Lead Workday Financials Engineer

Role Overview

We are seeking a high-caliber, hands-on technical Subject Matter Expert for a Lead Workday Financials Engineer position. This role is focused on engineering integrations and custom solutions within Workday Financial Management. The ideal candidate is a technical Workday engineer who codes, builds, and supports solutions using Workday Extend, APIs, and integrations within a large, enterprise Finance organization.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, build, test, deploy, and support complex Workday integrations using Studio, Orchestrate, EIB, Core/Cloud Connectors, and REST/SOAP APIs.
• Develop and maintain custom solutions using Workday Extend, including hands-on coding, orchestration logic, and API-driven integrations.
• Build and support inbound and outbound integrations between Workday Financials and external systems.
• Perform data transformations using XML, JSON, XSLT, and Workday calculated fields.
• Provide technical engineering support across Workday Financial Management, including General Ledger (GL), Expense, and Source to Pay (S2P).
• Act as a technical lead for Workday Financials integrations and Extend development, while remaining fully hands-on.
• Support the full development lifecycle from technical design to production support.
• Maintain technical documentation, data mappings, and integration specifications.

Required Qualifications

• 5+ years of hands-on Workday technical development experience.
• Strong experience coding in Workday Extend.
• Advanced experience with Workday integrations and APIs (REST/SOAP).
• Proven experience supporting Workday Financial Management, including General Ledger (GL), Expense, and Source to Pay.
• Strong technical skills with Studio, Orchestrate, XML, JSON, and XSLT.
• Experience working within enterprise Finance organizations.
• Ability to operate independently and lead technical delivery.
• A clearly technical background is required for this position.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with BIRT reporting for Workday Financials or document outputs.
• Workday certifications in Financials, Integrations, or Extend.
• Experience in regulated, large-scale, or highly integrated environments.