Workday Technical Specialist

Our client is earching for a Workday Specialist to strengthen their global Workday support team.

You will work closely with the Global Workday Team to support the international organization across multiple regions.

Workday went live globally in 11 countries in 2025, and they are now focusing on stabilizing the platform, optimising processes, and implementing additional modules.

Take an active role in shaping and further developing the global Workday environment. You will help transform Workday into a powerful and sustainable platform that supports the business worldwide. This is a unique opportunity to build, improve, and make a real impact as a key contributor to the global Workday journey. This role requires a strong technical Workday expert with consulting experience who can advise the business, configure solutions, and support a global HR organization.

Location: Kempton Park

• Own, develop, and maintain integrations between Workday and third-party systems including Entra (Azure AD), SAP, Payroll providers, and other business applications
• Build and maintain integration solutions using EIB, Core Connectors, Workday Studio, SFTP, and REST/SOAP APIs, Workday Orchestrate
• Monitor integration performance, troubleshoot failures, and ensure timely resolution
• Maintain a comprehensive and up-to-date integration inventory and technical documentation
• Support new integration requirements as additional modules are rolled out

• Serve as the primary technical point of contact for Workday and third-party technology vendors
• Manage vendor relationships for integration middleware, payroll connectors, and related tooling
• Coordinate technical escalations with Workday support
• Liaise with internal IT teams (infrastructure, security, identity management) on all Workday-related technical topics

• Manage technical security configurations: system-to-system authentication, API credentials, and integration user accounts
• Support the HR Functional Analyst on security role configuration where technical dependencies exist
• Ensure full compliance with IT security policies across all Workday technical configurations

• Manage Workday tenant environments: production, sandbox, and implementation tenants
• Coordinate tenant refresh cycles and sandbox availability planning for testing activities
• Maintain and administer testing tools and testing environments
• Support UAT and regression testing for releases and module implementations

• Analyze Workday biannual releases for technical and integration impact
• Test integration stability and system behavior in sandbox following each release update
• Coordinate with the HR Functional Analyst on cross-functional release impacts
• Document and communicate technical changes to relevant IT and HR stakeholders

• Support the HR Functional Analyst with technically complex reporting and data requirements
• Maintain Workday data domains and calculated fields where technical configuration is required
• Ensure data integrity across integrations and support ongoing data quality initiatives

• Provide technical support for the 2026 rollout of Talent Optimization and Learning
• Lead integration design and development for new modules connecting to existing third-party systems
• Support data migration from legacy systems – technical extraction, mapping, loading, and validation
• Participate in design workshops and technical review sessions alongside the HR team

• Minimum 5 years of hands‑on Workday technical experience
• Strong expertise in Workday integrations: EIB, Core Connectors, Workday Studio, REST/SOAP APIs, SFTP, Workday Orchestrate
• Experience with Workday security at a technical level (integration security, domain security policies)
• Experience with Workday tenant management and environment administration
• Background in Workday implementations and/or post-go-live AMS environments

• Proficiency in integration development protocols and tools:…