Senior Architect - Digital Employee Experience (DEX)

Workday, Inc.; Pleasanton (CA); On-site; USD 156,000 - 234,000; Full time

Job summary

Workday, Inc. in Pleasanton, CA, is seeking a Senior Architect for the Digital Employee Experience team to shape the architectural vision for endpoints and productivity tools.

You will partner with BT architecture, engineers, product managers, and business stakeholders to design scalable, secure, and user-centric solutions that align with business goals and compliance requirements, while mentoring engineering teams.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in IT, with a focus on enterprise architecture, solution design, and implementation.
• 8+ years of technical expertise in at least three of the following: Google Workspace, Microsoft 365 (including Teams, SharePoint, Exchange Online), Enterprise messaging platforms (e.g., Slack), Intranet solutions (LumApps, Confluence), End‑user device management (Windows, Mac, iOS).
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.

Responsibilities

• Architectural Leadership: Define and maintain the overall technical architecture for the digital employee experience portfolio, in partnership with the BT architecture team, ensuring alignment with business objectives, security standards, and IT methodologies.
• Solution Design and Guidance: Lead the design and implementation of end‑to‑end solutions for new initiatives and enhancements across our collaboration and productivity tools, considering scalability, performance, security, usability, and integration with other enterprise systems.
• Technology Strategy: Evaluate emerging technologies and trends to find opportunities to improve our DEX solutions and drive innovation. Develop and maintain technology roadmaps for the DEX portfolio.
• Stakeholder Collaboration: Partner with business stakeholders, product managers, and engineering teams to understand business requirements and translate them into technical architectures.
• Technical Governance: Observe Workday’s architectural standards, design patterns, and best practices to ensure consistency and quality across DEX solutions.
• Integration and Interoperability: Design integration strategies between various DEX tools and other enterprise applications, ensuring seamless data flow and user workflows.
• Problem Solving: Analyze sophisticated technical challenges and provide clear, actionable recommendations and solutions.
• Communication and Influence: Optimally communicate architectural vision, designs, and trade‑offs to both technical and non‑technical audiences, including senior leadership.
• Mentorship and Coaching: Provide technical guidance and mentorship to engineering teams, fostering a culture of architectural excellence.
• Security and Compliance: Ensure that all architectural designs adhere to security standard methodologies and compliance requirements.

Skills

Enterprise architecture

Solution design

Implementation

Agile development

Leadership

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science / IT

Master's degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Google Workspace

Microsoft 365 (Teams, SharePoint, Exchange Online)

Slack

LumApps

Confluence

Windows

Mac

iOS

Job description

Workday, Inc. in Pleasanton, CA, is seeking a Senior Architect for the Digital Employee Experience team to shape the architectural vision for endpoints and productivity tools.

You will partner with BT architecture, engineers, product managers, and business stakeholders to design scalable, secure, and user-centric solutions that align with business goals and compliance requirements, while mentoring engineering teams.