A day of this role:

This role involves designing and reviewing Workday solutions, collaborating with business and technical teams to clarify requirements, and ensuring integrations meet security and scalability standards. They oversee testing of EIB and Workday Studio integrations, update documentation, mentor developers, and plan for upcoming Workday releases—all while aligning solutions with organizational goals.

Must haves:

10+ years of Workday solutions architect experience.

Business knowledge of HCM, Benefits, Payroll, Recruiting, Time Tracking, Compensation.
Experience working with Workday modules such as HCM, Time Tracking, Payroll, and Security.
Knowledge of Workday implementation/integration tools (Enterprise Interface Builder (EIB), Workday Studio, Workday Report Writer, and iLoad).
Experience with Web Services, APIs (WSDL, SOAP, REST, and WS standards), and RaaS.
Experience with Workday Studio, Orchestrate Builder.
Experience with Workday Extend is a plus.
Experience with Prism, Reporting, BIRT is a plus.
Workday certifications.

Job description:

Insperity provides the most comprehensive suite of scalable HR solutions available in the marketplace with an optimal blend of premium HR service and technology. With more than 90 locations throughout the U.S., Insperity is currently making a difference for thousands of businesses and communities nationwide.

Behind our success is the unshakeable belief in the value of our people. We value diversity, inclusivity and a sense of belonging. We celebrate work and life events, and we partner with our clients and communities to make great things happen.

We have received recognition numerous times as a top place to work, most recently ranking on Glassdoor’s “Best Places to Work in the U.S. 2024” list, and U.S. News & World Report’s “Best Companies to Work for 2024” list. In addition, we have been recognized for having one of the country’s Top 50 Midsize Early Talent Programs by RippleMatch’s 2024 Campus Forward Awards. There is no better time to be a part of Insperity, and our best work is yet to come. Learn more at Insperity.com.

Why Insperity?

Flexibility: Over 80% of Insperity’s jobs have flexibility. We want your time to have balance, whether it’s spent with coworkers, clients, family or your community.

Career Growth: Insperity provides many ways to grow with the company. We offer continuous learning programs, mentorship opportunities and ongoing training.

Well-Being: Our total rewards package includes generous paid time off, top-tier medical, dental and vision benefits, health & wellness support, paid volunteer hours and much more. We take care of our people so that you can do your best work.

This position is responsible for delivering consistent, robust, maintainable, standards conformant Workday architecture and solutions that fulfill business requirements. This position works collaboratively with development teams to create and deliver such solutions. This role also ensures all produced work aligns with Department’s strategic vision. Participates in the formulation and communication of Workday strategies.

Responsibilities:

Participates in discussions with Product Owners, Business Analysts, and domain experts to determine requirements and model Workday solutions.
Champions Workday Architecture, Patterns, and Guidance.
Provides technical leadership and guidance on the Workday platform.
Uses empirical data to assess architectural requirements/constraints such as security, scalability, performance, availability, and redundancy. Ensures requirements can be met with minimal upfront design at an acceptable cost and with acceptable tradeoffs.
Ensures physical and logical designs fit within our Workday architectural framework and conforms to accepted architectural standards.
Identifies necessary interactions with other applications/services and defines Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) and service-level agreements (SLAs).
Formulates and evolves pattern-based Workday designs appropriate for the solution and with a clear separation of concerns. Grows and evolves the design, ensuring the integrity of the design is maintained over the course of a project.
Communicates and champions the design across the team and fosters an environment of shared goals, collective ownership, and collaboration in building a design strategy.
Coaches and mentors’ developers on the team on Workday solution/implementation/integration approaches and techniques.
Brings consensus amongst the development team on Workday design and implementation strategy.
Provides guidance on solution design and integration strategies, in the form of standards documentation, examples, training, and consultancy.
Publishes technical documentation such as high-level design, logical diagrams, and support documentation based on need and value.
Writes code and critiques developers’ code.
Ensures Workday designs and implementations fulfill not only functional needs but also nonfunctional needs such as security, maintainability, extensibility, testability, stability, configurability, and supportability.
Evaluates and adopts third party connectors as appropriate.
Keeps an eye out for Workday feature releases and helps in coming up with a strategy for a smoother upgrade.
Participates in technical and leadership trainings as needed and/or recommended by the supervisor.
Works with the teams designated to implement and improve build and deployment practices.
Possesses leadership skills needed to guide developers in delivering solutions that conforms to Workday architecture and design.

Works with Product Owners in ascertaining roadmap feasibility; delivers Workday solutions based on roadmap that adheres to given constraints with focus on quality and time-to-market.
Assists in identifying, developing, and coordinating on-going release management activities in support of Workday’s current release cycles.
Understands and ensures security and data privacy standards.

Qualifications:

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or a related discipline is required.
Seven plus years of professional work experience in Computer Science or a related discipline is required.
Experience in Workday platform is required.

Technical Skills

Broad knowledge of software development practices and procedures.
Business knowledge of HCM, Benefits, Payroll, Recruiting, Time Tracking, Compensation.
Experience working with Workday modules such as HCM, Time Tracking, Payroll, and Security.
Knowledge of Workday implementation/integration tools (Enterprise Interface Builder (EIB), Workday Studio, Workday Report Writer, and iLoad).
Experience with Web Services, APIs (WSDL, SOAP, REST, and WS standards), and RaaS.
Experience with Workday Studio, Orchestrate Builder.
Experience with Workday Extend is a plus.
Experience with Prism, Reporting, BIRT is a plus.

Soft Skills

Strong teamwork and collaborative skills.
Strong verbal and written communication skills, with an ability to express complex technical concepts in business terms using diagrams and presentations as needed.
Communicates tactfully and effectively and maintains positive and effective work relations with those encountered in the course of employment.
Possesses a strong customer service attitude.
Exhibits a passion for learning and continuous improvement. Takes responsibility for acquiring new skills and broadening knowledge.
Exhibits a commitment to the utilization of defined standards and processes.

LICENSES / CERTIFICATIONS

Workday Certifications are highly desired.