Principal Integration Engineer - Workday

About the role

Job Summary: The Principal Integration Engineer is responsible for the design, development, governance, and operational support of enterprise integrations supporting Workday HCM, Finance, Payroll, and related institutional systems. This role leads the technical architecture for inbound and outbound interfaces, ensures data integrity across systems, and partners with functional and technical teams to deliver secure, scalable, and reliable integrations. The Principal Integration Engineer establishes standards, oversees middleware and interface design, and ensures alignment with enterprise architecture, security, and data governance frameworks. Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States. The University is unable to sponsor this role, now or in the future. Key Responsibilities & Accountabilities: 1. Integration Strategy & Architecture Leadership Define and own the enterprise Workday integration architecture Establish integration standards, design patterns, and a long-term roadmap aligned with institutional strategy and enterprise architecture principles 2. Technical Leadership & Team Oversight Lead, mentor, and guide integration engineers Provide design reviews, technical governance, and oversight for all Workday integration initiatives and production stability 3. Complex Integration Design & Delivery Serve as lead architect for high-complexity integrations, including real-time APIs, middleware orchestration, and cross-platform data exchanges 4. Stakeholder Engagement & Management Partner with business leaders, enterprise architects, cybersecurity teams, and third-party vendors to ensure secure, compliant, and value-driven integration solutions 5. Documentation, Compliance & Continuous Improvement Maintain architectural documentation, enforce development standards, support audits, and drive continuous improvement across integration practices