Remote Configuration Analyst Jobs in Chicago, IL

Job Title: Workday Technical Applications Analyst  (Integration Developer)

Location Fully Remote (Open to Mountain Time work hours)

Work Authorization: GC/Citizen

Ideal Start Date: ASAP

Workday Enterprise Interface Builder (EIBs), Connectors, Orchestrate, Workday Studio.

PRISM Analytics, BIRT, and Extend development.

Security & Data Governance within Workday.

Web service technologies: REST, JSON, SOAP, XML, XSLT, XPATH.

What teams and individuals will they work with daily?

Workday Technical Applications Team (5 Senior Analysts + additional team members).

HCM/Supply Chain Manager.

Third-party vendors and integration partners.

What are the minimum qualifications for the role – Degree and top 3 must-have skills?

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university.

5+ years of experience working with ERP application software.

Strong proficiency in Workday integrations, reports, dashboards, and analytics.

What are the nice-to-have skills that would make someone stand out?

Workday certification preferred.

Experience with Workday security & data governance.

Exposure to PRISM, Extend development, and BIRT.

Strong mentorship capabilities.

What communication skills or other soft skills will make a candidate stand out?

Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities.

Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.

Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Ability to explain complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.

How is performance evaluated?

Ability to design and implement effective Workday integrations.

Contribution to data security and compliance efforts.

Success in collaborating with stakeholders to optimize Workday functionality.

Career growth in role?

Opportunity to advance into Workday Technical Lead or ERP leadership roles.

Mentorship and cross-training opportunities for other areas within the Workday tech apps

The Workday Integration Developer will be responsible for one or more technical areas of the Workday application, which includes designing, building and testing integrations, reports, analytics, dashboards, worksheets, discovery boards, PRISM, and Extend development. This role will work directly with third parties and internal stakeholders participating in design sessions to gather and document the technical requirements within a product development framework. This role ensures securing shared data and information across the organization. This role requires proficiency in web services technologies.

This role involves collaborating with stakeholders across multiple business and technical disciplines and providing expertise in the development and execution of a comprehensive technical program for the Workday application.

Other information:

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university.

• 5 years working with enterprise resourcing planning application software

• Workday certification preferred

• Deep understanding or desire to learn Workday technical architecture and best practices.

• Proficiency in web service technologies such as REST, JSON, SOAP, specifically in XML, XSLT and XPATH.

• Experience in designing, building and testing enterprise integrations.

• Detailed oriented with excellent problem solving, critical thinking, and decision-making skills.

• Proficient in creating and maintaining documentation.

• Clear and concise written and verbal communication skills.

• Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

• Comfortable working with multiple IT and business partners .

Responsibilities:

• Utilize Workday’s set of technical tools such as enterprise interface builder (EIBs), Connectors, Orchestrate for Integrations, and Workday Studio to build inbound and outbound integrations.

• Utilize Workday’s reporting tools to build simple and complex reports.

• Design Workday dashboards, discovery boards and worksheets to effectively share information.

• Serve as knowledge expert in Workday’s object model, data sets, integration types and reporting tools, including BIRT and PRISM Analytics

• Lead or participate in functional and technical design sessions for the development, implementation, configuration and testing of Workday integrations and reports.

• Analyze business requirements and translate them into technical specifications for integration and reporting solutions. Providing easy to understand diagrams.

• Provide input and communicate the technical impacts of associated configuration decisions.

• Proactively, monitor, troubleshoot, and resolve integration and reporting issues in a timely manner.

• Develop Extend applications.

• Provide education and assist with training team members and stakeholders and end-users regarding integration processes.

• Stay informed about Workday updates and new features related to security and manage the implementation of necessary changes or improvements.

• Communicate and work directly with vendors and internal teams to gather integration and reporting requirements.

• Foster a collaborative and innovative team environment that promotes knowledge sharing and continuous improvement.

• Maintains confidentiality about information being processed, stored or accessed.

• Monitor system performance and troubleshoot issues as they arise.