Sr. Technical Workday Architect (Integrations)

Brown Brothers Harriman•Jersey City, NJ

4d•$100,000 - $170,000

About The Position

The Sr. Technical Workday Architect serves as a bridge between HR business stakeholders and technical delivery teams, owning end-to-end solution design across Workday Integrations. The role combines functional knowledge and hands-on technical capability to design scalable, compliant, and efficient enterprise solutions. The architect leads integration design across Workday HCM areas, partners with HR teams to translate requirements into solutions, and oversees integration delivery from requirements and mapping through build, testing, deployment, and post-production support. The role also includes governance, security, release management, stakeholder communication, and mentoring.

Requirements

5+ years of Workday experience in HCM integrations, including Studio, EIB, and APIs (listed as preferred in the posting).
Experience supporting or leading full-lifecycle Workday implementations or major tenant refreshes.
Experience operating in regulated or compliance-driven environments.
Strong understanding of data governance and security best practices.

Responsibilities

Lead integration solution design across Core HCM, Compensation, Benefits, Absence, Recruiting, Talent, and Payroll modules.
Partner with HR teams to translate business requirements into scalable Workday integrations.
Conduct impact assessments for releases, enhancements, and regulatory changes.
Own governance frameworks for access, role rationalization, and audit readiness.
Follow the SDLC framework for enhancements and projects.
Design, develop, and support inbound and outbound integrations using Workday Studio, EIB, Core Connectors, Workday Web Services, BIRT reporting, XML, and XSLT.
Lead the integration lifecycle from requirements and mapping through build, test, deploy, and post-production support.
Troubleshoot integration failures and optimize performance.
Oversee vendor integrations, including payroll providers, benefits vendors, ServiceNow, and background check vendors.
Implement secure authentication protocols, including SFTP, OAuth, certificates, and API security.
Lead cross-functional workshops and discovery sessions.
Translate BRDs into user stories and technical design documentation.
Provide executive-level updates on roadmaps, risks, and integration stability.
Mentor junior analysts and integration developers.
Drive release management strategy and coordinate regression testing.
Maintain project documentation, HR Systems internal documentation and frameworks, and process guides.