Workday Solutions Architect

Workday Solutions Architect

Basel, Switzerland

• Start date: ASAP
• End date: 12 months contract
• Work location: Basel
• Workload: 100 %

Tasks & Responsibilities:

• Work closely with the HR team to understand business requirements and translate them into technical solutions
• Act as a “go to” person for technology workstream (Vendor and IT tech experts, Corporate Security experts etc.) during the complete implementation cycle
• Ensure the design and implementation follows best practices for functional and non-functional requirements
• Periodically review and drive the implementation team towards standard Workday features vs customizations keeping performance, scalability, and cost impact in mind
• Design, configure and implement complex processes and functionalities to meet business requirements
• Assist integrating Workday with other systems
• Participate in the design discussions and architectural decisions
• Maintain and support the existing processes in the Workday platform
• Support data analysis and data migration between legacy and Workday systems
• Coach and assist colleagues who are less experienced with the Workday platform
• Produce technical documentation

Must haves:

• Workday experience (minimum 5 years of experience working with Workday and covering architecture work)
• Strong architecture and technical design experience (covering multiple IT architecture disciplines, including application, information, integration, infrastructure, and security)
• Experience defining HR business and systems design, developing system requirements, and implementing practical business solutions
• Good understanding of cloud computing concepts (security controls, integrations, access)

Nice to have:

• Strong understanding on integrations (experience with integrations will be beneficial specifically in what regards people data integration, understanding the implications and impact, downstream)
• Workday certification is an advantage
• Experience with business process design and optimization is an advantage
• Experience defining the data architecture and data migration approach is an advantage (HR data)
• Experience integrating Workday with PeopleSoft HCM specifically is an advantage
• Familiarity with GDPR regulations

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