Workday Integration Principal Consultant (Remote)

Cognizant is seeking a Workday Integration Principal Consultant to be based in Kuala Lumpur. As a Principal Consultant, you will guide clients through the transformation, implementation and operation phases of a Workday implementation. Additionally, you must have a technical aptitude and be capable of configuring the product to meet the business requirements and design specifications.

Responsibilities

• Leverage your expertise to recommend the best solution based on the client’s requirements, budget, and timeline, maintaining flexibility to adapt the scope as additional needs arise.
• Work closely with key business and IT stakeholders to confirm requirements, consider design alternatives, facilitate discussions, and ultimately drive requirements sign-off.
• Perform multiple tasks with limited direction, keeping the client, project team, and Engagement Manager updated on project progress and any changes.
• Evaluate, communicate, and coordinate the technical impacts of application configuration decisions.
• Create detailed system interface specifications, field mappings, and system process designs.
• Develop, test, and deploy integrations to meet business requirements.
• Facilitate knowledge transfer, educating clients on managing and operating interfaces to and from a SaaS platform.
• Track issues and risks, communicate status, and escalate concerns to project management when necessary.
• Review solution architectures and components to analyze client requirements for integration processes, ensuring compliance with standards.
• Engage in advanced integration tasks and technical enhancements such as Workday Extend and Workday Orchestrate for integration deployment as needed.
• Assist the team with data conversion activities, including data migration, tenant build, and validation as required.
• Act as a mentor to fellow consultants and analysts, supporting them with shadow assignments and skill development.
• Actively participate in training and internal knowledge-sharing opportunities to further develop and share expertise within the organization.

Skills & Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Management Information Systems, Industrial Engineering, Computer Science or other engineering discipline preferred
• Ideally 3-5 years of consulting experience
• Workday Integration, Workday StudioTM and Workday CCTPPTM certification preferred
• Project experience in a technical or techno-functional role on one or more ERP implementation projects using SOA tools (SAP NetWeaver, Oracle Fusion, Workday Studio or other middleware platform)
• Demonstrated proficiency with web service technologies (REST, JSON, SOAP, HTTP, SSL, PGP, SAML, etc)
• Exceptional written and verbal communication capabilities; able to communicate effectively with diverse people and individuals at various levels within the organization
• Thrive on simultaneously operating at multiple levels and managing multiple responsibilities.
• Ability to operate effectively in a dynamic, growing, ecosystem with minimal supervision
• Passion for exceptional customer service and collaboration.
• Strong communication and presentation skills, with the ability to effectively manage customer expectations.
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite, particularly Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint programs.

Please note, this role will be based onshore in Kuala Lumpur

Why Choose Cognizant

• Entrepreneurial environment that welcomes your ideas
• Opportunity to do great work
• Outreach programs that support communities and tap into your volunteer spirit
• Learning opportunities to help current needs and advancement
• Global operations, with opportunities in North America, Europe and Asia Pacific
• An abundance of Affinity groups to meet your needs

Cognizant Core Values

• Start with a point of view: I apply my expertise to gain trust and to lead our clients forward.
• Seek data, build knowledge: I use facts to guide my actions and decisions.
• Always strive, never settle: I act with agility and creativity, determined to stay one step ahead.
• Work as one: I deliver solutions that draw upon the full power and scale of Cognizant.
• Create conditions for everyone to thrive: I include, enable, and invest in everyone around me.
• Do the right thing, the right way: I always make the ethical choice.