Custom Software Engineer

Project Role : Custom Software Engineer Project Role Description : Develop custom software solutions to design, code, and enhance components across systems or applications. Use modern frameworks and agile practices to deliver scalable, high-performing solutions tailored to specific business needs. Must have skills : Workday Core Compensation Good to have skills : NA Minimum 15 year(s) of experience is required Educational Qualification : 15 years full time education Summary Hands-on Workday delivery owner who ships finance outcomes on Workday Financials and connects Workday to the enterprise ecosystem using Workday Integrations. Role and Responsibilities Act as a trusted advisor to CFO/Controller/Finance Opsframing options, impacts, and trade offs in clear business terms lead executive level design decisions Lead end to end functional architecture for Workday Financials, ensuring cohesive design across finance pillars and consideration of cross functional impacts Facilitate design workshops / architect sessions, drive requirements, map processes, prototype configuration, and confirm designs with stakeholders. Validate Workday integrations in Workday and support testing, cutover, and hypercare. Ensure alignment with HCM, Payroll, Integrations, Reporting/Analytics, Data Conversion, and Change/Training workstreams maintain cohesive structures and communications. Enable reporting and dashboards in Workday (and Prism Analytics where adopted). Drive quality through reconciliation, controls validation, and production readiness. Prerequisite Agentic AI & GenAI Implement Finance agents for close, AP/AR exception handling, spend compliance, and policy Q&Aconnected to Workday Financials Build RAG for Finance (controls, policies, contract clauses) with strict access boundaries integrate approvals and audit-ready evidence capture. Drive end to end delivery of Workday s AI-powered solutions, including Workday AI Agents designed to automate tasks, surface insights, and interact autonomously with enterprise workflows. Extend designs to adjacent processes (Procurement, Banking & Settlement etc. touchpoints) without breaking governance. What you''ll bring Worked on AI projects and delivered outcomes 13+ years implementing Workday Financials with depth in Workday Financials. Hands-on Workday Finance delivery working knowledge of Integrations and Analytics Comfortable engaging finance stakeholders and driving decisions on scope and trade-offs. Quality-first mindset for auditability and close readiness. Modules Deep: Architects, designs, and governs enterprise Workday Financials solutionsspanning Core Financials and related pillars (e.g., Foundation Data Model (FDM), Accounting Center, Banking & Settlements, Budgets/Planning, Procurement, Customer Accounts, Assets, Grants/Projects, Reporting). Breadth: Workday Integrations fundamentals (Studio/Core connectors/Payroll Connectors) Workday Security Cross-module touchpoints across the Workday modules. Success looks like Finance processes configured with reliable integrations and stable reporting. Reduced defects during close-critical periods through strong controls and testing. Standardized integration patterns that accelerate enhancements. Secure Agentic Workflows delivered A 15 years full time education is required. Qualification 15 years full time education