[Remote] Platform Engineer III (Workday)

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Aflac is seeking a Platform Engineer III to support and maintain its Workday platform environment. The role focuses on platform architecture, security and compliance, upgrades, integrations, configuration, and collaboration with cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Provides support on architectural design and maintenance of the platform’s (COTS, SaaS, ERP) environment with distributed components
• Ensures compliance with the organization's requirements through the implementation of, auditing of, and adherence to policies, procedures, and security standards
• Plans software upgrades, patching, & plugin installations in accordance with established policies and procedures
• Monitors performance, resolves problems, & manages component capacity issues
• Design, test, develop, configure, & maintain integrations to platform’s applications
• Adhere to the platform’s security and coding standards for resilience, data, and security
• Review business requirements to deploy the best solution, including configuring, coding, & debugging
• Work closely with cross-functional departments to communicate statuses & technical proposals
• Deploy and configure platform applications tailored to company needs
• Design technical solutions, configure/customize, test, maintain the platform applications to meet company requirements
• Performs other duties as required

Skills

• Extensive experience in software development and modern programming languages
• Workday configuration experience
• Leave management configuration experience in Workday
• Workday consultant background
• Proven experience with Scrum and advanced DevOps methodologies
• Demonstrated ability to mentor and lead junior developers
• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Systems or other related experience
• Four or more years of experience in release practices and environments or other related experience
• Or an equivalent combination of education and experience
• Candidates for this role must be authorized to work in the United States without the need for current or future visa sponsorship. We are unable to sponsor or assume sponsorship for employment visas related to this role at this time
• Workday Wellness implementation experience a big plus
• ADP, UKG experience a big plus
• Master's degree in computer science, Information Systems or other related field
• Workday benefits configurator, Open enrollment specialist, Workday wellness, Workday integrations
• Workday certified

Benefits

• Depending on your location within the continental US, this role may be hybrid or remote.
• If you live within 50 miles of the Aflac offices located in Columbus, GA or Columbia, SC, this role will be hybrid: expected to work in the office for at least 60% of the work week and from home within the continental US for the remaining portion.
• If you live more than 50 miles from the Aflac offices located in Columbus, GA or Columbia, SC, this role will be remote, working from home within the continental US; there may be occasions when you are requested to come to the office based on business need, with advance notice.
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Prescription drug coverage
• Health care flexible spending
• Dependent care flexible spending
• Aflac supplemental Accident, Cancer, Critical Illness, and Hospital Indemnity policies offered at no cost to the employee
• 401(k) plans
• Annual bonuses
• Opportunity to purchase company stock
• 11 paid holidays annually
• Up to 20 days PTO to be used for any reason
• If eligible, state-mandated sick leave (Washington employees accrue 1-hour sick leave for every 40 hours worked)
• Other leaves of absence, if eligible, when needed to support your physical, financial, and emotional well-being

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