Workday Technical Systems Lead (Workday)

Location: London Office, United Kingdom

Company

hirify.global is a global AI-driven cybersecurity company developing technology to detect and respond to novel, real-time cyber threats.

What you will do

• Contribute to the Workday technical architecture and roadmap across HR and Finance.
• Design, deliver, support, and improve integrations between Workday and enterprise systems using Workday Studio, Enterprise Interface Builder, web services, and APIs.
• Administer Workday security, access controls, compliance, audit readiness, and security governance.
• Develop and optimize Workday reporting and analytics for operational and strategic decision-making.
• Maintain service stability, performance, availability, monitoring, incident management, and service governance.
• Troubleshoot complex integration, data, and platform issues; assess releases, testing, deployments, and downstream system impacts while coordinating with internal teams and external providers.

Requirements

• Significant experience delivering and supporting Workday technical solutions, ideally in a Workday delivery lead or comparable technical leadership role.
• Strong knowledge of Workday Studio, Enterprise Interface Builder, Workday Report Writer, and iLoad.
• Experience designing and implementing ETL processes using relevant tools and technologies.
• Strong experience with web services and APIs, including WSDL, SOAP, REST, and related standards.
• Technical expertise in XML and Java.
• Experience with interfaces, networking, data warehousing, relational databases, and performance tuning.
• Strong working knowledge of HR and Finance systems, data models, organizational structures, and security roles, including Workday security features, controls, and governance.
• Advanced experience creating Workday HCM and Finance reports, including Workday Report Writer and Calculated Fields.
• Understanding of database architecture, tables, system interactions, and downstream impacts of technical changes.
• Strong problem-solving, troubleshooting, analytical, communication, prioritization, and independent delivery skills, including the ability to balance planned projects with unplanned operational responsibilities.

Nice to have

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Software Engineering, or another relevant technical discipline, or an equivalent combination of professional training and experience.
• Workday accreditation or relevant Workday certifications.
• Experience supporting both Workday HCM and Workday Finance environments.
• Experience contributing to technical architecture, platform roadmaps, or large-scale transformation initiatives.
• Familiarity with audit, regulatory compliance, and enterprise security requirements.

Culture & Benefits

• 23 days of holiday plus public holidays, increasing to 25 days after two years.
• Additional birthday day off.
• Private medical insurance covering the employee, cohabiting partner, and children.
• Life insurance worth four times base salary, salary sacrifice pension scheme, and enhanced family leave.
• Confidential Employee Assistance Program and cycle-to-work scheme.
• Values include ownership, collaboration, high standards, urgency, continuous learning, and accountability.