing capabilities, and strong stakeholder management skills.

Key Responsibilities:

• Analyze business and system requirements and assess existing Workday HCM functionality and configuration.
• Translate business requirements into functional and technical specifications for Workday application enhancements.
• Configure, develop, and enhance Workday HCM functionality based on approved business requirements.
• Support Workday modules such as Core HCM, Recruiting, Talent, Compensation, Absence, and other related modules as assigned.
• Develop and maintain Workday business processes, security configurations, calculated fields, reports, and other system components.
• Perform impact assessments for requested system changes and identify dependencies, risks, and potential downstream impacts.
• Manage application enhancement requests through the full lifecycle, including requirements analysis, design, configuration/development, testing, deployment, and post-production support.
• Conduct unit testing, system integration testing (SIT), regression testing, and support user acceptance testing (UAT).
• Troubleshoot application issues, identify root causes, and implement appropriate solutions.
• Support production incidents, service requests, and application-related issues in accordance with agreed service levels.
• Prepare and maintain technical/functional documentation, configuration documents, test scripts, and implementation records.
• Work closely with business stakeholders to clarify requirements and provide appropriate technical recommendations.
• Collaborate with other IT application, integration, infrastructure, and vendor teams to ensure successful delivery of system changes.
• Support application releases, change management, and deployment activities.
• Monitor and report on application enhancement requests, incidents, and resolution progress.
• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives to enhance system performance, usability, and operational efficiency.

Requirements:

• Hands-on experience in Workday HCM application configuration, development, enhancement, or support.
• Strong knowledge of Workday Core HCM; experience with additional modules such as Recruiting, Talent, Compensation, Absence, or related modules is an advantage.
• Experience with Workday business process configuration, security groups, calculated fields, and reporting.
• Experience translating business requirements into functional/technical specifications and system solutions.
• Experience in application development, configuration, enhancement, testing, and production support within a complex enterprise environment.
• Strong understanding of HR business processes, including the hire-to-retire lifecycle, organizational management, compensation, absence, and related HR processes.
• Experience with unit testing, SIT, regression testing, and UAT.
• Ability to troubleshoot application issues and perform root-cause analysis.
• Ability to prepare clear technical/functional documentation and test scripts.
• Strong stakeholder management, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Experience working in large, complex, or enterprise environments is preferred.

Good to Have:

• Workday HCM certification(s).
• Experience with Workday Reporting.
• Exposure to Workday integrations and integration-related troubleshooting.
• Knowledge of Workday APIs, web services, or integration technologies.
• Experience with application release and change management processes.
• Experience working with Government or Government Agencies.
• Consulting or systems integration background.
• Exposure to governance, application change management, and prioritization processes within a large program environment.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Workday HCM certification(s).
• Strong experience in Workday HCM application development/configuration and support.
• Experience with Workday Reporting and business process configuration.
• Experience working in Government or Government Agency environments.
• Consulting, systems integration, or enterprise application support experience.
• Experience working within large-scale application transformation or implementation programmes.
• Strong understanding of application development and software delivery lifecycle principles.