Principal Enterprise Architect

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, 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.
• Conduct discoveries, deep dives, and scripted demonstrations with little support, and conduct discoveries and answer RFP questions independently.
• Attain advanced domain knowledge and industry knowledge. Differentiate Workday product features and understand 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 cultivate relationships with sales teams and the broader pre sales organization.
• Demonstrate 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 organizations.
• An innate desire to showcase the role of technology in achieving business outcomes.

Background and Qualifications

• 12+ years of 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 with agent development tools such as LangGraph, Flowise, Dify, AutoGPT, Vertex AI.
• 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 solve evolutions from current to future state architectures.
• Experience developing or supporting Financial or HCM applications, customizations, 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; 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.

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.

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Equal Opportunity Employer

Workday is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. Individuals seeking employment at Workday are considered without regard to age, ancestry, color, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, mental or physical disability, national origin, protected family care or medical leave status, race, religion (including beliefs and practices or the absence thereof), sexual orientation, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. Further, pursuant to applicable local ordinances, Workday will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records. We do not accept resumes from headhunters, placement agencies, or other suppliers that have not signed a formal agreement with us. You may view the Workday's Pay Transparency Policy, and Know Your Rights Notice, by clicking on their corresponding links. Workday is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities, disabled veterans, and others during our application process. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability or for religious reasons, contact us at .