Senior Workday Platform Architect

Adobe•San Jose, CA

17h

About The Position

Defines the architecture, standards, and technical strategy for Adobe's HR technology ecosystem, with primary ownership of the Workday Security framework. Develops scalable solutions across platform configuration, Extend, and AI while collaborating with Product Managers, engineers, and business partners to promote governance and innovation. The Opportunity Adobe's HR Technology team is seeking a hands-on Senior Workday Platform Architect to build the future of our HR technology ecosystem. This senior individual contributor leads architecture across Security, platform configuration, Extend, and AI. Collaborating with Product Managers, engineers, and business partners, this role delivers secure, scalable solutions while setting technical standards and governance.

Requirements

15 + years of hands-on Workday configuration experience.
Bachelor's Degree or relevant experience considered equivalent
Extensive knowledge of the Workday Security Framework.
Experience architecting enterprise-scale Workday solutions.
Experience with Workday Extend.
Strong knowledge of platform architecture, Business Process Framework, tenant configuration, and release management.
Knowledge of Workday integration technologies and AI functionalities.
Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.

Nice To Haves

Workday Pro certification.
Experience with Security, Extend, AI, and Illuminate.
Experience integrating Workday with enterprise HR systems.

Responsibilities

Take responsibility for platform architecture, governance, Security, and tenant strategy.
Manage tenant lifecycle, refreshes, SSO, platform access, and non-production environments.
Lead CAB, releases, audit readiness, platform health, and vendor partnerships.
Evaluate and implement new platform capabilities, including Extend, Workday Everywhere, and AI.
Define standards for security, configuration, metadata, and governance.
Collaborate with Product Managers and engineers to provide secure, scalable solutions.
Define architecture and standards for Extend solutions.
Build and prototype applications that address business needs.
Establish reusable patterns and governance.
Partner with engineering teams to deliver scalable solutions.
Maintain proficiency in Workday integration technologies.
Provide architectural mentorship for integration build and strategy.
Evaluate and adopt AI capabilities, including Illuminate.
Find opportunities to improve employee and HR experiences.
Establish AI governance, security, and architecture standards.
Monitor new capabilities and recommend adoption.