Senior Workday Platform Architect

Job Description Summary

Defines the architecture, standards, and technical strategy for Adobe's HR technology ecosystem, with primary ownership of the Workday Security framework. Develops scalable solutions across platform configuration, Extend, and AI while collaborating with Product Managers, engineers, and business partners to promote governance and innovation.

The Opportunity

Adobe's HR Technology team is seeking a hands-on Senior Workday Platform Architect to build the future of our HR technology ecosystem.

This senior individual contributor leads architecture across Security, platform configuration, Extend, and AI. Collaborating with Product Managers, engineers, and business partners, this role delivers secure, scalable solutions while setting technical standards and governance.

What You'll Do

Workday Security & Platform Architecture

• Take responsibility for platform architecture, governance, Security, and tenant strategy.
• Manage tenant lifecycle, refreshes, SSO, platform access, and non-production environments.
• Lead CAB, releases, audit readiness, platform health, and vendor partnerships.
• Evaluate and implement new platform capabilities, including Extend, Workday Everywhere, and AI.
• Define standards for security, configuration, metadata, and governance.
• Collaborate with Product Managers and engineers to provide secure, scalable solutions.

Workday Extend

• Define architecture and standards for Extend solutions.
• Build and prototype applications that address business needs.
• Establish reusable patterns and governance.
• Partner with engineering teams to deliver scalable solutions.

Workday Integration

• Maintain proficiency in Workday integration technologies.
• Provide architectural mentorship for integration build and strategy.

Workday AI & Innovation

• Evaluate and adopt AI capabilities, including Illuminate.
• Find opportunities to improve employee and HR experiences.
• Establish AI governance, security, and architecture standards.
• Monitor new capabilities and recommend adoption.

What You Need to Succeed

Required

• 15 + years of hands-on Workday configuration experience.
• Bachelor's Degree or relevant experience considered equivalent
• Extensive knowledge of the Workday Security Framework.
• Experience architecting enterprise-scale Workday solutions.
• Experience with Workday Extend.
• Strong knowledge of platform architecture, Business Process Framework, tenant configuration, and release management.
• Knowledge of Workday integration technologies and AI functionalities.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.

Preferred

• Workday Pro certification.
• Experience with Security, Extend, AI, and Illuminate.
• Experience integrating Workday with enterprise HR systems.

About Adobe

Adobe empowers everyone to create through innovative platforms and tools that unleash creativity, productivity and personalized customer experiences. Adobe’s industry-leading offerings including Adobe Acrobat Studio, Adobe Express, Adobe Firefly, Creative Cloud, Adobe Experience Platform, Adobe Experience Manager, and GenStudio enable people and businesses to turn ideas into impact, powered by AI and driven by human ingenuity.

Our 30,000+ employees worldwide are creating the future and raising the bar as we drive the next decade of growth. We’re on a mission to hire the very best and believe in creating a company culture where all employees are empowered to make an impact. At Adobe, we believe that great ideas can come from anywhere in the organization. The next big idea could be yours. 

Let’s Adobe together

At Adobe, we believe in creating a company culture where all employees are empowered to make an impact. Learn more about Adobe life, including our values and culture, focus on people, purpose and community, Adobe for All, comprehensive benefits programs, the stories we tell, the customers we serve, and how you can help us advance our mission of empowering everyone to create.

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Expected Pay Range:

Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several  U.S. geographic markets, and we pay differently based on those defined markets. The U.S. pay range for this position is $140,800 -- $263,350 annually. Pay within this range varies by work location and may also depend on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for the job location during the hiring process.

 

In California, the pay range for this position is $181,900 - $263,350

At Adobe, for sales roles starting salaries are expressed as total target compensation (TTC = base + commission), and short-term incentives are in the form of sales commission plans.  Non-sales roles starting salaries are expressed as base salary and short-term incentives are in the form of the Annual Incentive Plan (AIP).

In addition, certain roles may be eligible for long-term incentives in the form of a new hire equity award.

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California:

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Colorado:

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Jul 24 2026 12:00 AM

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