Workday HCM, Security & Integration Specialist

Ahmed M Syed

Email: *******@*****.***

Ph: 469-***-****

Professional Summary

Workday HCM & Security professional with 9+ years of overall experience including design, development and implementation of HR system, configuration, and support.

Experience in core HCM, Compensation, Benefits, Recruiting, Talent and Performance experienced with EIBs reporting and dashboards.

Analyzed client’s HR business needs through client working sessions and Day to day support of Workday HCM, Security, Compensation and Reporting issues.

Experience in Workday security expertise to maintain and create custom roles & user-based security groups, configure Business Process & Domain Security Policies, Configured Integration System Security Groups, Integration System Users.

Configured Workday security roles and groups to the required level of confidentially and segregation of duties.

Experienced in creating simple and complex Inbound/Outbound integrations using different Workday Integration tools.

Experience in ticket resolution (Service now, Jira), developed and maintained HRIS plan to maintain the accuracy and integrity of system processes and HR data.

Successfully implemented Workday HCM, core compensation & Recruiting Full life cycle projects and Post Go-Live implementations, worked through the phases of kick-off, requirement gathering, scope management, process analysis, GAP analysis and testing.

Ability to communicate effectively with functional users, technical staff, and management.

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with problem solving abilities, effective in working independently and an exceptional team player.

Procured fluent expertise in Implementation, Production Support, Enhancement and Upgrade projects in Workday.

Requirement customizations and calibrations of workday are the part of regular activity.

Assist team in implementation of Workday. Work with consulting partners on the Conversion tasks, Integration tasks, Security tasks, and Reporting tasks.

Worked on Calculated fields, EIBs and reporting.

Experience in preparation and execution of test plans, functional specifications, and review of deliverables

Core Competencies

Workday Modules: HCM, Security, Recruiting, Compensation, Talent, Absence, Benefits

Security Expertise: Role-based, User-based, Domain, Business Process, and Intersection Security

Integrations & Reporting: EIBs, Calculated Fields, Advanced & Matrix Reports, Dashboards

Testing & Support: UAT Coordination, Regression Testing, Release Management, Issue Resolution

Methodologies: Agile, Scrum, Waterfall, Workday Launch

Tools: ServiceNow, Jira, Remedy, Smartsheet, MS Office Suite, SharePoint, Teams

Professional Experience

Sr. Workday HCM & Security Consultant July 2024 – Present

USAA – Plano, TX

Responsibilities:

• Worked on the workday HCM support engagements. Performed Workday day-to-day support tasks for HCM.

• Configured and maintain Domain Security Policies (DSP) across Core HCM, Compensation, Benefits, Payroll, and Recruiting.

• Handling high priority incidents in the area of Core HCM, Benefits & Recruitment

• Maintain and update Business Process Security Policies (BPSP) including Assign User-Based Security for approval workflows.

• Manage Role-Based, User-Based, Intersection, and Segmented Security Groups aligned with least-privilege principles.Supported annual HR cycles including Talent Review, Merit Planning, and Open Enrollment, ensuring security configurations and business processes function correctly across modules.

• Perform Segregation of Duties (SoD) reviews and assist in remediation of conflicting access.

• Conduct quarterly access reviews and support audit documentation preparation.

• Troubleshoot complex security issues including intersection mismatches and domain restrictions.

• Support Workday semi-annual releases with detailed security regression testing. Optimized Workday Business Processes (BPs) to reduce manual HR tasks and improve operational efficiency.

• Manage authentication policies and ensure proper provisioning for employees and contractors.

• Maintain security configuration for Compensation, Benefits, Absence, and Payroll data domains.

• Analyze and resolve security-related production incidents through root cause analysis. Built and supported Workday reporting and Power BI semantic models to deliver workforce analytics and leadership dashboards.

• Collaborate with HR, Compliance, and IT teams to align system access with governance standards.

• Support secure tenant migrations and post-production stabilization efforts.

• Create security-driven reports to support audit and compliance requirements.

• Review and validate integration security configurations (ISU/ISSG).

• Maintain detailed documentation of security changes and configurations.

Anaplan (Core HCM / Security) Oct 2023 – July 2024

Mavenir Systems – Richardson, TX

Responsibilities:

• Configured and updated Domain Security Policies and Business Process Security Policies.

• Managed ISU and ISSG setup for secure integration access.

• Performed security impact analysis for system enhancements.

• Supported UAT testing and security validation during releases.

• Resolved complex user access and reporting visibility issues.

• Conducted access certification reviews and privilege cleanup activities.

• Maintained supervisory organization-based security assignments.

• Collaborated with integration teams to ensure secure data exchange.

Workday HCM / Security Analyst June 2020 – September 2023

Verizon - Southlake Texas

Responsibilities:

• Designed and maintained Role-Based and User-Based Security Groups.

• Configured and updated Domain Security Policies and Business Process Security Policies.

• Implemented security controls for Recruiting, Compensation, Payroll, and Benefits modules.

• Conducted Segregation of Duties (SoD) analysis and risk mitigation support.

• Supported tenant upgrades and performed security regression testing.

• Developed custom reports with security-based data restrictions.

• Managed security changes through formal change management processes.

• Assisted with internal audit preparation and compliance reporting.

• Validated user-level access assignments to ensure compliance.

• Provided security troubleshooting and stakeholder support.

Workday HRIS Analyst Feb 2017 – Feb 2020

Anthem – Norfolk, Virginia

Responsibilities:

• Supported Workday security administration and user provisioning.

• Maintained Business Process security configurations and validation rules.

• Configured Role-Based and User-Based Security Groups.

• Validated domain-level access assignments for data integrity.

• Assisted with EIB data migration and secure data handling processes.

• Performed security-related regression testing.

• Resolved daily security-related support tickets via ServiceNow.

• Documented security procedures and maintained governance records.

Technical Skills

Area

Tools & Technologies

Workday

HCM, Recruiting, Security, Compensation, Absence, Reporting, Integrations

Reporting

Calculated Fields, Advanced Reports, EIBs, Dashboards

Security

Role-Based, User-Based, Domain, Business Process, and Intersection Security

Tools

Jira, ServiceNow, Remedy, Smartsheet, Teams, SharePoint

OS

Windows, macOS

Methodologies

Agile, Scrum, Waterfall

Education

Bachelor of Science

Osmania University 2012

Masters in Administration

Mississippi College 2016

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