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NAVALOJAN

Chennai

Summary

IT professional with overall experience of 5+ years in all phases of projects including design, development, testing, and support of Workday technologies.

Currently working as a Workday Integration Analyst Consultant with 5+ years of experience. Worked for multiple clients in different locations: APAC, EMEA, NA on the various modules. Certified in Workday Integration and Studio. Expertise in Workday Connectors, EIB, Reports, Calculated Fields, Workday Studio, PICOF, PECI and XSLT. Involved in Requirement gathering analysis, coding, debugging, testing and Implementation. An effective team member with excellent team building skills and enthusiasm to achieve team goal.

Overview

6
6
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

GDC Analyst Consultant

Cognizant Technology Solutions
Chennai
11.2023 - Current

Payroll Integration Consultant - Pharmaceutical company

  • Participated in design reviews, code reviews, and performance-tuning activities.
  • Conducted client workshops to gather and document integration requirements.
  • Collaborated with stakeholders to identify and resolve any integration challenges.
  • Provided expert advice on best practices for payroll integration using PECI and PICOF
  • Developed detailed functional designs for the implementation of Workday Human Capital Management solutions.
  • Analyzed business process flows and identified areas where automation could be implemented using Workday tools.
  • Analyzed and assessed current HR systems, processes, and data to identify gaps between Workday functionality and customer requirements.
  • Identified opportunities for improvement in existing processes, systems based on industry trends, and best practices.
  • Created test scripts for unit testing, integrated testing, and user acceptance testing.
  • Participated in code review sessions with developers in order to provide feedback on coding standards compliance.

Workday Analyst

Alight Solutions
Chennai
09.2018 - 10.2023

Workday Integration Consultant- Finance - Studio (Billing schedule integration)

Cybersecurity Company
  • This project involves Implementation of multiple integrations using the Workday technology like Core Connectors, Document transformation and Benefit template integrations
  • Configured integrations with multiple calculated fields and XSLT transformation
  • Worked on Benefit template integrations for vendor (EyeMed, MetLife, Kaiser and many)
  • All business requirements must go through the process in the internal ticketing tool
  • All requirements must go through SDLC methodology Agile
  • Requirements are divided into Sprints and all sprints have timeline to complete the development and the same need to be maintained
  • As an end-to-end developer, I am responsible to develop, complete the Integration and deliver the file by end of sprint time
  • Communicating directly with the client effectively to analyses the requirement and develop Integrations and Involved in end-to-end testing (Unit Testing) and completed UAT with no defects
  • Reviewed with DART Tool
  • Built, tested, and has migrated integration to live environment successfully

Workday Integration Consultant- Studio Inbound (WWS), Outbound, EIB, Benefit templates and CCW +DT.

Technology-enabled healthcare services company
  • This project involves Implementation of new integrations using the Workday technology Studio Inbound (WWS) and Outbound, EIB with reports, Benefit templates and CCW +DT
  • This project involved Benefits web services and XSLT transformation to format the output file
  • Several Integrations has been developed, tested (UT) and delivered to the client successfully in the minimal timeline
  • Deploying Integration data in between the Tenants and tested
  • Identify the best approach to develop up the interface to meet the client requirements

Workday Integration Developer- PECI, PICOF and CCW + DT

Electric Motors & Controls
  • This project involves Implementation of new integrations using the Workday technology Studio Inbound (WWS) and Outbound, EIB with reports, Benefit templates and CCW +DT
  • This project involved Benefits web services and XSLT transformation to format the output file
  • Several Integrations has been developed, tested (UT) and delivered to the client successfully in the minimal timeline
  • Deploying Integration data in between the Tenants and tested
  • Identify the best approach to develop up the interface to meet the client requirements

Workday Integration Consultant

Multiple clients (AMS)
  • This role involves enhancements, Code changes, Bug fixes using the Workday technology like Workday Reports, Integrations including EIB, Connectors, PECI, Studio and XSLT
  • Enhancements, bug fixes managed through internal ticketing Tool which keeps a track from requirement discussions until Migration to Production
  • Every Bug associated with a release item
  • Release Item keeps a track for Migration to production
  • Involved in daily Integration Monitoring in Production environment to check Integration failures if any and reported with client immediately
  • Analysis of PECI errors and failures and provided solution in minimal span
  • Done multiple of enhancements in integrations like EIB, Connectors and Studio
  • Created solutions via Studio integrations which saves the manual efforts of team members and time being consumed
  • Monthly Report Creation for various clients and has delivered before timeline
  • Created test data for PECI integration enhancements
  • Created Pareto and Integration assessment report in quarterly basis
  • Transferred knowledge to team members, mapped newly to the team
  • Provided support during Workday Release management which happens yearly twice
  • Direct interaction with client twice on weekly basis
  • Created code review document for each new enhancement and shared to the client
  • Reviewed monthly as well as daily reports created by co team members
  • Migrated the enhancements over tenants
  • Provided constant support without any escalations

Education

Bachelors of Computer Application -

Guru Nanak College of Arts and Science - Chennai
05.2018

Skills

  • Connectors (HCM, Payroll, Benefits)
  • EIB & Document Transformation
  • Workday Studio
  • Custom Reports & Calculated fields
  • Prism Analytics
  • PICOF & PECI
  • XML, XSLT & Web services
  • Workday Orchestration
  • SDLC and QA Processes
  • Java and Javascript
  • Agile Methodology

Certification

  • HCM Essential Concepts Consulting Core
  • Workday Integration Core
  • Workday Studio for Integration Consultants
  • Workday Orchestration

Accomplishments

  • Annual Platinum team award for handling multiple AMS clients.
  • Received appreciation from clients directly and as well as from management.
  • Plaudit Award in 2019 Q3
  • Gold awards in
  • 2020 Q1
  • 2020 Q4
  • 2021 Q2
  • 2021 Q4

Hobbies and activities

  • Love to travel and explore, especially historic places.
  • Record podcast and publish.
  • Actively research about new technologies.
  • Write essays and stories.
  • Love to cook and try new things in kitchen
  • And spending quality time with family and friends.

Timeline

GDC Analyst Consultant

Cognizant Technology Solutions
11.2023 - Current

Workday Analyst

Alight Solutions
09.2018 - 10.2023

Workday Integration Consultant- Finance - Studio (Billing schedule integration)

Cybersecurity Company

Workday Integration Consultant- Studio Inbound (WWS), Outbound, EIB, Benefit templates and CCW +DT.

Technology-enabled healthcare services company

Workday Integration Developer- PECI, PICOF and CCW + DT

Electric Motors & Controls

Workday Integration Consultant

Multiple clients (AMS)

Bachelors of Computer Application -

Guru Nanak College of Arts and Science - Chennai
NAVALOJAN