Workday Applications Engineer

Job: Workday Applications Engineer Location: Skokie, IL (onsite hybrid) Duration: Direct Hire/Perm Description: The Application Engineer position serves as security architect and administrator for Workday HCM, Payroll, Purchasing, and Finance platforms. This role is primarily responsible for supporting and managing the role based access control, policies, and configurations used to manage access to data and functionality within the Workday platform. Responsibilities also include designing, building, and testing the data connections between the Workday ecosystem and third-party systems. The Applications Engineer serves as a hybrid functional–technical partner to Strategic Sourcing, Finance, Human Resources, and IT, ensuring Workday role compliance, vendor integrations, and reporting structures operate efficiently, securely, and in alignment with organizational strategy. 1. Workday Security