Architect, ERP – People Systems

Evolent

. Define target-state architecture for Evolent's ERP and people systems portfolio and connected systems .

Posted 10/22/2026full-timeRemote • United StatesSeniorLeadWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates extensive expertise in Workday integration architecture and enterprise applications, with a strong focus on financial and people systems. Capable of designing secure, efficient data flows and automation solutions while maintaining architectural integrity and compliance with industry standards.

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Workday Integration ArchitectureEnterprise Applications ArchitectureSQL and Data-Modeling SkillsIntegration Design Across REST and SOAP APIsExperience with SOX Compliance

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Hard Skills

Workday ExpertiseIntegration FrameworksData Flow DesignAutomation SolutionsArchitecture Artifacts ProductionNonfunctional Requirements SpecificationError HandlingMonitoringData OwnershipSecurity Architecture Design

Soft Skills

Collaboration with StakeholdersAbility to Explain Architecture Trade-Offs

Tools & Technologies

Workday EIBWorkday StudioWorkday OrchestrateMicrosoft Power BIIntegration PlatformsMicrosoft Entra IDActive Directory

Certifications & Qualifications

Workday ProEnterprise Architecture CertificationsCloud Architecture CertificationsIntegration Architecture CertificationsData Architecture CertificationsSecurity Architecture CertificationsAI Architecture Certifications

Industry Keywords

ERPHCMFinancial SystemsHealthcare Industry ExperienceRegulated Industry ComplianceHITRUST FrameworkSOX Compliance

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

CloudERPPythonSOAPSQL

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Define target-state architecture for Evolent's ERP and people systems portfolio and connected systems
Create technical roadmaps with transition states, dependencies, and retirement steps
Decide whether needs should be addressed through configuration, integration, or extension
Publish standards, reference architectures, and reusable patterns
Lead design reviews for integrations, security domains, Extend apps, external data flows, modules, middleware, AI agents, and major Finance or HCM redesigns
Own Workday integration architecture and inventory, including integration purpose, data, ownership, security, patterns, authentication, error handling, and monitoring
Define system-of-record boundaries, data ownership, data movement, lineage, reconciliation, reporting, and analytics architecture
Design ERP security architecture, including security groups, roles, domain and business-process security, segregation of duties, privileged access, and integration identities
Set cloud SaaS tenant and environment standards and assess Workday releases, vendor roadmaps, modules, and build-versus-buy options
Design the AI-enabled headless ERP experience using governed APIs, events, and agent tools
Define responsible-AI requirements for financial and people-data features and agents
Build proofs of concept and reference implementations, including API and integration prototypes, SQL validation queries, and agent or workflow prototypes
Specify nonfunctional requirements for performance, resilience, observability, and testability
Identify and size technical debt and recommend remediation sequences
Partner with the Director, Enterprise Architecture, Analytics, Security, Engineering, Finance, Talent, and business stakeholders
Maintain architectural integrity and design quality while delivery leaders own priorities, capacity, execution, operations, and releases

Requirements

What you’ll need

10+ years of experience in enterprise applications, ERP, or solution architecture, including architecture responsibility for business-critical finance or people systems
Deep, hands-on Workday expertise, with depth in Financials or HCM and working knowledge of the other
Experience with Workday business-process and security configuration, reporting, integration frameworks, tenant strategy, and release cycles
Hands-on integration design across REST and SOAP APIs, event-driven and batch patterns, and Workday EIB, Studio, and Orchestrate or equivalents
Authentication, error handling, and monitoring experience
Strong SQL and data-modeling skills
Experience designing data flows, lineage, and reconciliation
Working knowledge of internal controls and privacy for financial and people data, role-based access, segregation of duties, and SOX or comparable audit requirements
Experience designing automation or AI-enabled enterprise business-process solutions with human-approval points, data-access controls, and governance
Ability to produce architecture artifacts, including current- and target-state diagrams, integration and data-flow designs, security models, decision records, and nonfunctional requirements
Ability to explain architecture trade-offs in cost, risk, control, and user impact
High-speed internet over 10 Mbps at home
Preferred: architecture experience across Workday HCM and Financials, Adaptive Planning, VNDLY, or Salesforce CRM
Preferred: Workday embedded AI and agent capabilities
Preferred: Python or similar scripting, source control, and deployment pipelines
Preferred: AI-agent evaluation, prompt-injection testing, observability, and cost controls
Preferred: Microsoft Power BI, integration platforms, Microsoft Entra ID, or Active Directory
Preferred: ERP implementation, module expansion, or integration modernization experience
Preferred: healthcare or regulated-industry experience, including HITRUST or comparable frameworks
Preferred education: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, Business, or related field
Preferred certifications: Workday Pro; enterprise, cloud, integration, data, security, or AI architecture certifications
Candidates must complete identity verification, comprehensive background check, and in-person I-9 verification; drug screening may apply
Artificial intelligence tools are prohibited and monitored during interviews

Benefits

Comp & perks

Work/life balance
Flexible work arrangements and autonomy
Comprehensive benefits, including health insurance benefits, for qualifying employees
Identity verification, background check, in-person I-9 verification, and possible drug screening are part of the hiring process (not compensation benefits)