Humza Arshad
Toronto,Ontario
Summary
Workday Integration Consultant with 9+ years of experience delivering enterprise HR technology solutions and leading Workday implementations, integrations, and system optimizations. Proven expertise in designing and developing scalable inbound and outbound integrations using Workday Studio, EIB, Core Connectors, RaaS, PECI, PICOF, and REST/SOAP APIs. Strong experience across Workday HCM, Payroll, Security, Reporting, and Financials with a track record of improving payroll integrations, automating HR workflows, and ensuring reliable enterprise data flows. Skilled in stakeholder collaboration, solution architecture, data migration, and full lifecycle testing including Unit, SIT, and UAT.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Staff IT Engineer – Workday Integrations
Lenovo
Chicago, IL
01.2022 - Current
- Lead architecture and delivery of complex Workday integrations across HCM, Payroll, Time Tracking, and Financials.
- Design integrations using Workday Studio, Core Connectors, Cloud Connect, EIB, and REST/SOAP APIs.
- Implement secure API integrations using authentication, encryption, and Workday ISU roles.
- Developed and supported PECI, PICOF, CCB, and CCW integrations supporting payroll processing across 30+ countries.
- Build event-driven integrations to synchronize employee and HR data with third-party systems.
- Lead SIT and UAT cycles with HRIS teams and vendors.
- Troubleshoot integration failures and perform root cause analysis.
- Implement Workday Extend applications to automate HR workflows i.e. promotion nomination, Chine retirement, project management and HC Planning.
IT Engineer – Workday Integrations
Lenovo
Chicago, IL
05.2021 - 06.2022
- Designed integrations using Workday Studio, PECI, Core Connectors, and EIB.
- Developed inbound integrations using SOAP Web Services, XML, WSDL, and XSLT.
- Created calculated fields and transformation logic supporting HCM reporting.
- Conducted Unit Testing, SIT, and UAT for payroll integrations and HR processes for more than 30 countries.
- Generated Advanced and Matrix Workday reports for HR teams.
Business Analyst
American Chase
Portland, OR
08.2019 - 05.2021
- Gathered and analyzed business and technical requirements for Workday HCM and Payroll integrations, translating stakeholder needs into scalable integration solutions.
- Designed Workday integration workflows and architecture diagrams for inbound and outbound data flows between Workday and external systems.
- Collaborated with HR, payroll, and technical teams to define integration specifications using Workday Studio, EIB, and Web Services.
- Coordinated communication between business stakeholders, developers, and project teams to ensure successful integration development and deployment.
- Assisted in the testing and validation of integrations by supporting Unit Testing, SIT, and UAT cycles.
- Documented functional and technical requirements, integration mappings, and data transformation logic to support system implementation.
Business Analyst / Project Manager
GreenGoat
Boston, MA
02.2018 - 08.2019
- Developed all-in-one web portal to keep the track of customer, sales, project, and inventory data. The app was built using React, Flask and MySQL as db.
• Followed service-oriented architecture by building REST APIs using flask and deploying it to the AWS EC2 instance using docker container image.
• Prepared the detailed documentation of the web portal and the mobile app using MkDoc a markup language tool to build interactive documents.
• Designed data architecture and relationship between various SQL tables.
Deluxe Corporation
Groton, MA
10.2017 - 12.2017
- Executed ad hoc Workday integrations and supported HR systems.
- Assisted in system testing and technical studies.
Education
MBA -
University of Massachusetts Lowell
USA01-2017
Skills
- Workday Technologies: Workday Studio, Workday Extend, EIB, Core Connectors, Cloud Connectors, PECI, PICOF, RaaS, Workday Web Services (REST/SOAP)
- Technical Skills: XML, XSLT, XPath, WSDL, SOAP APIs, OAuth/API Authentication
- Workday Modules: Core HCM, Payroll, Compensation, Benefits, Time Tracking, Financials, Security Configuration
- Reporting & Tools: Advanced Reports, Matrix Reports, BIRT Reporting, Workday Report Writer, Oxygen XML
- Databases: Oracle SQL, PL/SQL, Python, WBS Scripting, powershell, Open SSH configuration, AWS, APIH
Timeline
Staff IT Engineer – Workday Integrations
Lenovo
01.2022 - Current
IT Engineer – Workday Integrations
Lenovo
05.2021 - 06.2022
Business Analyst
American Chase
08.2019 - 05.2021
Business Analyst / Project Manager
GreenGoat
02.2018 - 08.2019
Deluxe Corporation
10.2017 - 12.2017
MBA -
University of Massachusetts Lowell