Lead Software Engineer, Cloud ERP Finance Systems

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Applications will be accepted until 11/30/2026.About the Role We are seeking a self-directed, visionary technical leader to serve as a Lead Software Engineer within the DET IT Finance Engineering team. This role sits at the intersection of enterprise finance systems, integration engineering, AI-powered tooling, and cloud platforms. You will set the technical direction for Workday Finance and Mule Soft integration solutions, champion AI adoption across the engineering lifecycle, and bring cloud-native thinking (AWS/GCP) to how we design, operate, and evolve our platforms.

What You'll Be Doing Define and govern end-to-end architecture for Workday Financials, Accounting Center, and enterprise integration platforms, setting engineering standards for quality, security, and scalability

Architect and deliver secure, scalable Workday-Mule Soft integrations across Salesforce, Rev Rec, Vertex, and banking platforms, driving API-led connectivity best practices and integration reliability

Lead adoption of AI developer tools (Cursor, Copilot, Code Whisperer) and automation platforms, embedding AI-assisted practices into the engineering workflow and prototyping agentic AI use cases for finance

Design and operate cloud-native integration infrastructure on AWS and/or GCP, modernizing legacy patterns with event-driven, serverless, and microservices approaches aligned to cloud governance standards

Mentor engineers through architecture and code reviews, foster a culture of continuous learning and experimentation, and collaborate cross-functionally to deliver end-to-end solutions at scale

What We're Looking For

Required Qualifications
10+ years of enterprise software engineering experience, including experience with Workday Financials / Accounting Center or comparable Oracle/SAP ERP platforms

Experience working in complex, integration-heavy environments

Demonstrated technical leadership in architecture and solution design for large-scale enterprise systems

Expert-level knowledge of Workday technical frameworks:
Business Processes, Security, Accounting Center, Prism Analytics, Core Connectors, EIB, Studio, Workday Extend, Orchestrate, BIRT, and Document Transformation Hands-on mastery of the Mule Soft Anypoint Platform — Studio, ESB, API Management, Cloud Hub — and building scalable, secure API-led integrations

Solid understanding of integration architecture: SOA, event-driven design, API design principles, REST/SOAP web services, and async messaging patterns

Practical experience with AI developer productivity tools (Cursor, Git Hub Copilot, Code Whisperer) and enthusiasm for embedding AI into the engineering workflow

Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills, including log analysis (Splunk or similar)
Excellent written and verbal communication, with the ability to explain complex designs to both technical and business audiences

Preferred Qualifications Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, Git, and Dev Ops…