Freelance Workday Integration Developer Jobs in Michigan

ESSENTIAL JOBDUTIES & RESPONSIBILITES:

Integration Support & Operations

• Provide ongoing production support for Workday integrations supporting HR and Finance business processes.

• Monitor integration health and proactivelyidentify, troubleshoot, and resolve integration issues.

• Perform integration restarts, error resolution, root cause analysis, and corrective actions.

• Respond to incidents, service requests, and production support tickets within established service level expectations.

• Maintainintegrationdocumentation, support procedures, and operational runbooks.

• Participate in on-call support activities asrequired.

Integration Development

• Design, build, test, deploy, andmaintainnew Workday integrations.

• Develop scalable and secure integration solutions using Workday-native technologies and external APIs.

• Partner with business stakeholders to gather requirements and translate them into technical solutions.

• Perform impact assessments and recommendintegrationarchitecture improvements.

• Ensure integrations adhere to security, governance, and data privacy requirements.

Workday Technical Expertise

• Develop andmaintainintegrationsutilizing:

• Workday Studio

• Enterprise Interface Builder (EIB)

• Cloud Connect

• Core Connectors

• Workday APIs

• REST and SOAP web services

• Reports-as-a-Service (RaaS)

• Workday Orchestrate / Orchestration

• Workday reporting and calculated fields

• Support inbound, outbound, and middleware-based integration architectures.

• Collaborate with internal and external partners to troubleshoot data exchange issues.

SDLC, Change Management & Governance

• Follow established Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) processes.

• Participatein solution design reviews, testing, deployment planning, and post-production validation.

• Support release management and change control processes.

• Create andmaintaintechnical specifications, deployment documentation, and support materials.

• Utilize project and service management tools such as Jira, ServiceNow, and Salesforce to manage work activities and support requests.

QUALIFICATIONS (KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES):

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in information technology, Computer Science, Information Systems, or equivalent professional experience.

• Minimum5 years of hands-on Workday integration development experience.

• Strong experience supporting bothWorkday HCM and Workday Financials integrations.

• Provenexpertisewith:

• Workday Studio

• Enterprise Interface Builder (EIB)

• Cloud Connect

• Workday APIs (REST and SOAP)

• Reports-as-a-Service (RaaS)

• Workday Reporting and Calculated Fields

• Workday Orchestrate / Orchestration

• Experience troubleshooting complex integration issues in production environments.

• Strong understanding of XML, XSLT, JSON, web services, and API integrations.

• Demonstrated experience supporting Workday's semi-annual release process, including release review, impact assessment, regression testing, and remediation of integration-related issues.

• Experience working within structured SDLC andchangemanagement processes.

• Hands-on experience using Jira, ServiceNow, Salesforce, or similar enterprise platforms.

• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Workday Certification or Workday Pro Certification.

• Experience developing and deployingWorkday Extendapplications.

• Experience with middleware platforms and enterprise integration patterns.

• Experience supporting global Workday implementations.

• Familiarity with security frameworks, data governance, and compliance requirements.

• Experience mentoring junior developers and contributing to technical best practices.

Leadership & Professional Competencies

The successful candidate willdemonstrate:

• Exceptional attention to detail and commitment to quality.

• Strong customer service orientation and responsiveness.

• Servant leadership mindset with a willingness to support team success.

• Collaborative approach and ability to work effectively within a team environment.

• Ability to prioritize multiple initiatives in a fast-paced environment.

• Strong ownership, accountability, and follow-through.

• Continuous learning mindset and passion for improving processes and solutions.

Key Competencies

• Excellent interpersonal,collaborationand communication skills with the ability to interact withFinance,HR, IT, andCybersecurity teamsacrossall levels of the organization

• Demonstrated ability to effectively organize and prioritize work to meet established deadlines

• Excellent problem solving, critical thinking and decision-making skills

• Strong understanding of risk management principles and mitigation strategies

• Strong analytical and documentation skills

Team Structure

This role will be part of the Workday technology team and will work closely with a small group of Workday integration developers, HR and Finance stakeholders, application support teams, and external vendors to deliver reliable and innovative integration solutions across the enterprise.

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