Workday Technical Systems Lead

As a Workday Technical Systems Lead at Darktrace, you will maintain and evolve our Workday integration ecosystem across HR and Finance. You will lead technical delivery, architecture, security and governance to enable secure data exchange and scalable processes. You’ll partner with Digital Transformation to align integrations with business priorities and regulatory requirements. This role offers hands-on leadership in a fast-paced environment, shaping how Workday supports transformation initiatives and operational excellence. Join a mission-driven team that moves fast, owns outcomes, and emphasizes learning and growth.

• 23 days’ holiday + public holidays, rising to 25 days after 2 years
• Birthday day off
• Private medical insurance for you and family
• Life insurance 4x base salary
• Salary sacrifice pension
• Enhanced family leave

• Contribute to Workday technical architecture and roadmap to ensure scalable, secure and supportable solutions
• Design, deliver and continuously improve integrations between Workday and other enterprise systems
• Develop and maintain integrations using Workday Studio, Enterprise Interface Builder, web services and APIs
• Ensure reliable, secure and efficient data exchange across Workday HCM and Finance
• Administer and govern Workday security model and access controls
• Support regulatory compliance, audit readiness and security governance across Workday
• Develop and optimise Workday reporting and analytics capabilities
• Maintain stability, performance and availability of Workday technical services through monitoring and service governance
• Troubleshoot complex integration and platform issues and implement sustainable solutions
• Complete technical assessments, testing and deployment for Workday releases and platform changes
• Assess impact of platform changes on integrations, reporting, security and downstream systems
• Coordinate with internal stakeholders and external providers on integration and delivery requirements

• Significant experience delivering and supporting Workday technical solutions in a leadership role
• Strong knowledge of Workday integration tools including Workday Studio, Enterprise Interface Builder, Workday Report Writer and iLoad
• Experience designing and implementing ETL processes
• Strong experience with web services and APIs (WSDL, SOAP, REST)
• Technical expertise in XML and Java
• Experience with interfaces, data warehousing, relational databases and performance tuning
• Strong knowledge of HR and Finance data models, security roles and governance
• Advanced experience creating Workday HCM and Finance reports with Workday Report Writer and Calculated Fields
• Understanding of database architecture and downstream system impacts
• Strong problem-solving, troubleshooting and analytical skills
• Ability to balance planned delivery with operational responsibilities in a fast-paced environment
• Strong communication skills to coordinate delivery across teams and providers

• Strong communication abilities
• Problem-solving mindset
• Analytical mindset
• Workday Studio
• Enterprise Interface Builder
• Workday Report Writer