Principal Enterprise Architect

Your work days are brighter here.

We’re obsessed with making hard work pay off, for our people, our customers, and the world around us. As a Fortune 500 company and a leading AI platform for managing people, money, and agents, we’re shaping the future of work so teams can reach their potential and focus on what matters most. The minute you join, you’ll feel it. Not just in the products we build, but in how we show up for each other. Our culture is rooted in integrity, empathy, and shared enthusiasm. We’re in this together, tackling big challenges with bold ideas and genuine care. We look for curious minds and courageous collaborators who bring sun-drenched optimism and drive. Whether you're building smarter solutions, supporting customers, or creating a space where everyone belongs, you’ll do meaningful work with Workmates who’ve got your back. In return, we’ll give you the trust to take risks, the tools to grow, the skills to develop and the support of a company invested in you for the long haul. So, if you want to inspire a brighter work day for everyone, including yourself, you’ve found a match in Workday, and we hope to be a match for you too.

About the Team

At Workday, we believe that passion and customer focus are key to the business of enterprise applications. We run our company with a core value of fun in mind every day, working hard while fostering an environment where people truly believe in what they are doing. A significant part of the Workday Experience involves providing people with the opportunity to grow and develop their careers, hopefully lifelong ones, at Workday. The Presales leadership team strives to create a culture of opportunity where employees can grow their careers while making amazing contributions to our company and our customers.

About the Role

Workday is seeking a highly passionate Technology Solution Consultant, aligned as an Enterprise Architect, to join the Solution Consulting (‘presales’) team. This role combines deep technical expertise with communication, innovation and creativity to help customers envision their future with Workday.

About You

• Articulates and differentiates the Workday Core Architecture (intelligent data core) to both technical and business buyer personas, showcasing Workday's foundational technology. 

• Strategically lead high-level discussions on Workday's AI Vision and Strategy, Low Code Application Development, Machine Learning (ML), and Agent-based architectures, positioning our solution as the future-ready, intelligent cloud platform.

• Craft compelling presentations that showcase why Workday’s technology is fundamentally different and deliver impactful demonstrations that bridge complex technology with clear business outcomes.

• Dive deep into technical topics such as data security, reporting & analytics, integrations, and Workday Extend, illustrating how these components support intelligent automation and extensibility. Workday's platform capabilities, specifically concerning Workday Build (leveraging Workday Extend and low-code/no-code tools) and Workday Data Cloud (addressed primarily through the capabilities of Apache Iceberg and Prism Analytics), are integral to demonstrating the platform's value and differentiation.

• Collaborate with stakeholders to create technical as-is and to-be architecture designs using graphical discovery tools, specifically highlighting how the Workday platform simplifies the IT landscape and drives value.

• Conducts discoveries, deep dives, and scripted demonstrations with little support, and conducts discoveries and answers RFP questions independently.

• Attain advanced domain knowledge and industry knowledge. Differentiates Workday product features and understands the competitive landscape, articulating customer use cases and value realizations to prospects.

• Communicate complex technical concepts effectively to functional and technical audiences, while engaging confidently with C level executives.

• Proactively cultivates relationships with sales teams and the broader Pre-sales organisation.

• Demonstrates strong business operator skills (e.g., documentation, notes, knowledge sharing, salesforce hygiene, event manager updates, etc.).

What We Are looking for

• Exceptional presentation and demonstration skills. 

• Collaborative spirit and excellent communication skills.

• Expertise in technical areas such as cloud architecture, integrations, data security, and reporting tools. 

• Experience in Gen AI tools, LLMs and Agent-building tools, with a passion for technical innovation. 

• Ability to create and present technical architectures

• A customer-focused mindset with a track record of delivering tailored solutions. 

• A fast learner who shows adaptability in fast moving organisations. 

• An innate desire to showcase the role of technology in achieving business outcomes.

Background and Qualifications

• 12+ years experience in enterprise software technical solution consulting (“Presales”), solution experience, implementation consulting, solution architecture, technical account management or similar relevant experience.

• Strong experience delivering compelling technical presentations and demonstrations.

• Track record leading discovery conversations and confidence in delivering impactful demonstrations to C-Suite executives, business leaders and technical evaluators. 

• Deep expertise working with common cloud architectures, security, reporting, and/or integration standards.

• Relevant experience or certifications in solution architecture on hyperscaler environments such as AWS or GCP, is a preferred qualification.

• Exposure to AI agents and experience in agent development tools such as LangGraph, Flowise, Dify, AutoGPT, Vertex AI.  

• Possessing familiarity with low-code platforms and tools, along with hands-on experience designing and deploying applications or workflows to drive business efficiency is a preferred qualification

• Understanding of IT landscapes and ability to solution evolutions from current to future state architectures. 

• Experience developing or supporting Financial or HCM applications, customisations, reports, workflow, BI, integration, analytics or being involved in implementations, upgrades or re-implementations is an added advantage. 

Other Beneficial Qualifications

• Agentic Operations and Agent based Architectures

• Low Code Application Development.

• Existing knowledge of Workday application and technical architecture is beneficial, but if you have experience on legacy systems or our competitor’s systems, we’ll train you on Workday.

• Experience with AI/ML concepts, tools, or frameworks and their application in business systems, automation, or analytics.

• App or web development experience is beneficial. Working knowledge of HTML, Javascript,  CSS, C+, Python or other is a plus.

• Familiarity with basic networking principles such as VPCs, firewalls, load balancers and related technologies.

• Working knowledge of information security frameworks, security standards and guidelines is beneficial.

• Familiarity with web service integration standards such as WSDL, SOAP, JSON and ability to use SFTP and UNIX through a command line interface is helpful.

• Experience with the value selling paradigm is a plus.

Our Approach to Flexible Work
 

With Flex Work, we’re combining the best of both worlds: in-person time and remote. Our approach enables our teams to deepen connections, maintain a strong community, and do their best work. We know that flexibility can take shape in many ways, so rather than a number of required days in-office each week, we simply spend at least half (50%) of our time each quarter in the office or in the field with our customers, prospects, and partners (depending on role). This means you'll have the freedom to create a flexible schedule that caters to your business, team, and personal needs, while being intentional to make the most of time spent together. Those in our remote "home office" roles also have the opportunity to come together in our offices for important moments that matter.

At Workday, we are committed to providing an accessible and inclusive hiring experience where all candidates can fully demonstrate their skills. If you require assistance or an accommodation at any point, please email accommodations@workday.com.

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