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About Firefly Aerospace

As an end-to-end space transportation company, Firefly Aerospace is on a mission to enable our world to launch, land, and operate in space – anywhere, anytime. Our launch vehicles, lunar landers, and orbital vehicles provide government and commercial customers with full mission services from low Earth orbit to the surface of the Moon and beyond. Headquartered in North Austin, Texas, Firefly is looking for passionate, hardworking innovators to join our team and help fuel our successful trajectory into space.

Summary

The Senior Workday Administrator will serve as the strategic partner managing and optimizing our People ecosystem. This role is responsible for the configuration, maintenance, optimization, and overall day-to-day operation of the Workday HCM system. This role supports HR processes such as payroll, talent management, benefits administration, and employee data management. The Senior Workday Administrator collaborates with HR teams, IT, and business stakeholders to implement system enhancements, ensure data integrity, and provide user training and support. Additionally, this role may lead system upgrades, integrations, and compliance initiatives to maximize the effectiveness of the Workday platform.

Job responsibilities will include, but not limited to:

1. System Configuration & Maintenance

• Configure and maintain Workday modules including HCM, Recruiting, Time, Absence, Payroll, Benefits, Compensation, and other functional areas
• Build and modify business processes (BPs), organizational structures, and data configurations
• Support and maintain supervisory organizations, job profiles, locations, cost centers, and position management
• Perform tenant management and coordinate release updates

2. Security & Access Management

• Assign and troubleshoot security access for users
• Configure security roles, security groups, and domain policies
• Conduct security audits and ensure compliance with organizational policies

3. Reporting & Analytics

• Create, maintain, and troubleshoot reports and dashboards
• Provide reporting support to end users
• Leverage Workday's reporting tools to deliver insights for decision-making

4. Integration Management

• Oversee integration development and management
• Coordinate with technical teams on integration system frameworks
• Monitor and troubleshoot integration issues

5. Support & Training

• Serve as the primary point of contact for Workday support cases and escalations (Named Support Contact)
• Manage Workday Community access and user roles
• Coordinate training requests and manage learner access to Workday Learning Center
• Develop training materials, FAQs, and job aids

6. Release Management & Continuous Improvement

• Evaluate, implement, and test new Workday features and capabilities
• Stay current with Workday innovations and best practices
• Participate in special projects for system optimization

7. Compliance & Governance

• Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and internal policies
• Maintain audit trails and documentation
• Manage vendor relationships related to Workday services

8. Key Workday Administrator Roles assigned include:

1. Named Support Contact Admin (NSCA): Manages support contact roles and submits/views cases
2. Workday Community Administrator: Manages access to Workday Community
3. Training Coordinator: Manages training requests and learner access
4. Security Lead: Primary contact for security communications

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems, Business Administration, Human Resources, Finance, or closely related field with 5+ years of HRIS administration in Workday or similar HRIS/ERP systems.
• 5 or more years of experience with Workday
• Ability to perform work under minimal supervision
• Strong analytical skills required
• Must possess an end user experience mindset

Preferred Qualifications:

• Completion of Workday administrator training courses (e.g., HCM Core for Administrators, Workday Platform for Administrators)
• Strong project management skills

Disclaimer

Firefly offers outstanding benefits for our employees, including generous health, dental and vision plans with low plan deductibles, parental leave, educational reimbursement, short term disability, and flexible PTO options.

To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) you must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.

Firefly Aerospace, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with Firefly is governed based on merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.