Job Overview : Summary of Responsibilities :

- Own solution architecture for Corporate Systems initiatives—from concept through delivery—balancing business outcomes, security, cost, and time-to-value.
- Model architectures (context, logical, physical, data, and integration views) using Fortrea-standard tools (e.g., Visio, Lucidchart).
- Design integrations between Workday and adjacent systems (ERP, data platforms, identity, payroll, procurement, analytics), leveraging APIs, EIBs, & iPaaS/ESB.
- Define non-functional requirements (availability, performance, security, scalability, operability) and ensure solutions meet enterprise technology standards (cloud, cyber, networking, data, identity, observability).
- Create build-ready specs: interface contracts, data mappings, sequence diagrams, deployment topology, and infrastructure-as-code guidance (where applicable).
- Partner across teams (Security, Networking, Data, Platform, Engineering, PMO) to remove blockers and ensure consistent patterns.
- Lead Architecture Review Boards (ARBs), documenting trade-offs and guiding governance checkpoints.
- Support delivery: validate designs during build, participate in defect triage, and drive release-readiness across tenants.
- Champion best practices for reusability, standardization, and modernization (cloud-native services, managed integrations, event-driven design).
- Mentor engineers and analysts; uplift solution design quality with templates, exemplars, and reference architectures.

Qualifications (Minimum Required) :

- Hands-on experience designing Workday integrations and configurations (preferably Workday Financials & HR) or equivalent ERP/HCM platforms.

- Proficiency in solution diagramming and architectural documentation, including integration and data flow design.

- Strong understanding of enterprise standards :

- Cloud (Azure), Sailpoint,



& network security.

- Integration (SFTP, message queues, iPaaS/ESB).

- Data (ETL/ELT, data modeling, MDM/reference data, data quality).

- Observability (logging, metrics, tracing, alerting).

- Excellent communication skills: ability to simplify complexity and align diverse stakeholders.

Preferred Qualifications Include :

- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Software Engineering, or related field.
- Master’s degree in Information Systems Management, Enterprise Architecture, or MBA with Technology Focus (preferred).
- Direct experience with Workday Studio, EIB, Report Writer, Business Processes; familiarity with Workday Financials modules (GL, AP/AR, Expenses, Projects) and Workday HCM (Core HR, Comp, Recruiting, Talent).
- Experience with Azure services (APIM, Functions, Logic Apps, Event Hub, Data Factory, Key Vault).
- Knowledge of security & compliance (SOX, segregation of duties, least privilege, data privacy).
- Background in data & analytics integration (data lake, BI, semantic models).
- Prior work in shared services (Procurement, Payroll, Identity/IAM, Service Management) and ServiceNow workflows.

Physical Requirements :

- Ability to sit for extended periods and operate a vehicle safely.
- Repetitive hand movement of both hands with the ability to make rapid, simple, repeated movements of the fingers, hands, and wrists.
- Occasional crouching, stooping, with frequent bending and twisting of upper body and neck.
- Ability to access and use a variety of computer software developed both in-house and off-the-shelf.
- Light to moderate lifting and carrying (or otherwise moves) objects including luggage and laptop computer with a maximum lift of 15-20 lbs.
- Regular and consistent attendance.
- Varied hours may be required.

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📌 Solution Architect - Corporate Systems (Bengaluru)
🏢 Fortrea
📍 Bengaluru