Senior Workday HCM Security & Integration Architect

Joseph Cruzdurai

Senior Workday HCM Architect Security & Configuration HRIS Integration Lead

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Sr. Workday HCM Consultant with 12+ years delivering enterprise Workday implementations, integrations, security frameworks, and analytics for Fortune 500 and mid-market clients. Deep expertise across Core HCM, Compensation, Benefits, Recruiting, Talent & Performance, Security Administration, and Integrations. Additional foundation in PeopleSoft HCM/Payroll enabling full legacy-to-Workday conversion leadership.

KEY ACHIEVEMENTS

•Migrated 75+ integrations (Toyota Motors) — Zero-downtime consolidation via EIB, Studio & Core Connect — cut maintenance overhead 40%.

•Reduced onboarding cycle 20% (Mazda/Toyota) — Automated Hire & Onboarding workflows via business process configuration, saving 3+ hrs per hire.

•Accelerated approvals 25% (Tyson Foods) — Optimized hiring & job-change routing — cycle compressed from 8 days to 6 days.

•100% UAT compliance — all clients — Zero critical defects at go-live across Core HCM, Comp, Benefits, Payroll & Recruiting.

•2 Workday Extend apps (Mazda/Toyota) — Built Vehicle Registration & Conflict of Interest apps — replaced manual spreadsheet tracking.

•Automated Offer Letter templates (Toyota Motors) — Document Designer integration cut offer processing from 3 days to same-day.

•Advanced Compensation & Talent/Performance (Mazda/Toyota) — Full implementation: merit cycles, bonus rules, succession grids, mid-year/annual review templates.

•Core HCM Business Process Configuration (Mazda/Toyota) — Configured Hire, Change Job, Termination, Onboarding, Position Management & Recruiting workflows end-to-end.

•AI-Generated Job Descriptions (Mazda/Toyota) — Leveraged Workday AI to auto-generate Job Descriptions for Job Profiles & Requisitions — reduced authoring effort 60%.

•Interview Scheduling – Outlook Integration (Mazda/Toyota) — Configured Workday Recruiting interview scheduling integration with Microsoft Outlook — automated calendar invites eliminated manual coordinator effort and reduced scheduling lag by 50%.

•SSO & MFA Tenant Security (Mazda/Toyota) — Enabled Single Sign-On (SSO) for Production and Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) for non-Production tenants —eliminated shared-credential risk across all environments.

TECHNICAL SKILLS & COMPETENCIES

HCM Config

Business Process Framework, Condition Rules, Calculated Fields, Staffing Models, Domain Security Policies, EIB/Migration, Compensation Grades & Profiles, Offer Letter Templates

Security

Role-Based, User-Based, Job-Based, Intersection, Segment-Based, Constrained/Unconstrained Security; Audit Reporting, SOX Controls, Access Governance

Integrations

Workday Studio, EIB, Core Connector, Cloud Connect, REST/SOAP APIs, XML, XSLT, JSON, PECI, PICOF, Boomi, Workday-Kronos Sync

Reporting

Advanced, Matrix, Composite Reports, Dashboards, Worklets, Discovery Boards, Trending Reports, Report Writer, BIRT

Modules

Core HCM, Compensation, Benefits, Recruiting, Talent, Performance, Absence, Time Tracking, Learning, Payroll, Journey, Case Mgmt, Workday Extend

Data Conversion

PeopleSoft-to-Workday Migration, iLoad, SQL Conversion Scripts, Data Mapping & Validation

Testing

SIT, UAT, Regression, Release Validation, Test Strategy, Defect Triage, JIRA, Agile/Scrum

Legacy

PeopleSoft — PeopleCode, People Tools, App Engine, Integration Broker, SQR; COBOL, DB2, Oracle, SQL, Power BI

WORKDAY TRAINING

•Workday Studio Integration Training

•Workday Calculated Fields & Report Writer

•Workday Compensation & Security Training

•Workday Extend (App Development)

•Workday Security Administration

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

12+ Years End-to-End Workday Implementations

Mazda / Toyota Workday Security, Config & HRIS Reporting Lead Apr 2021 – Present

Core HR — Business Process Configuration

•Hire: Configured end-to-end Hire business process steps — job requisition approval, background check initiation, offer letter routing, and new hire task assignment; applied condition rules to branch steps by worker type (employee vs. contractor) and location

•Change Job: Built Change Job sub-processes for promotion, lateral transfer, demotion, and location change; configured approval chains with condition-based routing by compensation change amount and management level

•Termination: Configured Voluntary and Involuntary Termination processes with step-level conditions for asset return tasks, and IT access revocation notifications

•Onboarding: Designed Onboarding task checklists covering document upload, policy acknowledgment, equipment requests, and compliance training enrollment; reduced manual onboarding effort by 20%

•Position Management: Configured position restrictions, headcount rules, position overlap settings, and availability conditions; set up position budget alerts and maintained org chart hierarchy alignment

•Job Requisitions & Job Applications: Configured Job Requisition approval workflows with hiring manager, HR BP, and finance approver steps; set up job application routing stages — screening, interview scheduling, assessment, offer, and disposition — with automated candidate notifications

•AI-Generated Job Descriptions: Activated Workday’s AI capabilities to auto-generate Job Descriptions for Job Profiles and Job Requisitions; configured generation parameters by job family and management level — reduced HR authoring effort by 60% and standardized job content taxonomy across 8,000+ positions

•Interview Scheduling – Microsoft Outlook Integration: Configured Workday Recruiting’s interview scheduling integration with Microsoft Outlook; enabled automated calendar invite generation for interviewers, coordinators, and candidates directly from Workday interview stage — eliminated manual scheduling effort and reduced time-to-interview by 50%

