Workday Architect

Tricascade Tech; New Jersey; On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Tricascade Tech is seeking a Technical Workday Architect to bridge HR business stakeholders and delivery teams. You will own end-to-end Workday solution design across integrations and related modules, ensuring scalable, compliant, and efficient enterprise solutions.

The role requires deep functional knowledge and hands-on technical capability with Workday Studio, EIB, REST/SOAP APIs, and reporting tools. You will lead workshops, translate BRDs into designs, and drive governance and release

Qualifications

• 5+ years of Workday experience in HCM integrations (Studio, EIB, APIs) preferred.
• 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 SDLC framework for enhancements and projects.
• Design, develop, and support inbound/outbound integrations using: Workday Studio, Core Connectors, Workday Web Services (REST/SOAP APIs), BIRT reporting, XML, XSLT transformations.
• Lead integration lifecycle management: requirements mapping build test deploy post-production support.
• Troubleshoot integration failures and optimize performance.
• Lead cross-functional workshops and discovery sessions.
• Translate BRDs into user stories and technical design documentation.
• Provide executive-level updates on roadmap, risk, and integration stability.
• Drive release management strategy and regression testing coordination.
• Maintain detailed documentation related to project work, HR Systems internal documentation & frameworks, and process guides.

Skills

Workday integrations

Governance & security

Data governance

Stakeholder management

Documentation & BRDs

Tools

Workday Studio

EIB

REST/SOAP APIs

Job description

The Technical Workday Architect serves as a bridge between HR business stakeholders and technical delivery teams, owning end-to-end solution design across Workday Integrations. This role combines deep functional knowledge with hands on technical capability to design scalable, compliant, and efficient enterprise solutions.

Main areas of responsibility:

Functional Configuration

• 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 SDLC framework for enhancements and projects.
• Design, develop, and support inbound/outbound integrations using:
• Workday Studio
• Core Connectors
• Workday Web Services (REST/SOAP APIs)
• BIRT reporting
• XML, XSLT transformations
• Lead integration lifecycle management: requirements ? mapping ? build ? test ? deploy ? post-production support.
• Troubleshoot integration failures and optimize performance.

Program & Stakeholder Management

• Lead cross-functional workshops and discovery sessions.
• Translate BRDs into user stories and technical design documentation.
• Provide executive-level updates on roadmap, risk, and integration stability.
• Drive release management strategy and regression testing coordination.
• Maintain detailed documentation related to project work, HR Systems internal documentation & frameworks, and process guides.

Requirements:

• 5+ years of Workday experience in HCM integrations (Studio, EIB, APIs) preferred
• 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