Workday Extend Architect (UK)

About Invisors

As a professional services firm, our people are our brand: It’s mission-critical that we hire + nurture talent effectively. We pride ourselves on being flexible and innovative, with a passion for client satisfaction, and a relentless pursuit of improvement.  Most of our team joined Invisors from Workday Practices of larger global firms looking for an innovative and nimble culture that encourages new ideas and collaboration, free of red tape. ​
 

We pride ourselves on maintaining a healthy balance of college graduates, experienced enterprise professionals who have used Workday to perform their administrative responsibilities, and Workday-certified consultants who are authentic, empowered, and resilient.  More important than your Workday experience, our recruiting priority is to get to know you and ensure a culture fit.

About this Role

As an Invisors Extend Architect, you will lead the Extend workstream internally by coaching more junior consultants, and externally by managing the design and delivery of Workday projects. You will work closely with all other Consultants within the Extend workstream and manage cross-functional impacts with other domain leads. This role will allow you to coach others in their consulting career while helping clients develop a strong plan and design for their Workday system.

In addition to your client-facing role, every Invisors Manager plays a critical role internally as we develop our business, improve our client offerings, and grow our team. You will be expected to contribute to projects internally.

Key Responsibilities:

• Architect and Design: Lead the design and architecture of solutions using Workday Extend to meet business needs, ensuring scalable and maintainable solutions.
• Development: Build custom applications using Workday Extend, leveraging APIs, Workday Studio, and other integration tools as needed.
• Collaboration: Work with HR, Finance, IT, and other teams to understand business requirements and provide technical solutions within the Workday platform.
• Integration Management: Ensure seamless integration between custom applications and existing Workday modules (HCM, Payroll, Financials, etc.).
• Solution Governance: Ensure solutions follow Workday best practices, security standards, and are compliant with organizational guidelines.
• Optimization: Continuously monitor and optimize custom Workday applications for performance and scalability.
• Support and Maintenance: Provide technical support and troubleshooting for custom applications, ensuring system stability and availability.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Engage with key business and technical stakeholders to gather requirements, provide status updates, and ensure successful project delivery.
• Documentation: Develop and maintain detailed documentation of architecture, design, and custom application configurations.
• Mentorship: Guide and mentor junior developers and other technical team members on Workday Extend best practices and standards.

Relevant skills and experience:

• Workday certification(s) in Workday Extend or related areas is preferred.
• Minimum of 2+ years of experience with Workday Extend.
• Strong background in Workday configuration and integration, including experience with Workday Studio, Core Connectors, and Workday Web Services (WWS).
• Proven experience designing and building custom applications using Workday Extend.
• Proficient in Workday Extend development, including programming languages like JavaScript and XML.
• Experience with Workday security, including custom security groups and integration system user roles.
• Understanding of SOAP/REST APIs and Web Service Integrations.
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills with a high level of attention to detail.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to translate technical concepts into business language.
• Ability to work in a collaborative team environment and manage multiple tasks simultaneously.