Workday Developer

Preston, Lancashire, United Kingdom

We are searching for an experienced Workday Developer.

As a senior and experienced Workday Build, Extend, Prism Developer you will own the design, governance, delivery of enterprise grade Workday solutions across the platform. Working with product development, functional experts, change and architecture teams you will develop client centric, scalable and secure solutions, ensuring on time delivery in a demanding and deadline driven environment, while embedding robust governance, security and change management practices that de risk the business. The role operates in the intersection between technology, architecture and operations and you will act as a trusted advisor and influencer to senior stakeholders, functional teams and other subject matter experts as part of their decision making. You will mentor and develop the skills of the internal Workday team and push the boundaries of the platform capabilities.

• End to end design and delivery of Workday solutions across Build, Extend, Prism and associated orchestrations.
• Translate complex business requirements into secure, scalable, client centric solutions and provide clearly articulated solution options, trade offs and risks.
• Embed RSMs SDLC governance framework and establish consistent data models, UI, workflows, AI development and integration methodologies.
• Ensure all solutions adhere to the enterprise change management and release framework.
• Apply security architecture with product and solution design (domains, roles, access models and segregation of duties) and ensure solutions are designed with security first principles with appropriate auditing and gateway protections.
• Operate effectively within a fast paced, deadline driven delivery model, managing competing priorities and stakeholder expectations.
• Drive speed to value while maintaining quality and control discipline.
• Lead complex initiatives including multi source orchestration and advanced platform capabilities.

• 2+ years hands on Workday development (or 4+ years Workday ecosystem).
• 5+ years of software development experience including Web apps.
• Strong grasp of Workday data model, security, business processes, custom objects/orgs, calculated fields and reports/RaaS.
• Demonstrated delivery of production apps (portfolio or walkthroughs at interview).
• Proficiency with REST APIs and Workday integration patterns (EIB, Studio, Core Connectors).
• Solid understanding of SDLC, peer reviews and test strategies.
• Experience training or mentoring developers/analysts; ability to produce clear enablement assets.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management and documentation skills.

• Whole platform domain exposure including FIN/HCM/Payroll/Security - e.g., approvals, exceptions, vendor onboarding, expense governance, journals, controls, agentic AI and machine learning, lifecycle.
• Experience in AI product development.
• Familiarity with Workday BIRT, Workday reporting (advanced), Time Tracking.
• Scripting experience (JavaScript/TypeScript, Python) for tooling and documentation automation.
• Knowledge of privacy & compliance (GDPR, SOX, ISO27001) and secure coding practices.

• Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering or equivalent experience.
• Workday certifications (HCM/FINS/Integrations/Reporting/Extend/Build/Prism) strongly preferred.
• Accounting qualification or relevant experience.