Workday Solution Architect

Role Summary

We are seeking a seasoned Workday Solution Architect with a strong Integration background to own the end-to-end integration strategy, design and delivery across Workday HCM/Payroll and the wider enterprise landscape. The architect will define patterns and standards, lead a team of consultants/developers, and ensure secure, scalable and resilient integrations aligned to business goals, data governance and compliance, and global regulations.

Key Responsibilities

• Define Workday integration architecture, standards and reusable patterns (EIB, Core Connectors, Workday Studio, Reports-as-a-Service, PECI/PICOF, Workday Extend, REST/SOAP).
• Lead discovery and design workshops; translate business requirements into technical designs, data models and mapping for HCM, Time & Absence, Payroll, Benefits, Recruiting and Talent modules.
• Establish environment strategy and release governance (Sandbox/Preview/Production), version control and CI/CD for integration assets; oversee migration and cutover.
• Own security-by-design for integrations: domain security policies, Integration System Users (ISU), OAuth2/certificates, encryption (SFTP/HTTPS), and PII handling.
• Drive end-to-end testing (SIT, E2E, UAT, performance); build test data strategy; manage defect triage and remediation.
• Direct production readiness and operations: monitoring (Integration Audit, alerts), SLAs, incident/problem management and root-cause analysis.
• Collaborate with HR/Payroll/Finance/IT Security and external vendors; provide technical leadership and mentorship to integration teams.
• Create high-quality design artefacts: solution blueprints, sequence/data-flow diagrams, runbooks, support models and knowledge base articles.
• Identify risks and interdependencies; maintain roadmaps and deliver executive-ready status updates and metrics.

Required Skills & Experience

• Deep hands-on expertise in Workday Studio, Core Connectors (HCM/Benefits/Payroll, PICOF, PECI), EIB and Reports-as-a-Service; advanced Calculated Fields, XSLT/XML/JSON.
• Strong API knowledge (REST/SOAP), SFTP, web services security, and event-driven integrations.
• Proven delivery of payroll integrations (PECI to downstream engines), GL postings, benefits providers, identity and time/attendance solutions.
• Experience with middleware/iPaaS (e.g., Boomi, MuleSoft, Azure Logic Apps) and enterprise integration patterns.
• Solid understanding of Workday security model, business processes, and tenant management.
• Exposure to Workday Extend, BIRT and Prism Analytics (nice to have).
• Data migration/conversion experience, including approach, tooling and validation.
• Architecture leadership for multi-country/global programs; ability to balance speed, quality and cost.

Certifications

• Workday Integration Core (Required)
• Workday Pro – Integrations (Preferred)
• Project/Architecture (PMP/PRINCE2/TOGAF) (Nice to have)

Education

Bachelor’s/Master’s in Computer Science/Information Technology/Engineering or equivalent experience.

Leadership & Soft Skills

• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills; able to influence senior leaders.
• Team leadership and mentoring; fosters engineering best practices and continuous improvement.
• Structured problem-solving, analytical thinking and documentation discipline.

Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Information Technology

Industries

• IT Services and IT Consulting

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