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# Principal Workday HCM Analyst

- **Company:** Connexion Systems & Engineering
- **Location:** Burlington, MA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $145,600.0 - $161,450.0
- **Contract:** Temporary contract
- **Skills:** Data Auditing, Routing, Workday HCM, Matrix Reports, Workday Business Process, Workday HRIS, EIB, Workday Reporting, Workday
- **Published:** October 2, 2026
- **Apply:** https://jobs.csetalent.com/index.smpl?arg=jb_apply&POST_ID=14339990

## About the Role

* Experience: 8+ years of progressive HRIS experience with deep, hands-on Workday HCM expertise.
 * Core Competencies:
 + Advanced Workday Business Process & Security configuration experience.
 + Hands-on EIB and mass data load expertise.
 + Advanced Workday reporting (Advanced/Matrix reports, calculated fields, dashboards).
 + Foundational Workday configuration knowledge (supervisory orgs, positions, job profiles, comp structures).
 * Education: Preferred Associate's or Bachelor's degree in an Analytical or Technical field.

## Description

The Principal Workday HCM Analyst is a senior individual contributor responsible for the configuration, administration, optimization, and ongoing support of the Workday platform. This hands-on role serves as a senior subject matter expert and escalation point for complex configuration, business processes, security, reporting, and data issues. Workday is managed internally without reliance on an external managed-services provider., * Serve as a senior hands-on Workday HCM SME and escalation point for complex system issues.

 * Design, configure, test, deploy, and maintain Workday HCM functionality.
 * Translate business requirements into effective, scalable Workday solutions.
 * Configure and optimize Workday Business Processes (condition rules, validations, approvals, routing, notifications).
 * Configure and maintain Workday security (security groups, domain security, BP security, role-based access).
 * Build, test, and execute EIBs and perform mass employee transactions (hires, terminations, job/org/compensation changes).
 * Develop complex Workday reports (Advanced and Matrix reports), calculated fields, dashboards, and alerts.
 * Perform data audits, reconciliations, and corrective actions to maintain data integrity.
 * Evaluate Workday releases/updates, perform impact assessments, and recommend process improvements.
 * Partner with HR, Total Rewards, Payroll, Finance, and IT stakeholders.


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