Sr. Staff Solutions Architect – HCM (R6255)

Shield AI•Seattle, WA

1d•$148,320 - $266,976

About The Position

Shield AI is seeking a senior Solutions Architect for Human Capital Management (HCM) to serve as the functional and technical authority across the company’s UKG and Oracle Fusion HCM platforms. Oracle Fusion HCM is being implemented for Time and Labor (OTL) and Absence Management, while UKG supports core HR, recruiting, onboarding, talent, and workforce lifecycle functions. The role owns the architecture, configuration, and continuous improvement of both platforms and the data and process boundaries between them. This is a hands-on, business-facing, cross-functional position that bridges Finance, which owns Payroll and Time Management, and People Experience (PX), which owns the remaining HCM functions. The architect translates the needs of both organizations into a unified HCM systems strategy and serves as the primary resource for process changes affecting either platform. For medium-complexity projects, the role configures Oracle Fusion HCM and works with UKG administrators to implement changes. For large, complex initiatives across both platforms, the architect leads solution design and partners with the implementation partner while remaining accountable for the solution. The role also designs and supports integrations among UKG, Oracle Fusion HCM, and Finance-owned Payroll and Time Management systems; maintains system-of-record boundaries and employee data flows; and leads governance and continuous improvement. Shield AI expects the role to identify, design, and help implement Agentic AI automation for HCM processes, with appropriate human oversight, privacy safeguards, auditability, and change management.

Requirements

12 or more years of progressive experience in enterprise HCM systems, with hands-on configuration experience in UKG and Oracle Fusion HCM or a comparable combination such as Oracle HCM and Workday or ADP.
Deep, hands-on experience configuring Oracle Fusion Time and Labor (OTL) and Absence Management.
Strong working knowledge of UKG core HR, talent, and workforce functionality sufficient to partner credibly with UKG administrators.
Experience across multiple full-lifecycle HCM implementations, including at least one multi-platform or system-consolidation/migration effort.
Working knowledge of payroll and time management processes and how they consume HCM system data.
Demonstrated functional or solution architecture experience, including independently designing solutions rather than only executing configuration tasks.
Ability to bridge business organizations with distinct priorities, such as Finance and HR/People functions, into one coherent systems strategy.
Experience partnering with or managing systems integrators or implementation partners on complex delivery efforts.
Strong business partnering and stakeholder management skills, including serving as the primary escalation point for HCM process questions from Finance and PX.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including experience producing functional design documents, process documentation, and executive-level updates.
Expected to actively identify, design, and help implement AI-driven automation across time, absence, and core HR processes.
Bring or develop fluency in prompt engineering and AI workflow design.
Apply appropriate human-in-the-loop controls and data privacy safeguards when designing AI workflows involving employee data.

Nice To Haves

Prior consulting experience with a Big Four firm, Oracle or UKG implementation partner, or boutique HCM systems firm.
Direct experience with a UKG-to-Oracle Fusion HCM or similar dual-platform coexistence model, including system-of-record decisions and boundary management.
Experience in aerospace, defense, or other regulated or complex organizations with multi-entity or multi-cloud workforce data considerations.
Familiarity with Oracle Integration Cloud (OIC) or similar middleware/integration platforms.
Oracle Fusion certifications in Time and Labor or Absence Management; UKG certifications are a plus.
Experience with export control, ITAR/CUI, or other regulated data-handling requirements affecting workforce data.
Hands-on experience with generative AI or agentic AI platforms such as Oracle AI Agent Studio, OCI Generative AI, Microsoft Copilot Studio, or UiPath/Automation Anywhere agentic features.

Responsibilities

Serve as the primary HCM systems contact and trusted advisor to Finance and People Experience on process design and platform capabilities.
Define and maintain a unified HCM systems strategy and target-state architecture across UKG and Oracle Fusion HCM.
Represent Finance payroll and time requirements and PX workforce and talent requirements in solution design.
Evaluate proposed HCM process changes for impact, feasibility, and fit across both platforms, including system-of-record ownership.
Facilitate alignment between Finance and PX when priorities, timelines, or system ownership questions conflict.
Configure Oracle Fusion HCM Time and Labor (OTL) and Absence Management for medium-sized projects, enhancements, and break/fix work, including time entry rules, accrual plans, approval workflows, and eligibility and validation rules.
Partner with UKG administrators and the UKG platform/support team to scope, configure, and validate core HR, recruiting, onboarding, and talent changes.
Produce functional design documents, configuration workbooks, test scripts, and process and procedure documentation for both platforms and their integration points.
Define cross-platform architecture and requirements for large or complex initiatives, and work with implementation partners to deliver solutions while retaining accountability for quality, business fit, and knowledge transfer.
Participate in and help lead workshops, fit-gap sessions, and design reviews with Finance, PX, and implementation partners.
Own the functional architecture of the UKG-to-Oracle Fusion HCM boundary and maintain a documented system-of-record model.
Maintain employee lifecycle and master-data flows across UKG, Oracle Fusion HCM, and Payroll, avoiding duplicate ownership, conflicting employee records, and process gaps.
Track the Oracle Fusion HCM OTL and Absence Management implementation roadmap and align it with UKG’s core HR data model and Finance’s payroll processing calendar.
Advise Finance and PX leadership on long-term platform strategy and potential changes in scope between UKG and Oracle Fusion HCM.
Design and help implement integrations between UKG, Oracle Fusion HCM, and Finance-owned Payroll and Time Management systems.
Define integration requirements, data mappings, and error-handling and reconciliation approaches with technical and integration teams, especially for time and absence data feeding payroll.
Evaluate API, middleware, and file-based integration patterns and recommend approaches based on data volume, payroll timing, and criticality.
Support testing, cutover, and hypercare for integration changes, including releases sensitive to payroll cycles.
Maintain configuration standards, documentation, and change control across UKG and Oracle Fusion HCM.
Identify opportunities to simplify and automate processes and improve data quality across employee lifecycle, time and absence, and payroll handoffs.
Monitor UKG and Oracle Fusion HCM release cycles and assess relevant new features for adoption.
Mentor junior functional and technical resources and contribute to an internal ERP/HCM center of excellence.
Identify high-value Agentic AI automation opportunities in time entry exception handling, absence request triage, onboarding orchestration, and employee and manager policy or eligibility questions.
Design and configure AI agent workflows using Oracle embedded AI/ML and agentic capabilities and UKG AI-enabled workforce features as they become available.
Partner with IT and data teams to define prompts, guardrails, data inputs, and approval and exception paths for AI agents, with human-in-the-loop controls and employee-data privacy safeguards.
Evaluate and pilot third-party or custom Agentic AI tools and assess their fit with the target architecture.
Use AI-assisted tools for requirements analysis, test script generation, configuration documentation, and data mapping.
Champion responsible AI adoption, including privacy, auditability, and change management, for workflows involving sensitive employee data.