Principal Integration Engineer - Workday
AI summary of the role
The Principal Integration Engineer leads the design, governance, and operational support of enterprise integrations for Workday HCM, Finance, Payroll, and related systems at Northeastern University.
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What you’ll do
- Define and own the enterprise Workday integration architecture and establish integration standards, design patterns, and a long-term roadmap
- Lead, mentor, and guide integration engineers, providing design reviews and technical governance for all Workday integration initiatives
- Serve as lead architect for high-complexity integrations including real-time APIs, middleware orchestration, and cross-platform data exchanges
- Partner with business leaders, enterprise architects, cybersecurity teams, and third-party vendors to ensure secure and compliant integration solutions
What you’ll bring
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field
- Eight or more years of experience in enterprise system integrations or interface architecture
- Advanced expertise in Workday integration tools including Studio, EIB, Core Connectors, and Web Services
- Strong experience with APIs (REST/SOAP), XML, XSLT, SFTP, middleware platforms, and data transformation logic
Technologies
Workday · Workday Studio · EIB · Core Connectors · Web Services · REST · SOAP · XML · XSLT · SFTP
About Northeastern University
Private R1 research university built on experiential co-op education, operating a globally distributed campus network across 13+ US and international cities.
Bootstrapped · 5000+ people
Source and classification
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About the Opportunity Job Summary: The Principal Integration Engineer is responsible for the design, development, governance, and operational support of enterprise integrations supporting Workday HCM, Finance, Payroll, and related institutional systems. This role leads the technical architecture for inbound and outbound interfaces, ensures data integrity across systems, and partners with functional and technical teams to deliver secure, scalable, and reliable integrations. The Principal Integration Engineer establishes standards, oversees middleware and interface design, and ensures alignment with enterprise architecture, security, and data governance frameworks. Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States. The University is unable to sponsor this role, now or in the future. Key Responsibilities & Accountabilities: 1. Integration Strategy & Architecture Leadership
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About the Opportunity Job Summary: The Principal Integration Engineer is responsible for the design, development, governance, and operational support of enterprise integrations supporting Workday HCM, Finance, Payroll, and related institutional systems. This role leads the technical architecture for inbound and outbound interfaces, ensures data integrity across systems, and partners with functional and technical teams to deliver secure, scalable, and reliable integrations. The Principal Integration Engineer establishes standards, oversees middleware and interface design, and ensures alignment with enterprise architecture, security, and data governance frameworks. Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States. The University is unable to sponsor this role, now or in the future. Key Responsibilities & Accountabilities: 1. Integration Strategy & Architecture Leadership Define and own the enterprise Workday integration architecture Establish integration standards, design patterns, and a long-term roadmap aligned with institutional strategy and enterprise architecture principles 2. Technical Leadership & Team Oversight Lead, mentor, and guide integration engineers Provide design reviews, technical governance, and oversight for all Workday integration initiatives and production stability 3. Complex Integration Design & Delivery Serve as lead architect for hig [... source excerpt omitted ...] Continuous Improvement Maintain architectural documentation, enforce development standards, support audits, and drive continuous improvement across integration practices Minimum Qualifications: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field required; eight or more years of experience in enterprise system integrations or interface architecture required Experience supporting Workday integrations strongly preferred Advanced expertise in Workday integration tools including Studio, EIB, Core Connectors, and Web Services Strong experience with APIs (REST/SOAP), XML, XSLT, SFTP, middleware platforms, and data transformation logic Ability
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