{"schemaVersion":"jobsearcher.job.v1","id":"06761663aa92ea381ece2c28","url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/06761663aa92ea381ece2c28","canonicalUrl":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/06761663aa92ea381ece2c28","title":"Senior Workday and ADP Workforce Solution Architect","description":"William Everett is a national management and information technology consulting firm headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. William Everett consulting is trusted by institutions, governments, and Fortune 500 technology companies to help them adapt, evolve, and improve performance.\nWilliam Everett is seeking highly qualified candidates to join our forward-thinking organization committed to fostering a culture of innovation, inclusivity, and professional growth. Our core values include honesty, integrity, diversity, and service. Our team is dedicated to a shared passion for excellence and dedication to delivering outstanding products/services to our customers.\nRole Overview\nThe William Everette ERP Solution Architect (Workday and ADP Workforce centric) shall be responsible for, but not limited to, the following:\n\nOversight and collaborating (aligned with best practices and quality assurance) on functional, data and technical design architecture, development, implementation, and Hypercare maintenance and support of ERP and Time and Attendance and Payroll SaaS/Cloud systems and solution. This role collaborates closely with business and IT stakeholders, functional teams, IT Vendors and client IT to ensure ADP Workforce and Workday SaaS/Cloud solutions align with business, data and technical requirements and support operational excellence. This position requires a blend of functional and technical (especially cloud/SaaS landscape) expertise, leadership capabilities, and effective communication skills to deliver value through an innovative and reliable ADP Workforce and Workday SaaS/Cloud solution.\n\nKey Responsibilities\nFunctional, Data and Technical Best Practices: Oversight and leadership of overall solution throughout the lifecycle of the implementation.\nSolution Technical and Functional Blueprint: Oversight and collaboration of the functional, data and technical design and architecture of ADP Workforce and Workday/Cloud solution, ensuring alignment with business processes, technical standards, and best practices.\nDevelopment: Oversee ADP Workforce and Workday business, data and IT development activities including landscape, environments, release management, integrations and data conversion.\nTechnical Guidance: Provide best practice oversight to technical teams, ensuring adherence to a SaaS/Cloud optimized system foundation, scalability, system performance, system patches and enhancements and compliance with ADP Workforce and Workday support and maintenance policies.\nIntegration Guidance: Strong integration & architecture design oversight. Good understanding and hands on experience using integration best practices i.e. Workday Enterprise Interface Builder, Workday Studio and other integration tools (e.g. REST/SOAP APIs, middleware, etc.).\nSecurity Guidance: Oversight and best practices in Workday and ADP Workforce security model (roles, domains, SSO) and cyber security including scans.\nBusiness and Technical Alignment: Ability to translate complex Workday and ADP Workforce concepts into business-friendly language.\nCross-platform process orchestration: Oversee functional and IT teams to integrate best practice solution with existing systems and business processes to future state ecosystem.\n.\nDocumentation: Provide best practice oversight and quality assurance of functional and technical architecture documentation.\nQuality Standards: Provide best practice oversight and quality assurance to ensure adherence to SaaS/Cloud best practices, standards, and methodologies.\nCompliance: Provide best practice oversight and quality assurance to ensure solution complies with regulatory requirements, data privacy laws, and security standards applicable to the organization.\n\nQualifications\nEducation: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field.\nExperience: 10+ years of ERP solution architect experience, with at least 3-5 years in a leadership or lead role overseeing implementation.\n5+ years’ experience with Workday and/or ADP Workforce as a solution architect.\n5+ years of Time Tracking, Absence, Payroll or payroll architecture and integrations.\nSolution architecture and integration gap and trade-offs analytical & problem-solving capabilities.\nExperience working in public-sector or highly regulated environments strongly preferred.\nFamiliarity with unionized workforces, complex labor rules, and governance structures is highly desirable.\nStrong leadership, with the ability to lead functional and technical collaborative workshops, work products and deliverables.\nExperience in leading and oversight of cross-functional teams, vendors, and stakeholders to deliver Workday and ADP Workforce SaaS/Cloud solutions that meet business requirements.\nExcellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively communicate technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.\nAbility to collaborate with business users, functional teams, IT teams and IT support teams to translate business and technical requirements into optimized ERP solutions.\n\nPreferred Credentials\nWorkday certifications\nBachelor’s degree\nMaster’s degree preferred.\nExperience with Workday software implementations\nExperience with ADP Workforce software implementations\nExperience with Time and Attendance and payroll implementations\nWhy This Role Matters\nThis role is critical to ensure a successful ADP Workforce and Workday Time and Attendance and payroll implementation for one of the nation’s largest municipal workforces. The Workday and ADP Workforce solution architect will protect the client’s interests, enforce delivery discipline, and ensure the solution is implemented correctly, sustainably, and with full organizational readiness.\nAdditional requirements:\nAbility to pass a criminal background check.\nAuthorized to work in the US for any employer.\nLocal in the Chicagoland area\nThree days a week onsite\nBenefits: Comprehensive benefits package including:\nPerformance Bonus Eligible\n401(k) plan\nMedical, Dental and Vision Insurance\nLife and disability insurance\nCommuter Benefits\nPaid time off options, including vacation, sick time, fixed holidays, parental leave.\nNote: Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis. This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship, and we are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of employment visas at this time.\nWilliam Everett is an Equal Opportunity Employer encouraging diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, gender identity/expression, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, genetics, veteran status, marital status or any other characteristic protected by law.","company":"William Everett","rawCompany":"william everett","city":"Chicago","state":"IL","isRemote":false,"isActive":false,"createdAt":"2026-04-14T11:14:28.621Z","occupations":[{"code":"15-1299.08","title":"Computer Systems Engineers/Architects","slug":"computer-systems-engineers-architects"},{"code":"15-1211.00","title":"Computer Systems Analysts","slug":"computer-systems-analysts"},{"code":"15-1252.00","title":"Software Developers","slug":"software-developers"}],"industries":[{"code":"541512","title":"Computer Systems Design Services","slug":"computer-systems-design-services"},{"code":"541511","title":"Custom Computer Programming Services","slug":"custom-computer-programming-services"},{"code":"513210","title":"Software Publishers","slug":"software-publishers"}],"jobPosting":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"JobPosting","title":"Senior Workday and ADP Workforce Solution Architect","description":"William Everett is a national management and information technology consulting firm headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. William Everett consulting is trusted by institutions, governments, and Fortune 500 technology companies to help them adapt, evolve, and improve performance.\nWilliam Everett is seeking highly qualified candidates to join our forward-thinking organization committed to fostering a culture of innovation, inclusivity, and professional growth. Our core values include honesty, integrity, diversity, and service. Our team is dedicated to a shared passion for excellence and dedication to delivering outstanding products/services to our customers.\nRole Overview\nThe William Everette ERP Solution Architect (Workday and ADP Workforce centric) shall be responsible for, but not limited to, the following:\n\nOversight and collaborating (aligned with best practices and quality assurance) on functional, data and technical design architecture, development, implementation, and Hypercare maintenance and support of ERP and Time and Attendance and Payroll SaaS/Cloud systems and solution. This role collaborates closely with business and IT stakeholders, functional teams, IT Vendors and client IT to ensure ADP Workforce and Workday SaaS/Cloud solutions align with business, data and technical requirements and support operational excellence. This position requires a blend of functional and technical (especially cloud/SaaS landscape) expertise, leadership capabilities, and effective communication skills to deliver value through an innovative and reliable ADP Workforce and Workday SaaS/Cloud solution.\n\nKey Responsibilities\nFunctional, Data and Technical Best Practices: Oversight and leadership of overall solution throughout the lifecycle of the implementation.\nSolution Technical and Functional Blueprint: Oversight and collaboration of the functional, data and technical design and architecture of ADP Workforce and Workday/Cloud solution, ensuring alignment with business processes, technical standards, and best practices.