Lead Workday Extend Engineer

The Lead Workday Extend Engineer is the technical owner of the Workday Extend platform and serves as the enterprise authority for designing, delivering, and governing custom applications built on Extend. This role partners with senior functional, security, integration, and architecture leaders to solve highly complex business problems while ensuring solutions align with Workday’s delivered capabilities and long-term roadmap. The Lead Engineer defines standards, architecture patterns, and governance for Extend development and is accountable for solution quality, security, and sustainability. In addition to hands-on engineering, this role mentors other engineers and influences technical strategy across the Workday ecosystem.

This is an exciting moment to join the DFCI Enterprise Business Solutions team as we drive critical digital transformation initiatives that power our entire organization. With cutting-edge platforms like Workday and UKG at the core, the team is shaping the future of how business processes and technology intersect. There’s a unique opportunity to influence key enterprise systems, lead innovation in automation and integrations, and collaborate across diverse teams to deliver high-impact solutions. Join us to be part of a dynamic, fast-growing environment where your expertise directly accelerates organizational success and growth.

Located in Boston and the surrounding communities, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute is a leader in life changing breakthroughs in cancer research and patient care. We are united in our mission of conquering cancer, HIV/AIDS and related diseases. We strive to create an inclusive, diverse, and equitable environment where we provide compassionate and comprehensive care to patients of all backgrounds, and design programs to promote public health particularly among high-risk and underserved populations. We conduct groundbreaking research that advances treatment, we educate tomorrow's physician/researchers, and we work with amazing partners, including other Harvard Medical School-affiliated hospitals.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

• Serve as the enterprise technical lead and subject matter expert for the Workday Extend platform.
• Own Extend solution architecture, development standards, and governance models.
• Lead the design and delivery of complex, cross-functional Extend applications from concept through production support.
• Partner with functional, integration, and security leaders to ensure solutions align with Workday best practices and compliance requirements.
• Architect and implement secure, scalable integrations using Workday APIs, events, and orchestration frameworks.
• Establish and enforce SDLC, testing strategies, and release management across Workday tenants.
• Provide technical leadership through code reviews, design guidance, mentoring, and escalation support.
• May supervise staff.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Expert-level mastery of Workday Extend, including UI frameworks, Orchestrations, data services, and event-driven architecture.
• Deep understanding of Workday security, business process framework, tenant strategy, and data privacy controls.
• Demonstrated ability to evaluate when to extend Workday versus use delivered configuration or integrations.
• Strong architectural and design skills in complex, highly integrated enterprise environments.
• Experience operating in regulated industries with strong change control and audit requirements.
• Proven leadership as a senior individual contributor influencing technical direction without direct people management.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, including the ability to explain technical tradeoffs to executive and non-technical audiences.

Minimum Job Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field required.
• Minimum of 8-10 years of experience in enterprise application development or Workday technical roles required.
• Proven experience leading the design and delivery of production-grade Workday Extend applications required.
• Workday Pro Certification - Extend (active or ability to obtain within 1 year).

License/Certification/Registration Required: None

Supervisory Responsibilities: May supervise other staff.

Patient Contact: No

The hiring range is based on market pay structures, with individual salaries determined by factors such as business needs, market conditions, internal equity, and based on the candidate’s relevant experience, skills and qualifications.

For union positions, the pay range is determined by the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA).

$149,600.00 - $162,400.00