Sr. HR Systems Engineer at Smartsheet focusing on People Systems engineering and automation. Designing complex solutions and leading integration efforts for HR systems.
Responsibilities
Act as a senior technical owner within the People Systems domain, responsible for designing and delivering complex solutions across Workday, integrations, and supporting platforms
Lead engineering efforts related to People data flows, including hire-to-retire lifecycle events, data synchronization, and downstream consumption by Finance, Security, and Analytics
Design and implement custom extensions and integrations using tools such as Workday Studio, APIs, middleware, or AWS-based services
Partner with Integrations and Automation teams to build event-driven, automated People workflows (e.g., joiner/mover/leaver, access provisioning, data updates)
Own the technical design and implementation of People-related integrations and data contracts, ensuring reliability, auditability, and clear ownership
Contribute to People reporting and analytics initiatives by enabling high-quality, well-modeled People data for BI, compliance, and workforce insights
Identify opportunities to reduce manual People operations through automation, configuration-as-code patterns, and reusable components
Provide technical leadership and mentorship to other People Systems engineers, reviewing designs and code and setting quality standards
Partner closely with Product Managers, HR stakeholders, Security, and Compliance to translate People domain needs into robust technical solutions
Participate in on-call rotations and operational ownership for People Systems, ensuring reliability and rapid issue resolution
Requirements
6-8 years experience building and supporting enterprise systems, with deep exposure to HR/People platforms such as Workday
Experience extending enterprise platforms through custom development, APIs, middleware, or platform-specific tooling (e.g., Workday Studio or similar)
Strong understanding of system-to-system integrations, data modeling, and event-driven workflows
Comfort working across both UI-driven configuration and code-based solutions
Experience operating in environments with compliance, audit, and security requirements (SOX, ITGC, access controls)
Ability to lead technical initiatives independently and make sound architectural decisions
Strong communication skills and comfort collaborating with non-technical stakeholders
Experience mentoring engineers and raising the technical bar of a team
Experience with People data analytics, reporting pipelines, or workforce metrics
Familiarity with identity lifecycle management and security integrations tied to HR systems
Experience building internal tools or automations that support HR or People Operations teams
Exposure to cloud platforms (AWS), scripting languages, or automation frameworks
Experience working in Product Engineering organizations rather than traditional IT.
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