Systems Engineer - Workday Platform
InformaticaResponsibilities
- Decompose product use cases into technical requirements, user stories, edge cases, and validation rules.
- Configure assigned Workday platforms and document configuration decisions and design tradeoffs.
- Conduct build-versus-buy feasibility assessments and communicate recommendations to Product Managers.
- Lead UAT execution, coordinate business SMEs, triage defects, and manage retesting.
- Write and execute integration-aware test cases and end-to-end regression tests.
- Identify cross-system integration impacts and coordinate with integration engineers.
- Author release notes and perform peer reviews of configuration work.
- Design and implement Workday security models and perform security impact analysis.
- Manage scheduled Workday platform releases and support production triage and root cause analysis.
- Own SOX IT application control mechanics, quarterly certifications, and audit walkthrough support.
- Participate in backlog refinement, sprint delivery, and Big Room Planning.
- Configure and test basic Agentforce flows or other platform AI features.
Requirements
- 3–5 years of hands-on Workday configuration or implementation experience.
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or relevant experience.
- Experience translating business use cases into technical requirements, configuration specifications, and acceptance criteria.
- Experience leading UAT, defect triage, configuration peer reviews, and cross-system testing.
- Working knowledge of Workday security frameworks, business processes, reporting, and integrations.
- Experience owning SOX or similar compliance controls and supporting audit walkthroughs.
- Experience with Agile/Scrum delivery, backlog refinement, and sprint execution.
- Ability to communicate technical tradeoffs and status clearly to Product Managers and stakeholders.
- Preferred qualifications include Workday release-cycle management, integration framework familiarity, Git experience, geo expansion or M&A onboarding exposure, and enterprise SaaS/PaaS experience.
- Workday Security Pro certification is preferred.
- Preferred experience includes configuring or testing Agentforce, Einstein, or equivalent AI capabilities and using Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, Codex, or Cursor.
- Advanced prompt engineering skills and an AI-first development approach are preferred.
About Informatica
Informatica (NYSE: INFA), a leader in AI-powered enterprise cloud data management, helps businesses unlock the full value of their data and AI. As data grows in complexity and volume, Informatica’s Intelligent Data Management Cloud™ delivers a complete, end-to-end platform with a suite of industry-leading, integrated solutions to connect, manage and unify data across any cloud, hybrid or multi-cloud environment. Powered by CLAIRE® AI, Informatica’s platform integrates natively with all major cloud providers, data warehouses and analytics tools— giving organizations the freedom of choice, avoiding vendor lock-in and delivering better ROI by enabling access to governed data, simplifying operations and scaling with confidence. Trusted by approximately 5,000 customers in nearly 100 countries—including over 80 of the Fortune 100—Informatica is the backbone of platform-agnostic, cloud data-driven transformation. Informatica. Where data and AI come to life.™ Contact: PR@informatica.com