Enterprise Architect - Extend (Workday Extend Certified required)

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Role Summary

The Workday Extend Enterprise Architect is a senior consulting and solution leadership role responsible for defining, designing, and governing enterprise-grade custom applications and extensions built on the Workday Extend platform across Strada 's Global Workday practice.

This role is designed as a split role, balancing Sales & Solutions support and Delivery support. The Extend Architect partners closely with Sales, Delivery, Product Leads, Integrations, Change Management, and the Workday Alliance to support growth, ensure high-quality application solutions, and provide architectural and solution road mapping support to both prospective and existing clients.

Sales & Solutions Support

• Support new and existing clients through Extend strategy and feasibility assessments, including current-state analysis and future-state application roadmaps.
• Participate in presales activities including discovery, use-case qualification, high-level solution design, and estimation.
• Advise clients on when to leverage Workday Extend versus native configuration or integrations.
• Contribute to go-to-market assets such as solution overviews, executive summaries, and architecture diagrams.

Delivery Support & Architectural Governance

• Define and govern end-to-end Workday Extend solution architectures.
• Review and approve Extend designs prior to development and deployment.
• Serve as an escalation point for complex technical, architectural, or performance challenges.
• Support ongoing optimization by recommending enhancements and roadmap updates.
• Ensure solutions align with Strada standards and Workday best practices.

Practice & Capability Development

• Develop reusable Extend components, accelerators, and reference designs.
• Support definition of Extend delivery standards and methodologies.
• Mentor Extend developers, technical consultants, and architects.
• Support internal training, certification planning, and capability growth.

Alliance & Collaboration

• Collaborate with Workday Extend product and alliance teams to stay aligned to platform capabilities.
• Support early adopter programs and innovation initiatives.
• Align Strada Extend offerings with Workday’s platform roadmap.

Required Qualifications

• 8+ years of Workday experience with platform, technical, or development focus.
• Hands-on experience designing and delivering Workday Extend solutions.
• Strong understanding of integrations, APIs, security, and tenant architecture.
• Experience providing client-facing solution architecture and technical leadership.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Workday Extend certification.
• Experience with agile delivery and DevOps practices.
• Prior consulting or technical leadership experience.
• Experience in complex, global Workday environments.

Travel

Travel as required, up to approximately 30%.

At Strada, our values guide everything we do:

· Anticipate Customer Needs – We stay ahead of trends so our customers can grow and succeed.

· Own the Outcome – We take responsibility for delivering excellence and ensuring things get done right.

· Challenge Ourselves to Work Smarter – We move faster than the world around us to drive change and accomplish more.

· Empower Each Other to Solve Problems – We tackle challenges head on, ask tough questions, and collaborate to find the best solutions.

· Care About Our Work – We understand that what we do impacts millions, and we have a responsibility to get it right.

Benefits

At Strada, we support your whole self—offering a range of benefits for your health, wellbeing, finances, and future. Th