Technical Architect (US Federal)

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About the Team

As part of the Product & Compliance team dedicated to our Government Industry Vertical within the Product & Technology Organization, you will play a crucial role in driving our growth strategy within this key market. Our mission is to accelerate the adoption and success of Workday solutions within government agencies by fostering seamless collaboration across product development, compliance, consulting and go-to-market teams.

The charter includes compliance with Federal security standards (e.g. Fedramp - IL2/IL4, Secret, Top Secret) in addition to ensuring coverage of Federal OPM mandates and custom requirements across Payroll, Benefits, Workforce Management, Financials required to power the Federal Government etc. The goal is to have both a near term view and a long term view of the business while tracking updates and changes in the Federal business landscape.

About the Role

Workday is seeking a highly skilled and proactive Workday Technical Architect to play a pivotal role in the design, development, and implementation of technical solutions within our Workday environment. We're looking for someone with technical leadership skills, ensuring the scalability, security, and performance of our Workday integrations, customizations, and overall architecture. You will collaborate closely with functional architects, business analysts, and development teams to translate business requirements into robust and efficient technical designs.

Responsibilities

You will be the responsible for understanding customer requirements, charting a path forward for configuration, customization and in some cases net new features.

• Design and architect comprehensive Workday integration solutions applying various Workday tools and technologies, including Workday Studio, Enterprise Interface Builder (EIB), Core Connectors, REST/SOAP APIs, and Workday Extend.

• Create a point of view on scale, visibility, security of each module individually and collectively based on product architecture and customer requirements.

• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to Workday developers and technical resources, ensuring alignment to architectural standards.

• Own the development and deployment of complex Workday integrations with both internal and external systems, ensuring data integrity and seamless data flow.

• Design and develop custom Workday solutions, including calculated fields, custom reports, business process configurations, and Workday Extend applications, to meet specific business requirements.

• Define and implement Workday security standard processes, including role-based access control (RBAC), data security policies, and integration security protocols.

• Supervise and analyze Workday system performance, identify bottlenecks, and implement optimization strategies to ensure efficient and scalable operations.

About You

We are looking for a highly analytical and results-oriented individual with a strong passion for technolog