Workday Extend Consultant/Architect

At Kognitiv Inc., we’re redefining what it means to be a Workday partner. As one of the fastest-growing companies in the ecosystem, we bring deep expertise, innovative thinking, and a people-first mindset to everything we do. We’re not just building better Workday solutions—we’re building a company where talented people thrive.

Ready to do your best work? Join us.

Build the "Un-buildable" on the Workday Platform.

Our Workday Extend team is small, agile, and growing at light speed. We don’t just "configure" Workday—we treat it as a development platform. We are looking for a Consultant who wants to move beyond standard modules and dive into the world of custom objects, event-driven orchestrations, and high-impact app development. This is a rare opportunity to be a founding member of a rapidly scaling Extend practice, where you will help define our development standards and build solutions that truly didn't exist before.

The Role: Architect, Developer, Trailblazer

As an Extend Consultant, you are the bridge between a client’s "I wish Workday could do this" and a fully functional, production-ready application. You will use the Workday App Builder and Orchestration Builder to create seamless experiences that live natively within the Workday UI.

Key Technical Focus Areas:

• App Development: Build custom apps using the Workday Extend framework, managing the full lifecycle from App Hub configuration to production deployment.

• Orchestration: Design and build complex, event-driven Workday Orchestrations to sync data across Workday and third-party systems (using the Orchestration Builder drag-and-drop tool).

• Data Modeling: Create and manage Custom Business Objects (CBOs) and custom processes to extend the Workday data model.

• UI/UX Design: Craft intuitive user experiences using Page Builder, ensuring a "Workday-native" look and feel for every custom task.

• Advanced Logic: Utilize Workday Query Language (WQL) and REST/SOAP APIs to pull, push, and transform data with precision.

What You’ll Do Day-to-Day

• Design & Prototype: Translate complex business requirements into technical blueprints including UI flows, security domains, and data models.

• Full-Stack Extend Delivery: Independently build, test, and deploy applications, ensuring they are "update-safe" and maintainable.

• Troubleshoot & Optimize: Debug complex logic within orchestrations and perform root-cause analysis on app performance or security issues.

• Practice Building: Contribute to our internal Reusable Solution Library. Since our team is small, your templates and "best practices" will become the foundation for all future hires.

• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with Functional and Integration teams to ensure Extend apps integrate perfectly with core HCM, Finance, or Student modules.

Qualifications

• The Foundation: 3+ years of experience in Workday Extend.

• The Toolkit: Proficient in REST APIs, JSON, and Workday Web Services. Familiarity with WQL is a major advantage.

• The Architect Mindset: Ability to design Workday Orchestrations and custom security models independently.

• The Builder Spirit: Experience with App Builder (Visual and Code modes) and a solid understanding of how to extend Workday's metadata-driven architecture.

• Growth Ready: Comfortable in a "startup-style" environment within a larger company—you are proactive, love to learn, and aren't afraid to help build the roadmap as we go.

• Communication: Ability to explain the "Art of the Possible" with Extend to non-technical stakeholders.

Pay Transparency Statement

Kognitiv is committed to a transparent and equitable compensation structure, which is determined by a variety of factors including skill set, experience, education, market data, and internal equity. Candidates invited to a recruiter screen can expect a candid discussion of our compensation philosophy, the specific salary range for this position, and the variable pay opportunities that may be available for this role. For details on our comprehensive benefits package, please visit our careers website.

Kognitiv is an Equal Opportunity Employer

All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances. Kognitiv will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records in a manner consistent with the requirements of the law, including any applicable fair chance law.

Work Authorization

Applicants for employment in the country in which they are applying (Employing Country) must have work authorization that does not now or in the future require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the Employing Country and with Kognitiv.

Candidates who are currently employed by a client of Kognitiv or an affiliated Kognitiv business may not be eligible for consideration.

Estimated Application Deadline

This job postings' application deadline is an estimate, but ultimately the fill date is flexible and the job will remain open until filled. Any updates on deadlines will be communicated through this job posting.