1099 Workday Administrator | Integrations, Studio

About Nava

Nava is a consultancy and public benefit corporation working to make government services simple and effective. Since 2015, federal, state, and local agencies have trusted Nava to help solve highly scrutinized technology modernization challenges.

As a client services company, we guide agencies constrained by legacy systems to a future with sharp user experiences built on secure, reliable, fault-tolerant cloud infrastructure. We bill for our time, offering our expertise and problem-solving approach to help our government partners enhance their digital products and services. People are at the heart of our work, from members of the public who rely on benefit programs to government agency staff. Through human-centered design and modern engineering best practices, we help our government partners understand user needs and deliver on their missions more effectively. This focus gives everyone at Nava the opportunity to do work that is meaningful, impactful, and deeply connected to public good.

Position type: Hourly, full-time Contract type: 1099 independent contractor Reports to: HCM Manager Location: Remote (U.S.based) Contract duration: 6 months with possible conversion to direct hire Start date: ASAP

Position summary

We are hiring for a Workday Administrator who will focus on Integrations, Studio & Projects: own integrations, Studio development, and the Projects module.

This Administrator will partner closely with other Workday Administrators and the HCM Manager to translate approved architectural and business decisions into working Workday configuration, and to keep Nava's Workday environment reliable, audit-ready, and continuously improving. Success in either role requires more than responding to tickets, we're looking for people who proactively identify data quality issues, process gaps, and configuration or integration improvements within their area, and escalate changes that impact core architecture.

What you'll do

• Build and configure Business Processes (BPs), condition rules, and notifications within the architectural standards set by the HCM Manager
• Administer approved Workday security changes, including role- and user-based security groups, domain and business process security; perform periodic access reviews and escalate exceptions to the HCM Manager
• Build and maintain standard and custom reports, calculated fields, and dashboards for day-to-day operational needs
• Perform recurring data audits, validation, and reconciliation across Workday and connected systems; investigate discrepancies and remediate data quality issues
• Support data loads (EIBs) and mass data updates, following data standards set by the HCM Manager
• Monitor Workday releases and delivered functionality; perform impact analysis, configuration and regression testing, and coordinate UAT
• Provide first-line technical support, troubleshooting, and end-user training/job aids for the teams in their functional area
• Own day-to-day Workday incidents and service requests within their area from intake through resolution; triage by severity and business impact
• Support internal and external audit requests related to Workday configuration, access, reports, integrations, and HR data

Integrations, Studio & Projects

• Monitor and support inbound and outbound Workday integrations, including EIBs, Core Connectors, Studio integrations, APIs/Web Services, scheduled file feeds, and vendor interfaces
• Build and maintain Workday Studio integrations; partner with IT and third-party vendors on integration troubleshooting and root-cause analysis
• Serve as lead administrator for the Workday Projects module (Finance SKU), configuring Business Processes, security, and reporting to support Staffing and Program Management
• Make recommendations about additional Workday SKUs or Projects features Nava could invest in

Additionally, for Integrations, Studio & Projects

• Hands-on experience with Workday Studio and integration development (EIBs, Core Connectors, APIs/Web Services)
• Ability and willingness to learn and administer the Projects module within the Finance SKU
• Experience with system integrati