Workday HCM Engineer Job at Akaasa Technologies, Walnut Creek, CA

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  • Akaasa Technologies
  • Walnut Creek, CA

Job Description

We need to backfill this ASAP.

Job Title

Workday HCM Engineer

Location

Walnut Creek CA

Team Overview

Project Description

Workday HCM Engineer

As a Workday HCM Engineer you will serve as a subject matter expert across multiple Workday HCM Modules ensuring that configurations across Core HCM Talent Time & Absences are scalable high-performing and built to support a best-in-class employee experience.

Duties/Day to Day Overview

Key Responsibilities

  • Translate complex business requirements into scalable Workday configurations across Core HCM Recruiting Talent Compensation and Time & Absence.
  • Design and deliver scalable Workday solutions across core HCM ensuring our technology enables best in class Team Member experiences and supports strategic business outcomes.
  • Configure test and deploy changes in Workday HCM modules (Core HCM Time & Absence Recruiting Compensation Security) ensuring technology enables strategic business outcomes and seamless employee journeys.
  • Support and continuously evolve existing modules including Learning & Development and Performance ensuring we leverage the latest Workday features.
  • Document business processes procedures and workflows while communicating technical constraints and possibilities to non-technical functional leaders.
  • Ability to conduct deep-dive analysis of the existing landscape to identify and remediate technical debt. Improve system performance error handling and overall architectural scalability.
  • Support Workday biannual releases including feature impact assessments configuration updates and regression testing.
  • Provide user training documentation and production support.

Top Requirements

(Must haves)

Qualifications & Skills

  • 7 years of hands-on Workday experience. You should have a proven track record of delivering effective solutions in complex enterprise-level environments.
  • Experience working in a fast paced environment with shifting priorities.
  • Strong proficiency in Workday Security models and Business Process (BP) configuration.
  • Workday Certification in Core HCM is strongly preferred
  • Strong analytical problem-solving and documentation skills.
  • Proven ability to manage complex projects and meet deadlines
  • Strong interpersonal and verbal written communication skills to effectively collaborate with diverse teams.

Additional Qualifications

(Nice to Haves)

Additional Notes

Meeting Notes Workday HCM Engineer Profile

Experience & Expertise

  • Candidate does not need to be an expert in every Workday HCM module but must be seasoned with solid working knowledge across modules.
  • Expected to serve as a subject matter expert across multiple Workday HCM modules including:
    • Core HCM
    • Talent
    • Time & Absence

Role Expectations

  • Strong consultative mindset with professional business presence .
  • Acts as a true business partner not just an order taker.
  • Brings ideas and opinions on how Workday solutions should be designed and implemented.
  • Hands-on in Workday -able to configure troubleshoot and optimize the platform directly.
  • Balances technical execution with functional understanding of HR processes and business impact.

Collaboration & Communication

  • Highly collaborative works effectively across HR IT and business teams.
  • Strong clear communicator at both technical and non-technical levels.
  • Comfortable giving and receiving feedback; not overly sensitive .
  • Demonstrates strong will accountability and ownership.

Environment & Fit

  • Thrives in a fast-changing ambiguous environment .
  • Curious and motivated to continue learning and deepening Workday expertise .
  • Team-oriented and aligned with company culture (team employer mindset).
  • Role has potential to convert to full-time (FTE) .

Location

  • Preferred location: Walnut Creek as the core team is based there.

6 months Contract to hire

Job Tags

Full time, Contract work, Immediate start, Shift work

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