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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Workday Functional Architect - **Company:** SoftPath Technologies LLC - **Location:** Menlo Park, CA, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Extract Transform Load (ETL), Data Migration, Identity and Access Management, Time Tracking Software, Workday HCM, Workday Security, Workday Payroll Processing, Data Management, EIB, Workday Reporting, Workday - **Published:** August 31, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/0f383e03-fcf1-4610-8b5a-bb98c124509f ## About the Role * Advanced hands-on experience with leave configuration including balance periods, cascading leaves, intermittent leaves, and complex eligibility and validation rules. * Experience with ancillary absence processes such as automated leave return, automatic balance adjustments and transfers, Sell Time Off and others. * Experience with Workday time-tracking configuration, time submissions, and employee work schedules. * Experience with reporting using the available Absence and Time Tracking data sources. * Knowledge of Workday's API capabilities for the Absence and Time Tracking modules. Payroll Requirements: * Understanding of foundational HCM principles including Business Processes, Reporting, Calculated Fields, Security, & Notifications * Workday Payroll processing knowledge including calculation, complete, and settle steps * Experience with building payroll components (Earnings, Deductions, Account Posting Rules, Run Categories, Payment Election Rules) * Experience with third party payroll configuration (External Earnings, External Deductions, External Inputs) * Experience with reporting data sources for Payroll (Payroll Results) and Accounting (Journal Lines) * Knowledge of payroll regulatory rules and their impact on payroll configuration * Knowledge of payroll touchpoints (Time Tracking, Absence, HCM, Compensation, Benefits) ## Description * Configurations: Configure Workday modules (Core HCM, Absence and Time tracking, Payroll) to align with client workflows. * Data management: Assist with data migration and ensure data accuracy * Process improvement: Identify and implement improvements to business processes using the Workday platform * Demonstrated knowledge of Workday Drive, Workday Docs, letter templates, Questionnaire, Survey, Reference Letters etc. * Advanced hand-on process with Hire, Onboarding, Change Job, and Termination business processes. Should have worked on Notification and Alerts configuration. * Develop and maintain reports and dashboards using Workday reporting tools (Advanced, Matrix, Composite reports). * Manage and maintain Workday security framework (roles, domains, business process security policies). * Be able to provide recommendations to Tier 1 Team to fix incorrect transactions * Participate in Workday releases, analyze impacts, and implement updates. * Perform data loading via EIBs. Support data migration, tenant setup, and tenant management activities. * Collaborate with cross-functional teams including Payroll, Recruiting, Absence, IAM etc. Time & Absence Requirements: * Understanding of foundational HCM principles including Business Processes, Reporting, Calculated Fields, Security, & Notifications * Advanced hand-on experience with time-off plan configuration including complex accruals, carryovers, shadow plans and touchpoints with leaves and time tracking., * If we have a candidate who is 'Expert' in "Time and Absence" module but has scored 'Moderate' in "Core HCM" module, we should evaluate them. * If we have a candidate who is 'Expert' in "Payroll" module but has scored 'Moderate' in "Core HCM" module, we should evaluate them. * We might get candidate who is 'Expert' in "Time and Absence" and "Payroll" but have moderate configuration experience in "Core HCM". 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