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# Platform Engineer III (Workday)

- **Company:** Aflac
- **Location:** Columbus, GA, United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Salary:** $88,000.0 - $140,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Software as a Service, Information Systems, Software Debugging, DevOps, Scrum Methodology, Software Engineering, Automated Data Processing (ADP), Information Technology, Software Coding, Workday, Programming Languages
- **Published:** August 31, 2026
- **Apply:** https://careers.aflac.com/talentcommunity/apply/1368894400/?locale=en_US

## About the Role

* Extensive experience in software development and modern programming languages.

 * Workday configuration experience.

 * Leave management configuration experience in Workday.

 * Workday consultant background

 * Workday Wellness implementation experience a big plus

 * ADP, UKG experience a big plus

 * Proven experience with Scrum and advanced DevOps methodologies.

 * Demonstrated ability to mentor and lead junior developers.

Education & Experience Required

 * Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Systems or other related experience
 * Four or more years of experience in release practices and environments or other related experience

Or an equivalent combination of education and experience

Education & Experience Preferred

 * Master's degree in computer science, Information Systems or other related field
 * Workday configuration experience, leave configuration experience
 * Workday certified

## Description

* Acting with Integrity
 * Communicating Effectively
 * Pursuing Self-Development
 * Serving Customers
 * Supporting Change
 * Supporting Organizational Goals
 * Working with Diverse Populations, * Provides support on architectural design and maintenance of the platform's (COTS, SaaS, ERP) environment with distributed components

 * Ensures compliance with the organization's requirements through the implementation of, auditing of, and adherence to policies, procedures, and security standards

 * Plans software upgrades, patching, & plugin installations in accordance with established policies and procedures

 * Monitors performance, resolves problems, & manages component capacity issues

 * Design, test, develop, configure, & maintain integrations to platform's applications

 * Adhere to the platform's security and coding standards for resilience, data, and security

 * Review business requirements to deploy the best solution, including configuring, coding, & debugging

 * Work closely with cross-functional departments to communicate statuses & technical proposals

 * Deploy and configure platform applications tailored to company needs

 * Design technical solutions, configure/customize, test, maintain the platform applications to meet company requirements

 * Performs other duties as required

Candidates for this role must be authorized to work in the United States without the need for current or future visa sponsorship. We are unable to sponsor or assume sponsorship for employment visas related to this role at this time.


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