The ideal candidate for the Workday Integrations Senior Principal Consultant (Lead Consultant) position is able to support both business and technical teams. You love the challenge of solving complex inter-system problems and want to develop SaaS, SOA, web service expertise. As a Workday Integrations Senior Principal Consultant, you will bring your technical skills, ability to keep the business context in sight, and a strong work ethic to a team with a positive attitude, a collaborative culture, and a passion for helping our customers to be successful.
Responsibilities:
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Lead phase 1 implementation projects with a large team of integration developers
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Work directly with key business and IT stakeholders to confirm requirements, consider design alternatives, facilitate discussions and ultimately drive requirements sign-off
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Evaluate, communicate and coordinate the technical impacts of application configuration decisions
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Create detailed system interface specifications, field mapping, and system process designs
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Develop, test and deploy integrations required to meet business requirements
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Facilitate knowledge transfer and educate clients on developing and operating interfaces to and from a SaaS platform
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Track issues and risks, communicate status and escalate concerns to project management
Skills & Requirements:
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4 years of Workday certified Integration consulting experience
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Acted as technical lead for at least 1 phase 1 implementation
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Experience with Student module or with Extend preferred
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Current Workday Studio and CCTPP integration certification held for over 2 years
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Extend and/or Orchestrate experience preferred but not required
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Able to demonstrate the creation of innovative solutions for complex Workday integrations
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Project experience in a technical or techno-functional role on one or more ERP implementation projects using SOA tools (SAP NetWeaver, Oracle Fusion, Workday Studio or other middleware platform)
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Demonstrated proficiency with web service technologies (REST, JSON, SOAP, HTTP, SSL, PGP, SAML, etc)
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B.A. / B.S., Management Information Systems, Industrial Engineering, computer science/other engineering discipline or equivalent experience
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Exceptional written and verbal communication capabilities; able to communicate effectively with diverse people and individuals at various levels within the organization
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Superior detail orientation, organization, and analytical skills
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Outstanding Excel skills
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Thrive on simultaneously operating at multiple levels and managing multiple responsibilities.
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Ability to operate effectively in a dynamic, growing, ecosystem with minimal supervision
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Minimal travel required, but must be willing to travel on-site if needed
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Why choose Cognizant:
- Entrepreneurial environment that welcomes your ideas
- Opportunity to do great work
- Outreach programs that support communities and tap into your volunteer spirit
- Learning opportunities to help current needs and advancement
- Global operations, with opportunities in North America, Europe and Asia Pacific
- An abundance of Affinity groups to meet your needs
Cognizant Core Values:
- Start with a point of view: I apply my expertise to gain trust and to lead our clients forward.
- Seek data, build knowledge: I use facts to guide my actions and decisions.
- Always strive, never settle: I act with agility and creativity, determined to stay one step ahead.
- Work as one: I deliver solutions that draw upon the full power and scale of Cognizant.
- Create conditions for everyone to thrive: I include, enable, and invest in everyone around me.
- Do the right thing, the right way: I always make the ethical choice.
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What We Do
Collaborative Solutions, a Cognizant Company, is a leading global finance and HR transformation consultancy that leverages world-class cloud solutions to help deliver successful client outcomes for Fortune Global 500 companies, large and medium-sized organizations across industries. As the longest-tenured Workday Services Partner and client, its full lifecycle services—complete with an in-house Advisory Services practice and proven proprietary tools—have helped more than 1,000 clients transform their businesses.
