
Workday - Lead Configuration Engineer/Developer
Newtown Square, PA · HybridJobSeen todaySeen in employer's feed today
Most applications go out cold — see where you stand first. No sign-up to start.
Watch jobs like this. New roles like this one near Newtown Square, PA, by email.
Don't just apply. Show up ready.
Olive works from this exact posting.
At a glance
Olive lists jobs from US employers, including remote roles you can work from the United States.
Job overview
The Lead Configuration Engineer/Developer leads hands-on development and configuration across HR and Finance applications, with approximately 90% of the role devoted to coding and 10% to mentoring junior onshore developers. This principal-level individual contributor owns technical delivery and works independently from design through delivery. The role requires Workday ERP experience and includes travel to Newtown Square, Pennsylvania, as needed.
Skills & qualifications
Skills
Qualifications
Full job description
Our client is looking for a Lead Configuration Engineer/Developer to lead hands-on development and configuration across HR and Finance applications. This is a principal-level individual contributor role requiring Workday ERP experience, with approximately 90% hands-on coding and 10% mentorship of junior onshore developers. The ideal candidate is highly technical, accountable for delivery, and able to travel to Newtown Square, PA as needed.
Position Description
-
Lead configuration and development for HR and Finance applications
-
Own technical delivery, quality, and issue resolution
-
Spend 90% of time coding, configuring, and troubleshooting
-
Mentor junior onshore developers 10% of the time
-
Serve as technical lead with no direct reports
-
Translate business requirements into technical solutions
-
Perform code reviews and maintain development standards
-
Partner with HR, Finance, functional, and technical teams
-
Troubleshoot complex application and integration issues
-
Drive work independently from design through delivery
Requirements
Required Skills
-
Workday ERP experience required
-
Senior-level HR and/or Finance application configuration and development experience
-
Strong hands-on coding experience
-
Application configuration and customization
-
Complex troubleshooting and debugging
-
Technical solution design
-
Integration experience
-
Code review experience
-
Ownership of technical delivery
-
Experience mentoring junior developers
-
Strong cross-functional communication
-
Eligible to work in the United States
-
Able to work 2-3 days per week on-site
-
Able to travel to Newtown Square, Pennsylvania, as needed
Bonus Skills
-
PeopleSoft experience
-
Experience across both HR and Finance
-
Principal- or lead-level enterprise ERP experience
-
Production support experience
-
Performance optimization experience
How this job compares
Set against the 728 open Developer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 29, 2026.
- Pay
- This postingNot listed
- US median$103–188K/yr544 salary ranges
- US median$36–64/hr42 hourly ranges
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 27 open Developer jobs in Pennsylvania and 728 across the US. 6% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Pennsylvania
- EY4 open
- Accenture2 open
- Old Dominion Freight Line2 open
- Experience
- Developer postings that state a minimum ask for 3 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 2 to 5 years (633 postings).
- Education
- 509 of the 728 open Developer jobs (70%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 29, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
Similar jobs, posted recently
Open roles like this one, listed in the last 30 days.
Senior Workday Systems Analyst, PayrollUniversity of Pennsylvania · Philadelphia, PA (Hybrid) · $85–135K/yr
Workday Payroll Senior ConsultantDeloitte · Philadelphia, PA · $116–229K/yr
Development Principal Consultant (multiple positions available)SAP · Newtown Square, PA (Hybrid) · $160–273K/yr
Business Processes Senior Consultant - REF2861MSAP America, Inc. · Newtown Square, PA (Hybrid) · $128–196K/yr
Lead, Full Stack EngineerTransUnion LLC · Crum Lynne, PA (Hybrid)
You've read the whole posting — now see how you match it.