At Allstate, great things happen when our people work together to protect families and their belongings from life’s uncertainties. And for more than 90 years, our innovative drive has kept us a step ahead of our customers’ evolving needs. From advocating for seat belts, air bags and graduated driving laws, to being an industry leader in pricing sophistication, telematics, and, more recently, device and identity protection.
Your role in the team
The Managing Engineer – Workday Integrations is responsible for leading the design, development, delivery, and support of enterprise integrations that connect Workday with internal and third-party applications across the organization. This role combines technical leadership, people leadership, and delivery accountability to ensure Workday integrations are reliable, scalable, secure, and aligned with business objectives.
The Managing Engineer leads a team of integration engineers responsible for developing and maintaining interfaces using Workday integration technologies, middleware platforms, APIs, cloud integration services, and enterprise messaging frameworks. The role partners closely with HR Technology, Enterprise Architecture, Security, Infrastructure, and business stakeholders to define integration strategies, establish engineering standards, and deliver high-quality technology solutions.
This position requires a technical leader who can balance strategic planning with hands-on technical oversight, drive operational excellence, mentor engineering talent, and ensure integration platforms evolve to meet future business and technology requirements.
Lead, coach, and develop a team of Workday integration engineers, establishing clear priorities, objectives, and engineering best practices, with support from Lead and Principal Engineers.
Own the design, development, deployment, and ongoing support of Workday integrations across Human Capital Management (HCM), Payroll, Benefits, Recruiting, Talent, Learning, and other Workday modules.
Define and implement enterprise integration strategies that support scalability, security, maintainability, and operational excellence.
Lead the delivery of complex integration initiatives involving Workday, middleware platforms, cloud services, APIs, and third-party vendors.
Establish engineering standards, governance processes, coding practices, and quality controls across the integration portfolio.
Partner with HR Technology, Product Owners, Architects, and business stakeholders to translate business outcomes into technical solutions.
Drive adoption of modern engineering practices including CI/CD, automated testing, monitoring, observability, and Infrastructure as Code where appropriate.
Oversee production support processes, incident management, root cause analysis, and continuous improvement activities.
In partnership with Digital Product Manager, develop integration roadmaps and support strategic initiatives including Workday releases, acquisitions, system migrations, and digital transformation programs.
Minimum of 2+ years of hands-on experience designing, developing, supporting, or delivering Workday integrations using Workday Studio and/or Workday Orchestrate.
A minimum of 1 year leading or contributing to the delivery of Workday integration projects across areas such as HCM, Payroll, Benefits, Recruiting, Talent, Learning, or other Workday modules.
A minimum of 1 year’s experience coaching, mentoring, or providing technical guidance to junior engineers, consultants, or delivery team members.
Experience integrating Workday with enterprise systems such as HR platforms, identity solutions, payroll providers, benefits vendors, ERP systems, or data platforms.
Strong understanding of data transformation, error handling, integration security, and application lifecycle management.
Knowledge of identity management and HR-related security requirements including SSO, IAM, RBAC, and data protection controls.
Supervisory Responsibilities
This role has supervisory responsibilities and serves as the first-level manager for a team of Workday Integration Engineers. Responsibilities include hiring, performance management, coaching, career development, workload planning, and delivery oversight.
Posting date: Monday 17th August 2026 [11.59pm]
Skills
Software Development, Workday Extend, Workday HCM, Workday Implementation, Workday Integration, Workday Orchestrate, Workday Security, Workday Studio
Why join us?
Allstate NI is proud to be Allstate’s European Digital Centre of Excellence, a hub for innovation and engineering excellence. We’re recent winners of Best Place to Work in IT (100+ employees) and Best Use of Cloud Services at the Belfast Telegraph IT Awards, and we’ve been recognised for our community and sustainability impact with Platinum in the Northern Ireland Environmental Benchmarking Survey.
We’re a product-driven, cloud-first organisation delivering real outcomes through modern technology, a digital product-centric talent model, and a culture rooted in engineering excellence. Our teams work in cross-functional structures, guided by an outcome-based delivery approach that accelerates speed, agility, and value.
We also invest in you. At Allstate NI, your career growth matters. You’ll have access to our Continuous Learning Hub, designed to support skills development and professional advancement through tailored learning paths, certifications, and mentoring opportunities. Whether you’re deepening technical expertise or exploring leadership roles, we provide the tools and support to help you thrive.
As well as receiving a competitive annual salary, our reward package includes:
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Corporate bonus scheme
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Pension scheme
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Annual performance-related pay reviews
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Life assurance and income protection
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Flexible working options
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Hybrid working
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Private medical and dental insurance
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Access to an employee assistance programme
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Discounted gym membership
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Two paid volunteering days each year
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Cycle to work scheme
Be part of a high-performing, socially responsible organisation where your work has purpose, and your growth is supported every step of the way.
