Workday Graduate Consultant - Indianapolis - June 2026
Kainos was established in 1986 in Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK which is still our Corporate Headquarters today! Since then, we’ve grown to over 3,000 employees across 29 countries. Kainos is a publicly traded company on the London Stock Exchange, and you can explore our stock growth with stock symbol LON: KNOS.
We’re a leading Workday Services and Software Partner providing full-service Workday solutions to our customers and rapidly growing in North America. Within our Workday Practice, we have over 600 Workday certified consultants servicing more than 500 global customers.
Your Opportunity:
Growth and Diversity: Foster an atmosphere for thriving and growth.
Dynamic Cohort: Join a group of peers equally excited about the journey.
Global Hubs: Work with colleagues in: Toronto, Canada, Belfast, Ireland, Gdansk, Poland and Buenos Aires, Argentina to name a few of our global locations.
Mentorship: Be paired with a former program graduate and provided with opportunities for mentorship beyond your business unit.
Role Alignment: Align with a department/role in our Workday Practice.
Hands-On Learning: Gain independence through hands-on opportunities.
Professional Training: Receive job-specific, professional, and business training throughout the first year.
Upon completing the 12-month program, you'll acquire valuable expertise and skills to contribute to the organization's transformation. Fun fact: 11 of Kainos' top 17 leaders are graduates of our Early Careers Program! This full-time opportunity is designed to support your long-term success and growth within the company.
We are excited to offer a range of roles and will consider you for the position that best matches your skills and experiences. Below, you'll find a list of available roles. This is a non-rotational position, and we focus on aligning candidates with roles based on the specific responsibilities and core requirements for each role. Additionally, you'll find detailed role-specific requirements to guide you in understanding each position's unique needs.
Role-Specific Requirements for Workday Graduate Consultants at Kainos:
Workday Graduate Consultant Human Capital Management (HCM)
Transform traditional HR functions (recruiting, training, payroll, compensation, performance management, reporting) into opportunities for engagement, productivity, and business improvement.
Support the successful specification, design, and configuration of enterprise-scale Workday product solutions.
Collaborate with internal delivery teams to provide fit-for-purpose and commercially viable solutions.
Understand and translate customer requirements.
Perform hands-on product configuration.
Workday Graduate Integrations Consultant
Proficiency with XML, XPath and XSLT, and be knowledgeable in an object-oriented programming language (preferably J2EE)
Good understanding of cloud computing, web services and associated integration challenges.
Collaborate with integration consultants to deliver integration solutions for the Workday HCM system
Capture requirements, document, implement, deploy, and support integration solutions within a Workday implementation project, with guidance from senior consultants
Develop and share expert knowledge of Workday product, integration platform toolset, and HCM/Financials business domain
Build strong customer relationships to understand and align integration solutions with their needs
Ensure integration solutions are fit for purpose and commercially viable
Workday Graduate Financials Consultant
Transform traditional accounting processes (billing, collection, manage contracts and accounting) into opportunities by streamlining processes.
Support the successful specification, design, and configuration of enterprise-scale Workday product solutions.
Collaborate with internal delivery teams to provide fit-for-purpose and commercially viable solutions.
Understand and translate customer requirements.
Perform hands-on product configuration.
Workday Graduate Data Consultant
Good understanding of the Workday or cloud delivery methodologies including the relevance of different stages of the project lifecycle
Converting data from legacy systems and spreadsheets into the Workday Cloud HCM and Financial Systems.
Workday Graduate Smart Test / Smart Audit Consultant
Support the implementation or the improvement of our cloud based automated testing application.
You will work with global brands to solve testing problems through Smart Automation for our customers Workday implementation.
Transfer knowledge to the customer on Kainos Smart Testing tool of functionality and how to use the tool.
Core Requirements for All Workday Graduate Consultant Positions:
Currently enrolled in or have completed a bachelors degree before June 2026 in Informatics, Information Systems, Computer Science, Business, Finance, Human Resources, Economics, or other related degree from a university of recognized standing.
Good communicator, you will be willing to assume a customer facing role, with the ability to communicate effectively with colleagues and clients
Capable of working within teams and alongside customers, as well as on your individual tasks with limited supervision. Able to manage your time effectively and record it accurately.
Are legally eligible to work in USA and able to enter the Canada to work on client assignments.
Thriving on collaboration, we welcome candidates who can join us in person at our vibrant Downtown Indy office, where we're excited to provide hands-on support and foster an inclusive workplace culture