Security & Governance

•Designed role-based, intersection & segment-based security frameworks; configured constrained/unconstrained roles and domain security policies aligned to SOX compliance for 8,000+ workers

•Built access governance audit reports and reviewed security group assignments during Workday releases

Reporting & Dashboards

•Built HCM Dashboards & Worklets for HR leadership: Headcount, Onboarding Trends, Termination Trending, Diversity, and Workforce Movement

•Developed Composite Reports: Aggregate Diversity by Gender & Ethnicity, Attrition/Turnover Trends, Candidate Drop-out by Recruiting Stage

•Created Matrix Reports: Recruiting Stage & Source Analysis, Performance Rating Distribution by Job Level; built Trending Reports for Hires/Terminations by Month and Requisitions Opened by Period

Advanced Compensation

•Configured merit plan rules, bonus plan eligibility, and LTI plan assignment; built compensation grade profiles with pay range steps and condition-rule-driven eligibility by job family, level, and location

•Set up compensation review cycles: budget pool allocation, manager worksheets, multi-level approval routing; configured alerts for out-of-range entries and validated retroactive salary adjustments

Talent & Performance Management

•Configured 9-box potential/performance grid, skill profiles, and talent statements for succession planning; built leadership readiness dashboards tracking succession gaps and bench strength by department

•Built mid-year and annual Performance Management templates: configured business process steps — self-evaluation, manager evaluation, calibration, and acknowledgment routing — with goal-setting and manager feedback integration

Workday Extend, Journal, Case & Offer Letters

•Developed 2 production Extend apps: Vehicle Registration and Business Conflict of Interest; configured Journal approval routing and Case Management rules — creation, assignment, escalation, and interaction

•Created automated Offer Letter templates via Document Designer integrated with job requisition and compensation workflows — reduced processing from 3 days to same-day

Testing & Delivery

•Led SIT/UAT strategy: test scripts, daily triage, defect tracking — zero critical defects at every production release across 4 annual cycles

Tyson Foods Workday Functional & Integrations Lead Consultant Jul 2020 – Nov 2020

•Designed security frameworks (role-based, job-based, user-based, intersection) for global workforce of 130,000+ workers

•Configured Hire, Change Job, and Termination business processes with condition-based routing and compliance-aligned step configurations

•Configured multi-country time-off plans with region-specific eligibility, accrual logic, and carryover policies

Toyota Motors Sr. Workday HRIS Lead Analyst & Integration Engineer Feb 2019 – Jun 2020

•Migrated 75+ integrations to a unified Workday platform (EIB, Studio, Core Connect, REST/SOAP APIs) - zero downtime

•Configured Job Requisition approval workflows and Job Application routing stages with automated candidate notifications and recruiter dashboards

•Created automated Offer Letter templates using Document Designer; configured job-board integrations via EIBs & REST APIs for real-time requisition sync

•Developed Composite Reports for Diversity, Attrition/Turnover Trends; built Matrix Reports for Candidate Skill Analysis and Performance Rating Distribution

EARLIER WORKDAY ENGAGEMENTS (2013 – 2020)

Kraft Heinz Workday HRIS & Integration Configuration Consultant Aug 2018 – Jan 2019

•Configured Parental Time Off Plans for US and 6+ European countries aligned to local leave regulations; built Time-Off and Time Tracking audit reports

•Configured Business Processes for Employee Promotions and Work Anniversaries with automated letter generation from country company presidents

•Supported global payroll integration and compliance reporting aligned to enterprise HR standards

PwC Sr. Workday Security & Integration Test Lead Apr 2018 – Jul 2018

•Led integration validation and production support for Payroll, Benefits & Compensation; managed Tier 3 HRIS support including ADP Payroll interface

•Developed scheduled audit reports and dashboards for data integrity monitoring; managed encryption-key-secured file delivery to external vendors

Eversource PeopleSoft / Workday Consultant Dec 2013 – Feb 2018

•Developed and maintained Core Connectors, EIB & Studio integrations for Core HR, Payroll, Benefits, and Time & Attendance

•Modified complex EIB Payroll-to-GL integration and SOAP web services for project accounting validation; executed regression testing for Workday versions 27–29

•Built Composite and Advanced reports; created custom dashboards for workforce and compliance monitoring

PRE-WORKDAY EXPERIENCE — PEOPLESOFT & MAINFRAME

Aetna PeopleSoft System Analyst — Lead Consultant Jun 2013 – Nov 2014

•Led team of 10 to document and analyze 450 PeopleSoft HCM interfaces for migration from PeopleSoft to UltiPro SaaS; primary liaison for data mapping and interface development

Boeing PeopleSoft Payroll / Test Lead — Lead Consultant Nov 2012 – Jun 2013

•Led 8-person team (2 onshore, 6 offshore) to implement PS test automation tooling; managed requirement gathering and delivery mediation between Boeing and Infosys

JCI / Chrysler PeopleSoft Interface Sr. Developer — Lead Consultant Mar 2012 – Oct 2012

•Authored BRDs for 4 custom PeopleSoft modules; designed interface architecture using PeopleCode and Integration Broker

Accenture Senior Systems Analyst Jun 2004 – Jan 2012

Ascension Health (Accenture) Senior Systems Analyst

•Led PeopleSoft HCM/Payroll implementation across 36-hospital system; drove data mapping, conversion planning, and iLoad validation ensuring enterprise-scale data integrity

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Science in Physics Madras University, India

Ongoing: Workday Community Learning Annual Workday Rising Conference Agile / Scrum Development

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