Enterprise Architect - Extend (Workday Extend Certified required)

Strada

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About The Position

At Strada, possibility isn’t just a promise – it’s the foundation of everything we do. We believe in unlocking potential for every colleague, creating a journey of growth, discovery, and impact. With the support, resources, and opportunities we provide, you’ll build a fulfilling future – working on meaningful projects that span industries and regions, contributing to outcomes that matter. Strada is a people, payroll, and technology leader simplifying international workforce management. Operating in 180+ countries, we design and deliver people-first solutions powered by cloud-based technology – helping organizations grow and enabling workforces to perform at their best. 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.

Requirements

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.

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

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.
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.
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.
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.