Workday Architect

Voyager is an innovative space, defense, and national security technology company committed to advancing and delivering transformative, mission-critical solutions. We tackle the most complex challenges to unlock new frontiers for human progress, fortify national security, and protect critical assets to lead in the race for technological and operational superiority from ground to space.

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Summary Voyager Technologies is seeking a Workday Architect, reporting directly to Sr. Director, Workforce Systems & Payroll. The Workday Architect will be responsible for the technical design, scalability, and long-term strategy of the organization's Workday ecosystem. This role translates business requirements into sound technical architecture across HCM, Payroll, and related modules, and serves as the top-level escalation point for complex configuration, integration, and data issues.

This role offers the opportunity to work remotely from any US location.

Key Responsibilities 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

Required Qualifications 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

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