\nDevelopment: Oversee ADP Workforce and Workday business, data and IT development activities including landscape, environments, release management, integrations and data conversion.\nTechnical Guidance: Provide best practice oversight to technical teams, ensuring adherence to a SaaS/Cloud optimized system foundation, scalability, system performance, system patches and enhancements and compliance with ADP Workforce and Workday support and maintenance policies.\nIntegration Guidance: Strong integration & architecture design oversight. Good understanding and hands on experience using integration best practices i.e. Workday Enterprise Interface Builder, Workday Studio and other integration tools (e.g. REST/SOAP APIs, middleware, etc.).\nSecurity Guidance: Oversight and best practices in Workday and ADP Workforce security model (roles, domains, SSO) and cyber security including scans.\nBusiness and Technical Alignment: Ability to translate complex Workday and ADP Workforce concepts into business-friendly language.\nCross-platform process orchestration: Oversee functional and IT teams to integrate best practice solution with existing systems and business processes to future state ecosystem.\n.\nDocumentation: Provide best practice oversight and quality assurance of functional and technical architecture documentation.\nQuality Standards: Provide best practice oversight and quality assurance to ensure adherence to SaaS/Cloud best practices, standards, and methodologies.\nCompliance: Provide best practice oversight and quality assurance to ensure solution complies with regulatory requirements, data privacy laws, and security standards applicable to the organization.\n\nQualifications\nEducation: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field.\nExperience: 10+ years of ERP solution architect experience, with at least 3-5 years in a leadership or lead role overseeing implementation.\n5+ years’ experience with Workday and/or ADP Workforce as a solution architect.\n5+ years of Time Tracking, Absence, Payroll or payroll architecture and integrations.\nSolution architecture and integration gap and trade-offs analytical & problem-solving capabilities.\nExperience working in public-sector or highly regulated environments strongly preferred.\nFamiliarity with unionized workforces, complex labor rules, and governance structures is highly desirable.\nStrong leadership, with the ability to lead functional and technical collaborative workshops, work products and deliverables.\nExperience in leading and oversight of cross-functional teams, vendors, and stakeholders to deliver Workday and ADP Workforce SaaS/Cloud solutions that meet business requirements.\nExcellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively communicate technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.\nAbility to collaborate with business users, functional teams, IT teams and IT support teams to translate business and technical requirements into optimized ERP solutions.\n\nPreferred Credentials\nWorkday certifications\nBachelor’s degree\nMaster’s degree preferred.\nExperience with Workday software implementations\nExperience with ADP Workforce software implementations\nExperience with Time and Attendance and payroll implementations\nWhy This Role Matters\nThis role is critical to ensure a successful ADP Workforce and Workday Time and Attendance and payroll implementation for one of the nation’s largest municipal workforces. The Workday and ADP Workforce solution architect will protect the client’s interests, enforce delivery discipline, and ensure the solution is implemented correctly, sustainably, and with full organizational readiness.\nAdditional requirements:\nAbility to pass a criminal background check.\nAuthorized to work in the US for any employer.\nLocal in the Chicagoland area\nThree days a week onsite\nBenefits: Comprehensive benefits package including:\nPerformance Bonus Eligible\n401(k) plan\nMedical, Dental and Vision Insurance\nLife and disability insurance\nCommuter Benefits\nPaid time off options, including vacation, sick time, fixed holidays, parental leave.\nNote: Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis. This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship, and we are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of employment visas at this time.\nWilliam Everett is an Equal Opportunity Employer encouraging diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, gender identity/expression, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, genetics, veteran status, marital status or any other characteristic protected by law.","datePosted":"2026-04-14T11:14:28.621Z","dateModified":"2026-04-14T11:14:28.621Z","hiringOrganization":{"@type":"Organization","name":"William Everett","sameAs":"https://jobsearcher.com"},"jobLocation":{"@type":"Place","address":{"@type":"PostalAddress","addressLocality":"Chicago","addressRegion":"IL","addressCountry":"US"}},"identifier":{"@type":"PropertyValue","name":"JobSearcher","value":"06761663aa92ea381ece2c28"},"url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/06761663aa92ea381ece2c28"}}