Workday Solution Architect

CTG is seeking to fill a Workday Solution Architect position for our client.

Location:

Hercules, CA. Duration:
Ongoing Contract.

• Lead an enterprise-level feasibility assessment of migrating from SAP Success Factors to Workday, evaluating business value, technical complexity, implementation risks, costs, and long-term strategic implications.
• Assess the current HR technology landscape, including Success Factors modules, connected applications, business processes, integrations, data architecture, security, and reporting.
• Conduct functional fit-gap analyses between existing Success Factors capabilities and Workday HCM, Talent Management, Compensation, Performance, and Reporting.
• Develop future-state solution architecture options, defining application boundaries, integration patterns, technology dependencies, and opportunities to streamline the HR technology ecosystem.
• Evaluate existing integrations and recommend which interfaces to retain, rebuild, or retire. Define target integration strategies using Workday integration tools, middleware, APIs, and other enterprise technologies.
• Assess the impact of migration on third-party applications, including payroll, time and attendance, recruiting, onboarding, and learning platforms.
• Develop data migration and governance strategies covering employee data, historical records, data quality, cleansing, archival, retention, reconciliation, and validation.
• Evaluate security, access controls, data privacy, GDPR, data residency, auditability, and regulatory compliance requirements, including computer system validation where applicable.
• Develop business cases and comparative analyses covering implementation costs, licensing, integration, ongoing support, resource requirements, timelines, risks, and five-year total cost of ownership (TCO).
• Establish feasibility criteria, weighted evaluation models, risk registers, dependency analyses, and evidence-based go/no-go recommendations.
• Create a phased transformation roadmap aligned with business priorities, contract renewal dates, critical operating periods, and other enterprise initiatives.
• Recommend program governance, testing, validation, change management, stakeholder engagement, and implementation assurance strategies.
• Present architecture options, business benefits, investment requirements, risks, and strategic recommendations to HR, IT, Finance, and executive leadership.
• Provide technical leadership and architectural guidance to internal HRIS teams, integration specialists, vendors, and system integrators throughout the assessment.

• Deep expertise in Workday HCM, Talent Management, Compensation, Performance, Reporting, and Analytics.
• Strong hands-on knowledge of SAP Success Factors, including Employee Central, Compensation, Performance and Goals, Succession, Calibration, and Learning.
• Extensive enterprise integration architecture experience, including Workday integration tools, middleware platforms, REST/SOAP APIs, and third-party connectivity.
• Expertise in HR data migration, data quality management, historical data conversion, archival, and retention strategies.
• Strong understanding of enterprise application architecture, HR technology ecosystems, security, privacy, and regulatory compliance.
• Ability to develop business cases, evaluate technology investments, perform TCO analysis, and communicate complex technical findings as actionable business recommendations.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, communication, presentation, documentation, and executive stakeholder management skills.
• Strong vendor management, cross-functional collaboration, and technical leadership capabilities.

• 12+ years of experience in HRIS, HR technology, enterprise applications, or digital transformation, including at least 5 years of Workday solution architecture experience.
• Proven experience with global, multi-country Workday HCM implementations, transformations, or migrations.
• Multiple full-cycle Workday implementations, preferably involving migrations from SAP Success Factors.
• Demonstrated experience assessing and integrating HR platforms with payroll, time and attendance, recruiting, onboarding, and other enterprise applications.
• Experience developing enterprise architecture strategies, migration roadmaps, implementation cost estimates, risk assessments, and executive-level recommendations.
• Experience evaluating enterprise security, privacy, regulatory compliance, and validated-system requirements, including 21 CFR Part 11 where applicable.
• Experience managing…