À propos de ce poste Senior Workday Platform Engineer chez Natera
We are seeking a hands-on Senior Workday Platform Engineer within the G&A IT Applications team to serve as the primary technical owner of the Workday platform across HCM, Payroll, Recruiting, Prism Analytics, Illuminate (AI/ML), integrations, security, and release management.
This is a builder-first role. You will configure, develop, integrate, and operate within Workday while partnering closely with HR, Payroll, Finance, and IT stakeholders. You own the technical platform layer configuration, integrations, security architecture, governance, and release discipline, while HR and Payroll retain ownership of sensitive data and business policy logic.
Key Responsibilities
Platform Ownership & Delivery:
- 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.
Hands-On Configuration & Development:
- 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.
Integrations & Architecture:
- 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.
Analytics, AI & Automation:
- Implement and manage Workday Prism Analytics datasets and dashboards.
- Enable Workday Illuminate capabilities and intelligent workflows.
- Drive automation while maintaining audit and compliance standards.
Security & Compliance:
- 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.
Separation of Duties
This role owns platform configuration, integrations, and technical governance.
It does not include direct access to sensitive employee data or ownership of HR policy logic.
Required Qualifications
- 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.
Preferred Qualifications
- 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.
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Compensation & Total Rewards
This range reflects a good-faith estimate of the base pay we reasonably expect to offer at the time of hire. Final compensation will vary based on experience, qualifications, and internal equity considerations.
This position is also eligible for additional compensation and benefits through Natera’s robust Total Rewards program, including:
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Annual performance incentive bonus
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Long-term equity awards
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Comprehensive health benefits (medical, dental, vision)
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401(k) with company match
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Generous paid time off and company holidays
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Additional wellness and work-life benefits
OUR OPPORTUNITY
Natera™ is a global leader in cell-free DNA (cfDNA) testing, dedicated to oncology, women’s health, and organ health. Our aim is to make personalized genetic testing and diagnostics part of the standard of care to protect health and enable earlier and more targeted interventions that lead to longer, healthier lives.
The Natera team consists of highly dedicated statisticians, geneticists, doctors, laboratory scientists, business professionals, software engineers and many other professionals from world-class institutions, who care deeply for our work and each other. When you join Natera, you’ll work hard and grow quickly. Working alongside the elite of the industry, you’ll be stretched and challenged, and take pride in being part of a company that is changing the landscape of genetic disease management.
WHAT WE OFFER
Competitive Benefits - Employee benefits include comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life and disability plans for eligible employees and their dependents. Additionally, Natera employees and their immediate families receive free testing in addition to fertility care benefits. Other benefits include pregnancy and baby bonding leave, 401k benefits, commuter benefits and much more. We also offer a generous employee referral program!
For more information, visit www.natera.com.
Natera is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to ensuring a diverse and inclusive workplace environment, and welcome people of different backgrounds, experiences, abilities and perspectives. Inclusive collaboration benefits our employees, our community and our patients, and is critical to our mission of changing the management of disease worldwide.
All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply, and will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, age, veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with applicable laws.
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