Senior Workday IT Architect & Lead - Onsite

Fruition Executive Search; Sylmar (MD); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental

401K

Parental leave

Job summary

Fruition Executive Search seeks a Principal IT Business Applications specialist to lead Workday architecture and related enterprise solutions onsite in Sylmar. You will own the Workday roadmap, govern multi-workstream delivery, and collaborate with HRIS, HR, Finance, and IT leaders to optimize processes and data quality.

The role requires 12+ years in enterprise applications with Workday, strong architecture and integration skills, and proven leadership across vendors and teams.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of experience in supporting Enterprise Applications with Workday
• Bachelor's degree in information systems, CS, business admin, or related field
• Strong enterprise architecture and integration pattern knowledge (APIs, middleware)
• Experience managing large-scale programs using Agile, Waterfall, or hybrid approaches
• Ability to translate business needs into scalable architectures and roadmaps
• Proven leadership across cross-functional teams and vendors
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management
• Experience overseeing Workday integrations and data integrity

Responsibilities

• Lead solution architecture for Workday and other Business Applications
• Own and drive Workday program roadmap across multiple workstreams
• Govern program management practices: planning, risk, executive reporting
• Collaborate with HRIS, HR, Finance, and IT leadership to optimize processes
• Oversee Workday integrations and data architecture with high data quality
• Lead cross-functional teams and vendors to deliver solutions
• Provide customer service and solutions on internal technology projects
• Document current state and plan future-state implementations

Skills

Workday

Enterprise Architecture

Program Management

Stakeholder Management

Leadership

Data Integrity

Communication

Problem Solving

APIs

Middleware

Workday Integrations

Education

Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Business Administration, or related field

Tools

APIs

Middleware

Workday Integrations

Job description

Fruition Executive Search seeks a Principal IT Business Applications specialist to lead Workday architecture and related enterprise solutions onsite in Sylmar. You will own the Workday roadmap, govern multi-workstream delivery, and collaborate with HRIS, HR, Finance, and IT leaders to optimize processes and data quality.

The role requires 12+ years in enterprise applications with Workday, strong architecture and integration skills, and proven leadership across vendors and teams.