Western Governors University
Staff HRIS Developer
🇺🇸
Salt Lake City, UT
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Full-Time
💰
$128K - $192K
💻
Human Resources
🗓️
February 26th, 2026
UI/UX
Edtech.com's Summary
WGU Corporation is hiring a Staff HRIS Developer. The role involves designing and delivering secure, scalable, and innovative Workday solutions to enhance the employee experience. The Staff HRIS Developer collaborates with HR, IT, Security, and other leaders to guide technical direction, influence system strategy, and manage Workday release processes.
Highlights
- Develop Workday integrations including Studio, Extend, Core Connectors, EIBs, and web services.
- Lead design and development of complex system solutions, including custom Workday Extend applications.
- Partner with HRIS Analysts and People and Talent leadership to translate needs into scalable technical designs.
- Define and implement Workday integration standards to improve performance, security, and maintainability.
- Serve as a technical subject matter expert for Workday enhancements, including hands-on development and code reviews.
- Guide stakeholders on system design decisions and impact on technology roadmaps.
- Manage Workday release activities such as planning, regression testing, and impact analysis.
- Expertise required in Workday integrations, Extend development frameworks, architecture, security, and data models.
- Experience in Agile development environments and strong problem-solving skills.
- Compensation range: $127,700 to $191,500 annually, with comprehensive benefits including bonuses, insurance, retirement, paid time off, and parental leave.
Staff HRIS Developer Full Description
If you're passionate about building a better future for individuals, communities, and our country—and you're committed to working hard to play your part in building that future—consider WGU as the next step in your career.
Driven by a mission to expand access to higher education through online, competency-based degree programs, WGU is also committed to being a great place to work for a diverse workforce of student-focused professionals. The university has pioneered a new way to learn in the 21st century, one that has received praise from academic, industry, government, and media leaders. Whatever your role, working for WGU gives you a part to play in helping students graduate, creating a better tomorrow for themselves and their families.
The salary range for this position takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skill sets; experience and training; licensure and certifications; and other business and organizational needs.
At WGU, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their position, and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current range is:
Grade: Technical 409Pay Range: $127,700.00 - $191,500.00
Job Description
The Staff HRIS Developer plays a key role in advancing WGU's People Technology ecosystem by designing and delivering secure, scalable, and innovative solutions within Workday. This role strengthens the employee experience by ensuring our systems are reliable, efficient, and aligned with long‑term organizational needs. The Staff HRIS Developer partners closely with HR, IT, Security, and cross‑functional leaders to guide technical direction, influence system strategy, and build future‑ready technology across the employee lifecycle.
What You'll Do
- Serve as a Workday developer across integrations, Studio, Extend, Core Connectors, EIBs, and Workday web services.
- Lead the design and development of complex system solutions, including custom Workday Extend applications.
- Partner with HRIS Analysts and People and Talent leadership to translate functional needs into scalable technical designs.
- Define and implement Workday integration standards that improve performance, security, and long‑term maintainability.
- Act as a technical SME for Workday enhancements and new functionality, providing hands‑on development and code reviews.
- Guide stakeholders through system design decisions, tradeoffs, and roadmap impacts.
- Drive Workday release management, including planning, regression testing, and impact analysis.
What You'll Bring
- Deep expertise in Workday integrations including Core Connectors, Studio, EIB, and Workday Web Services.
- Proven Workday Extend development experience using Object Model, Prism, or orchestration frameworks.
- Strong understanding of Workday architecture, security, data models, and business processes.
- Ability to communicate complex technical topics effectively with non‑technical audiences.
- Strategic mindset with experience influencing technical direction and development roadmaps.
- Strong debugging, problem‑solving, and performance‑tuning skills.
- Experience working in Agile development environments.
Bonus Points
- Workday Pro Certification in Integrations or Extend.
- Experience with Workday Prism, RaaS, or API frameworks.
- Familiarity with JSON, XML, SFTP, UI/UX concepts, and mobile‑first development in Extend.
What to Expect
At WGU, our mission drives everything we do, including how we hire. Our interview experience is designed to give qualified candidates the opportunity to show their best work through meaningful conversations, practical problem solving, and authentic collaboration.
We thoughtfully review every application and invite forward the candidates whose experience and potential best align with the role and our mission. If selected, candidates will hear from a recruiter or hiring manager who will guide them through the process. We aim to communicate decisions promptly and respectfully.
Interview Steps
- Introductory call
- Hiring Manager and team interview (video, 30 minutes)
- Supervisor interview (video, 45 minutes)
Work Location
This is a full‑time position based in our Salt Lake City, Utah office.
Experience in lieu of education
Equivalent relevant experience performing the essential functions of this job may substitute for education degree requirements. Generally, equivalent relevant experience is defined as 1 year of experience for 1 year of education and is the discretion of the hiring manager.
Position & Application Details
Full-Time Regular Positions (classified as regular and working 40 standard weekly hours): This is a full-time, regular position (classified for 40 standard weekly hours) that is eligible for bonuses; medical, dental, vision, telehealth and mental healthcare; health savings account and flexible spending account; basic and voluntary life insurance; disability coverage; accident, critical illness and hospital indemnity supplemental coverages; legal and identity theft coverage; retirement savings plan; wellbeing program; discounted WGU tuition; and flexible paid time off for rest and relaxation with no need for accrual, flexible paid sick time with no need for accrual, 11 paid holidays, and other paid leaves, including up to 12 weeks of parental leave.
Full-Time Regular Positions (classified as regular and working 40 standard weekly hours): This is a full-time, regular position (classified for 40 standard weekly hours) that is eligible for bonuses; medical, dental, vision, telehealth and mental healthcare; health savings account and flexible spending account; basic and voluntary life insurance; disability coverage; accident, critical illness and hospital indemnity supplemental coverages; legal and identity theft coverage; retirement savings plan; wellbeing program; discounted WGU tuition; and flexible paid time off for rest and relaxation with no need for accrual, flexible paid sick time with no need for accrual, 11 paid holidays, and other paid leaves, including up to 12 weeks of parental leave.
How to Apply: If interested, an application will need to be submitted online. Internal WGU employees will need to apply through the internal job board in Workday.
Additional Information
Disclaimer: The job posting highlights the most critical responsibilities and requirements of the job. It's not all-inclusive.
Accommodations: Applicants with disabilities who require assistance or accommodation during the application or interview process should contact our Talent Acquisition team at recruiting@wgu.edu.
Equal Employment Opportunity: All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any protected characteristic as required by law.
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