Senior Tech Lead - Workday

Position Overview

The Senior Tech Lead, Workday is the enterprise’s technical authority for all integrations and architectural patterns for Workday. This senior individual contributor owns the integration landscape, end-to-end-design, build, patterns, governance, modernizations, and technical roadmap. In addition, the role serves as a trusted architect and hands-on technologist across all Workday domains (HCM and Finance), helping shape scalable, resilient, AI-enabled business processes across the People & Culture and Finance technology ecosystem.
This role combines deep Workday integration expertise, modern API engineering skills, architectural thinking, and the ability to influence cross-functional teams. The ideal candidate is equally comfortable designing next-generation integration patterns as they are rolling up their sleeves to build or troubleshoot critical interfaces.

Core Responsibilities 

Integration Architecture & Ownership 

• Serve as Zelis’ technical authority for all Workday integrations across HCM and Finance domains. 

• Design and govern end-to-end integration patterns using Workday Studio, Core Connectors, EIB, and Workday REST/SOAP APIs. 

• Architect integrations using Azure API Management, SFTP, custom APIs, and influence the evaluation and adoption of other integration middleware. 

• Define reusable patterns, reference architectures, and technical standards for how Workday interfaces with the broader enterprise ecosystem.  E.g. Snowflake, Salesforce, AWS.  

• Maintain deep knowledge of Workday’s integration capabilities, upcoming platform changes, and release cycles. 

Hands-On Engineering & Technical Expertise 

• Develop, configure, and troubleshoot complex integrations in Workday Studio and related frameworks. 

• Perform root-cause analysis for integration incidents, ensuring permanent fixes and architectural hardening. 

• Mentor Workday analysts and partner engineers on best practices for API usage, error handling, and data transformation. 

• Champion security-by-design principles, including tokenization, encryption, and identity-centered patterns. 

Workday Domain Architecture Leadership 

• Support all Workday domains at an architectural level, with ability to advise on data models, cross-domain dependencies, configuration approaches, and extensibility. 

• Act as a technical partner to HR Tech and Finance Tech product owners to ensure coherence between business and platform design. 

AI, Automation & Modernization 

• Lead adoption of AI and predictive automation within the Workday integration landscape. 

• Implement AI-enabled monitoring or copilots to detect anomalies, data breaks, and integration failures early. 

• Partner with HR/Finance stakeholders to identify opportunities to streamline business workflows using Workday Extend or AI/LLM-driven patterns. 

• Advocate for continuous modernization of Workday processes and integrations. 

Cross-Platform & Vendor Ecosystem Influence 

• Provide architectural input on how Workday should integrate with other HR/Finance platforms (e.g., recruiting systems, payroll vendors, procurement or expense tools, case management). 

• Influence platform selection, integration design, and data flow considerations for new systems entering the HR/Finance stack. 

Governance, Roadmap & Stakeholder Leadership 

• Own the Workday integration roadmap, ensuring alignment with enterprise architecture, InfoSec, and HR/Finance strategies. 

• Represent Workday technology in cross-functional design reviews and incident escalations. 

• Collaborate proactively with security, data/analytics, and enterprise architecture teams to ensure alignment on integration standards and data flows. 

 

Key Qualifications 

• 5+ years of Workday technical experience with deep expertise in Workday integrations (Studio, EIB, Core Connectors, PECI/CIC). 

• Proven track record serving as a hands-on integration architect or lead technologist. 

• Strong experience building integrations using APIs, Azure APIM, SFTP, and custom interface frameworks. 

• Demonstrated ability to create reference architectures, solution designs, sequences, and integration patterns. 

• Strong understanding of Workday security, business processes, data models, and domain structures across both HCM and Finance. 

• Experience supporting full lifecycle Workday implementations, upgrades, and major integration transformations. 

• Exceptional problem-solving, communication, and cross-functional leadership skills. 

• Ability to work autonomously as a senior IC while influencing senior stakeholders. 

Base Salary Range

$139,000.00 - $186,000.00

At Zelis we are committed to providing fair and equitable compensation packages. The base salary range allows us to make an offer that considers multiple individualized factors, including experience, education, qualifications, as well as job-related and industry-related knowledge and skills, etc. Base pay is just one part of our Total Rewards package, which may also include discretionary bonus plans, commissions, or other incentives depending on the role.

Zelis’ full-time associates are eligible for a highly competitive benefits package as well, which demonstrates our commitment to our employees’ health, well-being, and financial protection. The US-based benefits include a 401k plan with employer match, flexible paid time off, holidays, parental leaves, life and disability insurance, and health benefits including medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage.

Equal Employment Opportunity  
Zelis is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. 
 
We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and encourage you to apply even if you don’t meet 100% of the qualifications for the role. We believe in the value of diverse perspectives and experiences and are committed to building an inclusive workplace for all. 

Accessibility Support 
We are dedicated to ensuring our application process is accessible to all candidates. If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran and require a reasonable accommodation with any part of the application and/or interview process, please email [email protected]. 

  

Disclaimer 

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. All personnel may be required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities, duties, and skills from time to time.