Senior Engineer, Workday AI Developer

Cardinal Health is a leading healthcare services and products company, and they are seeking a Senior Engineer, Workday AI Developer to lead the implementation and optimization of Workday’s AI capabilities. This role focuses on enhancing business operations through AI innovation and integration expertise.

Responsibilities:

• Lead deployment of AI agents such as Recruiter Agent and Performance Review Agent
• Design, build, and deploy custom AI agents using Workday’s low-code/no-code tools and the Workday Build platform
• Configure anomaly detection, auto-filling, and contextual automation features across HR modules
• Create AI-powered applications and widgets using Workday Extend to embed personalized AI assistance directly into user workflows
• Enable and configure Workday Assistant across web and Microsoft Teams environments
• Develop guided workflows for time-off requests, job changes, and employee inquiries
• Monitor usage analytics and optimize conversational flows for accuracy and efficiency
• Oversee integration of Workday Assistant into Microsoft Teams
• Ensure seamless access to approvals, dashboards, and notifications within the flow of work
• Coordinate with IT and HR administrators to manage app permissions and security protocols
• Leverage Expanded AI Gateway APIs to embed Workday’s AI services into applications, including document intelligence for classification and data extraction
• Automate and connect processes across Workday and third-party systems using AI-enabled Workday Orchestrate
• Partner with HR, Finance, and other stakeholders to analyze requirements and translate business needs into technical designs for Illuminate solutions
• Monitor Workday releases, especially Illuminate features and developer tools, to assess impact and recommend new functionality
• Develop integrations and automations that uphold high standards for data integrity, security, and responsible AI practices
• Provide technical support and root cause analysis for AI-driven processes, integrations, and extensions
• Use Developer Copilot to automate the generation of code and process documentation

Requirements:

• Strong foundation of Workday experience with Extend apps, REST APIs and event-based integrations preferred
• Workday functional: Understanding of HCM, Security, Business Process Framework (BPF), Reporting, configuration, tenant setup, and Workday governance preferred
• Proven experience embedding AI agents onto enterprise platforms like Salesforce, ServiceNow, Microsoft, where agents take actions in workflows preferred
• AI/Automation & Agent Model Skills: Understanding agent lifecycle, skill/tool models, workflow-to-agent mapping, data-driven automations, triggers, and execution modes. Ability to manage lifecycle actions such as Discover, Register, Configure, and Activate agents preferred
• Comfort with tool-using/multi-agent patterns: agents calling APIs, following policies, and operating under enterprise security and audit preferred
• API & Integration Skills: Experience with REST/SOAP APIs, authentication patterns, API gateway concepts, rate limits, telemetry, and integrating via Workday Public APIs, Graph API, RaaS, and ASOR endpoints preferred
• Architecture & Design: Knowledge of enterprise architecture, system boundaries, secure/scalable agent design, and multi-system agent interactions preferred
• Vendor/3rd-Party Integration: Coordinating with external partners on APIs, skills/tools, authentication, compliance, and agent registration preferred