Sr HRIS Analyst - Reporting & Integration

Company Description

Our Mission

At Palo Alto Networks® everything starts and ends with our mission:

Being the cybersecurity partner of choice, protecting our digital way of life.

We have the vision of a world where each day is safer and more secure than the one before. These aren’t easy goals to accomplish – but we’re not here for easy. We’re here for better. And while we strive to be the best at protecting your data, we are also vigilant in protecting our people, wherever and whenever they work.  That requires being the best in the physical security world as well….so that our people have the peace of mind and freedom to create the best cybersecurity solutions in the industry.

We’re changing the nature of work. Palo Alto Networks is evolving to meet the needs of our employees now and in the future through FLEXWORK, our approach to how we work. From benefits to learning, location to leadership, we’ve rethought and recreated every aspect of the employee experience at Palo Alto Networks.  And because it FLEXes around each individual employee based on their individual choices, employees are empowered to push boundaries and help us all evolve, together.

Job Description

Your Career 

Reporting to the Sr. Manager, People Technology, The Sr. HRIS Analyst, among other things, provides technical support for a multitude of applications used by our People Team, the biggest of which is Workday. In addition to that, this person holds the very important role of reporting for all of the various projects the team is currently working as well as enhancing our reporting library. Finally, they will get to work with our integration people, ultimately having the opportunity to become an integration expert. If you like asking questions and challenging the status quo…or ever thought about being an integrations expert, we might have just the opportunity for you!

 Your Impact

• Writes, maintains, and supports a variety of reporting requirements for new projects and enhancements using appropriate reporting tools
• Understands and follows data governance standards and ensures attention to data quality
• Establishes and maintains reporting process documentation and recommends process improvements - Works to improve reporting (Impact, efficiency, quality, scalability) and delivery processes considering all available technologies
• Assists with annual reporting requirements for Affirmative Actions, EEOC, VETS, etc.
• Provides support for Workday inbound and outbound integration issues, changes to existing integrations as well as new integrations - Create and maintain detailed technical documentation to support design and ongoing maintenance of integrations
• Performs regression testing and supports the inbound/outbound interfaces to the system and middleware
• Ensure accuracy and integrity of data and applications through analysis, coding, clear documentation and problem resolution
• Design, build, test, deploy, and maintain integration solutions using Workday integration tools (Reports-as-a-Service, EIB, Document Transformation, Cloud Connect, BIRT and Workday Studio)
• Work with other members of the People technology team to identify opportunities for improved efficiency, experience, and automation
• Review functionality delivered in Workday releases to assess business impacts and opportunities for enhancements

Qualifications

Your Experience

• 5+ years Workday Report Writer experience
• 3+  years within the Workday Integration Framework and tools as well as external integration tools (Postman, SOAP UI, etc.)
• In depth knowledge of Workday reporting architecture and experience with Workday report writer such as Workday Advanced Reports,  Matrix Reports, Composite Reports and Trending Report. Certification is a plus
• Knowledge of Workday modules - HCM, Advanced Comp, Talent and Performance etc.
• Experience in creating calculated fields
• Experience with Workday Enterprise Interface Builder EIB and BIRT. Workday Studio is a plus
• Experience with integration-related technologies (SOAP, REST, XML/XSLT, Python etc.) is a plus

Education

• Bachelor's degree from four-year college or university - or equivalent training, education, and experience in information / cyber security, computer systems, IT, or equivalent military experience required

Additional Information

The Team

Every company and every team depends on technology to be successful and Palo Alto Networks is no different!  While we build the best cybersecurity products and services, keeping the world safe from Cyber Bad Actors, our People team makes sure this is the best place to work…ever!  And to do that, our People Technology Team keeps the business of