Job description

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:

Lead phase 1 implementation projects with a large team of integration developers
Work directly with key business and IT stakeholders to confirm requirements, consider design alternatives, facilitate discussions and ultimately drive requirements sign-off
Evaluate, communicate and coordinate the technical impacts of application configuration decisions
Create detailed system interface specifications, field mapping, and system process designs
Develop, test and deploy integrations required to meet business requirements
Facilitate knowledge transfer and educate clients on developing and operating interfaces to and from a SaaS platform
Track issues and risks, communicate status and escalate concerns to project management

Skills & Requirements:

4 years of Workday certified Integration consulting experience
Acted as technical lead for at least 1 phase 1 implementation
Experience with Student module
Current Workday Studio and CCTPP integration certification held for over 2 years
Extend and/or Orchestrate experience preferred but not required
Able to demonstrate the creation of innovative solutions for complex Workday integrations
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)
Demonstrated proficiency with web service technologies (REST, JSON, SOAP, HTTP, SSL, PGP, SAML, etc)
B.A. / B.S., Management Information Systems, Industrial Engineering, computer science or other engineering discipline preferred
Exceptional written and verbal communication capabilities; able to communicate effectively with diverse people and individuals at various levels within the organization
Superior detail orientation, organization, and analytical skills
Outstanding Excel skills
Thrive on simultaneously operating at multiple levels and managing multiple responsibilities.
Ability to operate effectively in a dynamic, growing, ecosystem with minimal supervision
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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