TEKsystems client in London is looking to add a Workday Solution Architect to their team on a contract to hire basis (Contract to Perm).
You will be the Solution Architect within the People Engineering team, joining a team of 60 Engineers based across London, Bucharest and Bangalore. The team manages Workday as the core HR system as well as surrounding “satellite” applications (recruiting, benefits, employee listening, identity/access management, payroll, compliance, etc.). There are 100+ integrations with downstream enterprise systems (ERP, payroll, security, etc.).
As the Solution Architect you will be expected to understand people processes, HR technology, and data flows alongside understanding how Workday interacts with wider enterprise platforms (ERP, Security, Payroll). You will be liasing with senior stakeholders such as Directors and Group Directors so strong stakeholder management and clear communication are critical alongside helping shape clear solutions, underpinned by holistic data models. You are expected to work across multiple enterprise teams to align on end to end solutions.
You will:
- Lead the Solution architecture and roadmap for People products, defining how it underpins core HR processes and integrates with the wider enterprise ecosystem.
- Define and maintain information models that describe HR problem spaces, data domains, and relationships across systems, driving consistency and reuse across programmes and initiatives.
- Demonstrate deep understanding of Workday, business process design, and data models, enabling effective solutioning across functional areas such as Core HR, Talent, Reward, Absence, and Time.
- Design and direct build of Workday Extend applications, leveraging platform capabilities—including AI and ML features—to deliver intelligent and personalised employee experiences.
- Identify and lead solutioning on opportunities to simplify People ecosystem and processes.
- Collaborate with enterprise AI, data, and integration teams to design new AI-enabled solutions using shared platforms, ensuring alignment with enterprise data strategy and governance.
- Architect seamless integrations between Workday and peripheral systems such as ServiceNow, Oracle ERP, payroll providers, and benefits platforms—ensuring end-to-end data integrity and user experience.
- Provide architectural oversight for vendor selection, integration strategy, scalability, security, and compliance across SaaS, PaaS, and on-prem environments.
- Guide and mentor delivery teams, ensuring adherence to architectural principles, design standards, and best practices through all stages of solution delivery.
- Continuously evaluate emerging Workday and HR tech capabilities, advising on opportunities to modernise the HR landscape and enhance the employee and manager experience.
- Engage and influence senior stakeholders across HR, Engineering, and other Business functions, building alignment on enterprise problem statements, priorities, and technical direction.
Required Skills
- Expert-level understanding of Workday, including configuration, business process frameworks, security, data models, and integration architecture.
- Hands-on experience with Workday Extend, including designing, building, or governing extensions and leveraging its AI/ML capabilities.
- Experience working within Financial Services.
- Strong grounding in Workday integration technologies (e.g., Workday Studio, EIB, APIs, and Workday Prism) and experience architecting complex data flows across enterprise systems.
- Experience designing interoperable solutions across Workday and key platforms such as ServiceNow, Snowflake, Oracle ERP, payroll, and benefits systems.
- Proficiency in data and information modelling, with the ability to define and communicate logical and physical data models across systems.
- Strong understanding of AI/ML concepts.
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