Platform Engineer III (Workday) (Remote, US, 31999)

Salary Range: $88,000 - $140,000

Job Posting End Date: August 31, 2026

We’ve Got You Under Our Wing

We are the duck. We develop and empower our people, cultivate relationships, give back to our community, and celebrate every success along the way. We do it all…The Aflac Way.

Aflac, a Fortune 500 company, is an industry leader in voluntary insurance products that pay cash directly to policyholders and one of America's best-known brands. Aflac has been recognized as Fortune’s 50 Best Workplaces for Diversity and as one of World’s Most Ethical Companies by Ethisphere.com.

Our business is about being there for people in need. So, ask yourself, are you the duck? If so, there’s a home, and a flourishing career for you at Aflac.

Work Designation. Depending on your location within the continental US, this role may be hybrid or remote.

• If you live within 50 miles of the Aflac offices located in Columbus, GA or Columbia, SC, this role will be hybrid.This means you will be expected to work in the office for at least 60% of the work week. You will work from your home (within the continental US) for the remaining portion of the work week. Details of this schedule will be discussed with your leadership.
• If you live more than 50 miles from the Aflac offices located in Columbus, GA or Columbia, SC, this role will be remote. This means you will be expected to work from your home, within the continental US. If the role is remote, there may be occasions that you are requested to come to the office based on business need. Any requests to come to the office would be communicated with you in advance.

What does it take to be successful at Aflac?

• Acting with Integrity
• Communicating Effectively
• Pursuing Self-Development
• Serving Customers
• Supporting Change
• Supporting Organizational Goals
• Working with Diverse Populations

What does it take to be successful in this role?

• Extensive experience in software development and modern programming languages.

• Workday configuration experience.

• Leave management configuration experience in Workday.

• Workday consultant background

• Workday Wellness implementation experience a big plus

• ADP, UKG experience a big plus

• Proven experience with Scrum and advanced DevOps methodologies.

• Demonstrated ability to mentor and lead junior developers.

Education & Experience Required

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Systems or other related experience
• Four or more years of experience in release practices and environments or other related experience

Or an equivalent combination of education and experience

Education & Experience Preferred

• Master’s degree in computer science, Information Systems or other related field
• Workday configuration experience, leave configuration experience
• Workday certified

Principal Duties & Responsibilities

• Provides support on architectural design and maintenance of the platform’s (COTS, SaaS, ERP) environment with distributed components

• Ensures compliance with the organization's requirements through the implementation of, auditing of, and adherence to policies, procedures, and security standards

• Plans software upgrades, patching, & plugin installations in accordance with established policies and procedures

• Monitors performance, resolves problems, & manages component capacity issues

• Design, test, develop, configure, & maintain integrations to platform’s applications

• Adhere to the platform’s security and coding standards for resilience, data, and security

• Review business requirements to deploy the best solution, including configuring, coding, & debugging

• Work closely with cross-functional departments to communicate statuses & technical proposals

• Deploy and configure platform applications tailored to company needs

• Design technical solutions, configure/customize, test, maintain the platform applications to meet company requirements

• Performs other duties as required

Candidates for this role must be authorized to work in the United States without the need for current or future visa sponsorship. We are unable to sponsor or assume sponsorship for employment visas related to this role at this time.

Total Rewards

The salary range for this job is $88,000 - $140,000. This range is specific to the job and salary offers consider a wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions, including, but not limited to: education, experience, licensure, certifications, geographic location, and peer compensation. The range has been created in good faith based on information known to Aflac at the time of the posting.

At Aflac, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for the role to allow for future and continued salary growth, and compensation decisions are dependent on the circumstances of each case. This salary range does not include any potential incentive pay or benefits, however, such information will be provided separately when appropriate.

In addition to the base salary, we offer an array of benefits to meet your needs including medical, dental, and vision coverage, prescription drug coverage, health care flexible spending, dependent care flexible spending, Aflac supplemental policies (Accident, Cancer, Critical Illness and Hospital Indemnity offered at no costs to employee), 401(k) plans, annual bonuses, and an opportunity to purchase company stock. On an annual basis, you’ll also be offered 11 paid holidays, up to 20 days PTO to be used for any reason, and, if eligible, state-mandated sick leave (Washington employees accrue 1-hour sick leave for every 40 hours worked) and other leaves of absence, if eligible, when needed to support your physical, financial, and emotional well-being. Aflac complies with all applicable leave laws, including, but not limited to, sick and safe leave, and adoption and parental leave, in all states and localities.

#DICE

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