I&T Systems Architect

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* Job Summary:

The City of Charlotte is seeking an experienced and solution-oriented Workday Architect to lead the design and architecture of Workday integrations and configurations that support citywide HR, Finance, Procurement, Budget, and operational processes. This role will work closely with business stakeholders, IT teams, and third-party partners to gather requirements, create architectural diagrams, and define implementation specifications. Additional responsibilities include providing support, guidance, and consultative advice to the city’s Workday Administrators, Workday Security Administrators, and Workday Reporting Team to help optimize troubleshooting and solutioning efforts.
The ideal candidate brings deep Workday platform knowledge, strong communication and collaboration skills, and experience translating complex business needs into scalable technical solutions.  
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* Job Summary:

** The City of Charlotte is seeking an experienced and solution-oriented
** Workday Architect
** to lead the design and architecture of Workday integrations and configurations that support citywide HR, Finance, Procurement, Budget, and operational processes. This role will work closely with business stakeholders, IT teams, and third-party partners to gather requirements, create architectural diagrams, and define implementation specifications. Additional responsibilities include providing support, guidance, and consultative advice to the city’s Workday Administrators, Workday Security Administrators, and Workday Reporting Team to help optimize troubleshooting and solutioning efforts.

The ideal candidate brings deep Workday platform knowledge, strong communication and collaboration skills, and experience translating complex business needs into scalable technical solutions.  
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* Key Responsibilities:

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* * Collaborate with stakeholders across city departments to gather business requirements for Workday-related projects and enhancements.
* Design and document end-to-end Workday solutions, including integrations, business processes, security models, and reporting structures.
* Create clear technical documentation, including architectural diagrams, data flow diagrams, integration specifications, and configuration guides.
* Lead solution architecture for Workday integrations with internal systems and external vendors (using tools like Workday Studio, EIB, REST/SOAP APIs, Boomi, etc.).
* Support the development team by providing detailed functional and technical specifications for implementation.
* Support key Workday team resources in IT by providing regular consultative advice to help optimize and streamline troubleshooting and development solutioning in the areas of overall business process configuration, security, and reporting.
* Ensure that Workday configurations and integrations align with best practices, security policies, and long-term scalability.
* Participate in testing, validation, and troubleshooting of Workday solutions.
* Stay up to date on Workday feature releases and identify opportunities to enhance system capabilities.
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* Required Qualifications:

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* * High School Graduate or Equivalent and nine (9) years of related work experience
* OR* 2 Year College Degree and seven (7) years of related work experience
* OR* Bachelor's Level Degree and five (5) year of related work experience
* OR* Master's Level Degree and three (3) years of related work experience or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience that provides the necessary knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the essential job duties.  
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* Preferred Qualifications:

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* * Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Business Systems, or related field.
* ** Minimum 5 years of hands-on…