Specialist IS Architect - Workday HCM & Eightfold

Specialist IS Architect

Roles & Responsibilities

• Architecture & Strategy:

  Develop and maintain the enterprise architecture vision and strategy for

  Workday

  and

  Eightfold

  , ensuring alignment with business objectives. Create and maintain architectural roadmaps that guide the evolution of IT systems.

• Governance & Evaluation:

  Establish and enforce architectural standards, policies, and governance frameworks. Evaluate emerging technologies and assess their potential impact on the architecture.

• Risk & Scalability:

  Identify and mitigate architectural risks, ensuring that IT systems are scalable, secure, and resilient.

• Documentation & Improvement:

  Maintain comprehensive documentation of the architecture. Drive continuous improvement by identifying opportunities for innovation and efficiency.

• Collaboration & Requirements:

  Work closely with partners to gather and analyze requirements, ensuring solutions meet both business and technical needs.

• Solution Design:

  Evaluate and recommend technologies that best fit the solution requirements for

  Human Capital Management (HCM)

  processes. Design systems that can scale to meet growing business needs and performance demands.

• Data Management:

  Develop and maintain logical, physical, and conceptual data models. Design and manage metadata structures to enhance information retrieval and usability.

Qualifications

• A Doctorate degree, or a Master's degree with relevant experience, or a Bachelor's degree with extensive experience, or a Diploma with a substantial background in Computer Science, IT, or a related field.
• Extensive knowledge of

  enterprise architecture frameworks

  and methodologies.
• Experience directing solution design, business process redesign, and aligning business requirements to technical solutions in a regulated environment.
• Experience working in an

  Agile methodology

  , including Product Teams and Product Development models.
• Certifications in

  Workday HCM, T&A, Recruiting, or Integrations

  are highly preferred.
• Strong understanding of API security best practices.

Competencies

• Business Acumen:

  Ability to align IT capabilities with business strategy, and a strong background in business process re-engineering.

• Technical & Design:

  Strong architectural design and modeling skills, with the ability to consider factors like performance, scalability, and security.

• Collaboration:

  Strong communication and collaboration skills, with experience in engaging with business partners at all levels.

• Problem-Solving:

  Excellent critical-thinking and problem-solving skills.

• Leadership:

  Experience in leading organizational change initiatives driven by business transformation.