Lead Software Engineer – Workday

Our Purpose

Mastercard powers economies and empowers people in 200 countries and territories worldwide. Together with our customers, we’re helping build a sustainable economy where everyone can prosper. We support a wide range of digital payments choices, making transactions secure, simple, smart and accessible. Our technology and innovation, partnerships and networks combine to deliver a unique set of products and services that help people, businesses and governments realize their greatest potential.

Mastercard is a global technology company in the payments industry. Our mission is to connect and power an inclusive, digital economy that benefits everyone, everywhere by making transactions safe, simple, smart, and accessible. Using secure data and networks, partnerships and passion, our innovations and solutions help individuals, financial institutions, governments, and businesses realize their greatest potential.

Are you passionate about improving the working lives of thousands of people by providing them with better tools and experiences? Do you thrive on automation, simplification, and solving complex problems that don’t have straightforward solutions? If you enjoy identifying and resolving system risks while connecting business needs with technical solutions, this role offers the opportunity to make a significant impact. As part of a forward‑thinking team driving change on a large scale, you’ll play a key role in enhancing our People & Capability Technology ecosystem and promoting a culture of technical excellence.

You’ll bring a focus on process automation and leverage your expertise to create innovative solutions.

The Lead Software Engineer, Workday Integrations, will lead the successful delivery of Workday integration and Extend solutions. In this role, you will:

• Design and develop integrations leveraging Workday Studio, Orchestrations, EIB, Core Connectors, RaaS, and REST/SOAP web services to connect Workday with external platforms such as payroll providers, benefits administrators, and internal data services.
• Own integration architecture, configuration, and error‑handling frameworks, ensuring consistency across global and multi‑entity environments.
• Build, test, and deploy integration business processes, calculated fields, condition rules, and data transformations to support operational workflows.
• Establish and maintain integration documentation standards, including technical design documents, data mappings, and configuration guides to enable scale and knowledge sharing.
• Drive automation through Workday Extend applications and REST‑based microservices to enhance usability and streamline processes.

• 5 years of hands‑on Workday integration experience, including Studio, Orchestrations, Core Connectors, EIB, RaaS, REST, and SOAP.
• Strong understanding of Workday data model and business processes across Multiple Workday Modules (HCM, Compensation, Absence, Time Tracking, Benefits, Payroll, and Security).
• 4 years of experience with complex reports, calculated fields, and business process design.
• 3 years of experience with data transformation, validation, and integration error handling.
• Proficient in XML, XSLT, JSON, XSD, and integration debugging techniques.
• Strong experience with API authentication, encryption, certificates (x509/PGP), and SFTP/data exchange frameworks.
• Hands‑on experience with Workday Extend or familiarity with developing custom apps that enhance Workday functionality.
• Experience leading technical design workshops, developing test strategies, and managing integration cutover activities.
• Prior experience working in global environments with complex integration landscapes.
• Experience collaborating with cross‑functional HR, IT, and security teams.
• Deep passion for Workday technology, automation, business problem‑solving, and integration modernization.

• Ability to analyze existing integration landscapes to identify technical debt related to performance, error handling, and scalability.
• Workday Integration or Studio certification preferred;
  Extend certification is a plus.
• Skilled in building relationships across HR and IT while…