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Salary: USD 140,000 - 190,000 / annual
Voyager Technologies, an innovative space, defense, and national security technology company, is seeking a Workday Architect to report directly to the Sr. Director, Workforce Systems & Payroll. This role is responsible for the technical design, scalability, and long-term strategy of the organization's Workday ecosystem, translating business requirements into sound technical architecture across HCM, Payroll, and related modules. The Workday Architect serves as the top-level escalation point for complex configuration, integration, and data issues.
Key responsibilities include:
- Design and govern the overall Workday architecture, including business process frameworks, security model, tenant configuration, and integration landscape
- Lead complex projects such as module implementations, mergers/acquisitions integrations, and major upgrades or tenant consolidations
- Own the integration strategy between Workday and third-party/downstream systems (payroll providers, benefits carriers, time tracking, finance systems), using EIBs, Studio, Core Connectors, and/or Workday web services (SOAP/REST)
- Establish and enforce configuration standards, naming conventions, and governance practices to maintain a scalable, sustainable tenant
- Partner with the Workforce Systems leader to translate business strategy into system roadmaps
- Conduct architectural reviews of proposed configuration changes to assess downstream impact
- Lead technical evaluation of new Workday releases (bi-annual updates) and advise on adoption of new features
- Mentor Workday Administrators and analysts; act as final point of escalation for complex break/fix issues
- Manage relationships with Workday Professional Services, AMS vendors, and implementation partners as needed
- Ensure data integrity, security compliance, and audit readiness across the tenant
Travel: Occasional annual travel for team events (5-10%).
REQUIREMENTS:
- Bachelor's degree in HR, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field (or equivalent experience)
- 7+ years of Workday experience, including at least 3 years in an architect or lead technical design capacity
- Deep expertise across multiple Workday modules (HCM required; Payroll, Benefits, Compensation, Time Tracking and/or Projects strongly preferred)
- Proven experience with Workday integration tools (Studio, EIB, Core Connectors, RaaS, Workday web services)
- Strong understanding of Workday security groups, business process configuration, and calculated fields
- Experience leading full lifecycle implementations or major tenant transformations
- Excellent stakeholder management and ability to communicate technical concepts to non-technical leadership
- Desired: Workday certifications in Integrations preferred; Workday Pro certification a plus
- Must be a U.S. Person (US Citizen, lawful permanent resident, or protected individual) and eligible to obtain export authorizations per ITAR and EAR regulations
