Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Natera is a global leader in cell-free DNA testing, dedicated to oncology, women’s health, and organ health. They are seeking a Senior Workday Platform Engineer to serve as the primary technical owner of the Workday platform, focusing on HCM, Payroll, Recruiting, and integrations while collaborating closely with various stakeholders.
Responsibilities
- Own technical execution across Workday HCM, Payroll, Recruiting, Prism Analytics, and Illuminate
- Translate business requirements into phased technical delivery plans
- Manage sandbox strategy, tenant lifecycle, and biannual release readiness
- Configure HCM and Recruiting modules.Build advanced reports (matrix, composite, BIRT), calculated fields, validations, and business process frameworks
- Leverage Workday Extend to design and build lightweight custom applications that enhance core workflows
- Maintain scalable security models and governance standards
- Build and maintain integrations (EIB, Studio, REST/SOAP APIs, RaaS)
- Integrate with applications like ERP, identity providers, benefits carriers, and third-party systems
- Ensure secure, reusable integration frameworks with monitoring and error-handling discipline
- Implement and manage Workday Prism Analytics datasets and dashboards
- Enable Workday Illuminate capabilities and intelligent workflows
- Drive automation while maintaining audit and compliance standards
- Own Workday security architecture and least-privilege access models
- Implement enhanced logging and monitoring for sensitive data access, extracts, and downloads
- Ensure encryption in transit and at rest across integrations and reporting
- Enforce non-production data masking and scrubbing practices
- Support SOX, GDPR, and HIPAA compliance requirements
Skills
- 8+ years of hands-on Workday technical experience
- Workday Pro certifications (HCM, Integrations, Security, Prism)
- Strong experience building Workday integrations (EIB, Studio, APIs)
- Deep expertise in security configuration, business process framework design, and reporting
- Experience with Prism Analytics
- Exposure to Workday Extend
- High documentation skills with solid understanding of ITGC controls & Change management policies and operational rigor
- Platform ownership mindset with strong technical depth
- Experience operating in regulated environments
- Proven ability to deliver complex platform initiatives end-to-end
- Strong stakeholder communication and governance mindset
- Exposure to Workday Illuminate / AI features
- Experience with Workday ecosystem add-ons (e.g., Paradox, Sana, and other governance/reporting tools)
- Experience in biotech, healthcare, or other large-scale companies
Benefits
- Annual performance incentive bonus
- Long-term equity awards
- Comprehensive health benefits (medical, dental, vision)
- 401(k) with company match
- Generous paid time off and company holidays
- Additional wellness and work-life benefits
- Competitive medical, dental, vision, life and disability plans for eligible employees and their dependents
- Natera employees and their immediate families receive free testing in addition to fertility care benefits
- Pregnancy and baby bonding leave
- 401k benefits
- Commuter benefits
- Generous employee referral program
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