About the Opportunity
Job Summary
The Senior Integrations Engineer is responsible for the technical development, maintenance, and support of inbound and outbound integrations supporting Workday HCM, Finance, Payroll, and related enterprise systems. This role focuses on hands-on configuration, coding, testing, and troubleshooting of interfaces while ensuring adherence to enterprise architecture, data governance, and security standards. The Senior Integrations Engineer works closely with functional analysts, technical leads, and vendors to deliver reliable, scalable, and secure data exchanges across institutional systems.
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. Advanced Integration Development
Develop complex Workday inbound and outbound integrations using Studio, EIB, Core Connectors, APIs, and middleware tools
Analyze and optimize integration performance, troubleshoot complex errors, and implement enhancements to improve reliability and scalability
Perform unit and integration testing
2. Integration Optimization & Performance
Provide break/fix support and troubleshoot production issues
Perform regression testing and monitor integration performance
3. Technical Leadership & Solution Design
Provide technical guidance on integration architecture, mentor junior engineers, and collaborate with architects on enterprise integration strategies
Translate functional and technical specifications into integration solutions
Maintain technical documentation, data mappings, and interface specifications
4. Integration Operations & Support
Ensure integrations adhere to data quality, security, and privacy standards
Support audits and validation processes
Support monitoring, incident resolution, and regression testing
Lead resolution of high-severity production issues and deployment activities
5. Collaboration & Continuous Improvement
Work with functional analysts, architects, and vendors to enhance integrations, optimize performance, and support system releases
Maintain detailed technical documentation, enforce integration standards, and ensure compliance with data governance and security policies
Minimum Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related area required; six to eight years of related experience developing and supporting system integrations required
Experience with Workday integrations preferred
Familiarity with data mapping and transformation logic
Strong troubleshooting, debugging, and analytical problem-solving skills
Ability to translate technical specifications into working integrations
Knowledge of data security and privacy principles
Strong documentation skills
Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
Required Technical Skills
Proficiency with Workday Studio, EIBs (Enterprise Interface Builder), and Core Connectors
Strong understanding of the Workday data model and business processes
Experience with XML, XSLT, JSON, REST/SOAP web services, and SFTP
Knowledge of database concepts and SQL querying
Understanding of HR and payroll business processes
Understanding of integration monitoring and error handling processes
Scripting languages (Python, PowerShell, or similar)
Version control systems (Git)
Middleware platforms and integration monitoring tools
Position Type
Information TechnologyAdditional Information
Northeastern University considers factors such as candidate work experience, education and skills when extending an offer.
Northeastern has a comprehensive benefits package for benefit eligible employees. This includes medical, vision, dental, paid time off, tuition assistance, wellness & life, retirement- as well as commuting & transportation. Visit https://hr.northeastern.edu/benefits/ for more information.
All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
Compensation Grade/Pay Type:
113SExpected Hiring Range:
$113,865.00 - $165,105.00With the pay range(s) shown above, the starting salary will depend on several factors, which may include your education, experience, location, knowledge and expertise, and skills as well as a pay comparison to similarly-situated employees already in the role. Salary ranges are reviewed regularly and are subject to change.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related area
- Six to eight years of related experience developing and supporting system integrations
- Proficiency with Workday Studio, EIBs, and Core Connectors
- Experience with XML, XSLT, JSON, REST/SOAP web services, and SFTP
- Knowledge of database concepts and SQL querying
- Understanding of integration monitoring and error handling processes
- Scripting languages (Python, PowerShell, or similar)
Northeastern University Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Northeastern University and has not been reviewed or approved by Northeastern University.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Paid time off is described as extensive, including 22–26 vacation days, 12 sick days, 13 holidays, and paid parental leave for birth/adoption. Additional paid leave is also outlined, including up to 26 weeks of paid medical leave and up to 12 weeks of paid family leave for eligible employees.
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Retirement Support — Retirement support is positioned as a standout, with an employer contribution described as 10% when an employee contributes 5%, alongside immediate vesting once eligible. This is presented as unusually generous relative to typical employer retirement offerings.
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Parental & Family Support — Family-oriented benefits are emphasized through tuition assistance for employees and dependents and access to backup childcare and family-care resources. Tuition remission/discount structures are highlighted as a major value driver, especially for employees with children and for long-tenured staff.
Northeastern University Insights
What We Do
Founded in 1898, Northeastern is a global research university with a distinctive, experience-driven approach to education and discovery. The university is a leader in experiential learning, powered by the world’s most far-reaching cooperative education program. We integrate classroom study with opportunities for professional work, research, service, and global learning in more than 100 countries. The same spirit of collaboration guides a use-inspired research enterprise focused on solving global challenges in health, security, and sustainability. Northeastern offers a comprehensive array of undergraduate and graduate programs leading to degrees through the doctorate in nine colleges and schools, and select graduate programs at campuses in Boston, Charlotte, N.C., San Francisco Bay Area, Seattle, and Toronto. Campuses in Burlington, MA, and Nahant, MA, are home to research institutes for homeland security and coastal sustainability, respectively
