Principal HR Systems Engineer
Eliassen Group · Atlanta, GA
$77–$87/hrfrom the description
Jul 9, 2026
Atlanta, GA
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A remote contract role centered on owning and advancing a Workday-based HR technology ecosystem. Day-to-day work spans Workday administration, configuration, security architecture, and integration development using EIBs, REST, and SOAP APIs, as well as leading AI-enabled automation initiatives. Suited to a seasoned HRIS professional with a decade or more of hands-on Workday experience who can also mentor junior team members and manage compliance requirements such as SOX ITGC.
Senior level · 10+ years · Remote · Contract
Advertised as Principal, but the requirements read as Senior.
“or” means any one of them counts — you don't need all of them.
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 130 people nationally plausibly meet what this posting asks for (computer occupations, all other). range 25–200
Applicant volume Light — Few people clear these requirements, so an application that does clear them gets looked at. Worth applying to even if you miss a nice-to-have.
Rare in this occupation — lead with these, and say what you built with them.
What the occupation pays Median $119,144 (middle half $81,115–$160,963). This posting is about at that midpoint.
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (8)
This role is primarily a Workday platform specialist/architect rather than a general software developer or systems analyst, making it a close call between 15-1299 (Computer Occupations, All Other) and 15-1211 (Computer Systems Analysts). 15-1299 was chosen as the primary code because the role's core work — owning Workday architecture, integrations, security, and automation — is more platform-engineering than business/systems analysis.
The title says 'Principal' but the actual scope (deep hands-on Workday ownership, mentoring junior members, leading projects) is consistent with a Senior individual contributor rather than a true org-wide Principal. The 10+ years requirement is standard for a Senior HRIS engineer at a staffing/consulting firm.
Compensation is quoted as a W2 hourly rate of $77–$87/hr. The posting notes that corp-to-corp arrangements are also available, which may result in pay outside this range.
Ashby, Pave, Shareworks, Athena, and HC365 are listed together as a 'familiarity with platforms such as…' preferred item; they are grouped under one skill entry with alternatives since the JD treats them interchangeably as examples of the same category.
Workday certifications are listed as preferred but name no specific technology tool, so they are omitted from the skills list per extraction rules.
Ignored 1 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): Workday AI Gateway APIs.
Posting is for a contract engagement — the market benchmarks below price full-time roles, so read the comp comparison with that in mind.
This posting reads as a fully-remote role, so it was scored against the national candidate pool rather than a single metro.
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