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Workday Architect/Technical Product Owner

TEKsystems
$60.00 - $80.00 / hr
life insurance, sick time, 401(k), retirement plan
United States, Nebraska, Omaha
Feb 19, 2026
Description Our Client is seeking a strategic and technically adept Enterprise Solutions Architect/Product Owner with expertise in Workday to lead the design, development and optimization of enterprise-wide HR and Finance systems. You will provide architectural guidance on the selection, integration and automation of tools used throughout the SDLC process. The role bridges business needs and technology solutions, ensuring Workday capabilities are fully leveraged to support organizational needs. MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES & DUTIES: * Evaluates, tests, and demonstrates tools, technologies and processes that will evolve software development. * Provides overarching governance and standards including application business continuity, disaster recovery, security, change management, development quality, development methods, and code quality. * Leads members of the development team to ensure software design and implementation meet architectural goals and quality standards. * Mentors members of the development team by training and sharing knowledge. * Provides technical support, recommendations for improvements, and expert knowledge in analyzing data. * Identifies opportunities for improving the effectiveness of processes, systems, and technologies; provides vision by evaluating and recommending new hardware/software technologies for core business applications and determines feasibility of alternative solutions. * Engineers core business applications to add business value and ensure functional and technical requirements are met. * Helps design, maintain, and monitor database structures for ERP and related systems to ensure data integrity and eliminate data redundancies. * Coordinates with business owners and other stakeholders to develop strategic road maps for the future state of ERP Systems. * Develops and maintains system and program administration documentation; documents internal processes and audit procedures to ensure data integrity. * Troubleshoots, documents system errors and issues clearly, and escalates for review and ticket creation. * Escalates process change requests, system enhancements or any other major resource requests to business area management team for approval and prioritization. * Participates in software development as a member of the Scrum team; participates in work required to enhance, refactor, fix, and migrate systems to newer technologies. * Participates and leads the team in establishing and maintaining standards, including coding standards, tools, or platforms. * Shares new and evolving processes, technologies and software development techniques with the team. * Collaborates with team members to manage the delivery of projects including configuration changes and functionality deployment (including configuration, testing, documentation, peer review, sign off, training, change management etc.) as directed. * Participates in system testing, including test scripts development and execution, testing resources coordination and test completion metrics compilation; remains current with updates, patches, and modules to ensure the application runs properly on a fully secure and updated platform. * Reviews, analyzes, and modifies systems including coding, testing, debugging and installing to support application systems. * Provides knowledge and support of the organization's data warehousing, data analytics, and business intelligence systems. * Leads Developers, Business Intelligence Designers, and Stakeholders in expert knowledge of business intelligence, analytics, and reporting infrastructure to support the strategic initiatives of the organization. * Designs and develops dashboards and reports using Platform specific tools (e.g. Workday). * Designs, builds, and supports the components of the data warehouse. KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES: * Considerable knowledge of computer program design and development methodology, computer logic, block diagramming, and flow-charting, and standard computer languages and operating systems as well as emerging systems development technology. * Working knowledge of ERP systems and processes. * Ability to effectively communicate both written and verbally with tenured level staff to determine information technology and applications needed to meet organizational needs and provide required informational data, and the ability to explain data and findings to a non-technical audience. * Ability to provide regular technical reports both verbal and statistical showing status of ongoing projects. * High level of professionalism, customer service, and integrity with all stakeholders and information technology staff. Demonstrated strong attention to detail, problem-solving, critical thinking and analytical skills. * Strong database management skills including the ability to merge, cleanse, and analyze large amounts of data. * Ability to multitask, manage competing priorities, and to work independently as well as collaborating with team members from various business owners. * Knowledge of web-enabled application development architectures, knowledge of Agile development frameworks, and expert knowledge of SQL including complex queries, T-SQL (MS SQL Server or Oracle). * Expertise in version control. * General understanding of quality of service, non-functional requirements specification and infrastructure architecture, UI development using standard technologies (Bootstrap, JQuery). * Strong knowledge of Business Intelligence tools and Data Analytics. * Knowledge of RESTful Web Services, Tomcat, Linux, Oracle, Java Technology stack (Groovy/Grails, JavaScript, jQuery, AngularJS), Virtual Private Database, Oracle Database 11g/12c integration with middleware and web components, Ellucian Ethos Platform, and Banner ERP networking. Skills * Workday, Architecture * Finance * HCM * Technical skills * Prism * Integrations * Security * Administration * Workday Extend * Payroll * Solution architecture REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS: * Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent combination of education and experience required. * Minimum 7 years of experience including applicable ERP application required. * Demonstrated experience working with, supporting, and developing Data Warehouses required. * Experience creating metadata, developing ETL processes, and using several reporting tools and performing data cleansing functions required. * Position requires on-call work to provide additional support and/or work to be performed outside of traditional business hours including early mornings, nights, weekends, and holidays required. PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS: * Experience with Workday Finance, HCM, Payroll and Prism strongly preferred. * Other Duties: This job description incorporates the essential functions and duties required for this position. However, other duties may be required and assigned at times and as determined by a supervisor in order to meet the needs of the organization. Experience Level Expert Level Job Type & LocationThis is a Contract to Hire position based out of Omaha, NE. Pay and BenefitsThe pay range for this position is $60.00 - $80.00/hr. Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following: * Medical, dental & vision * Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital * 401(k) Retirement Plan - Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available * Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents) * Short and long-term disability * Health Spending Account (HSA) * Transportation benefits * Employee Assistance Program * Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave) Workplace TypeThis is a fully onsite position in Omaha,NE. Application DeadlineThis position is anticipated to close on Feb 20, 2026. h4>About TEKsystems: We're partners in transformation. We help clients activate ideas and solutions to take advantage of a new world of opportunity. We are a team of 80,000 strong, working with over 6,000 clients, including 80% of the Fortune 500, across North America, Europe and Asia. As an industry leader in Full-Stack Technology Services, Talent Services, and real-world application, we work with progressive leaders to drive change. That's the power of true partnership. TEKsystems is an Allegis Group company. The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law. About TEKsystems and TEKsystems Global Services We're a leading provider of business and technology services. We accelerate business transformation for our customers. Our expertise in strategy, design, execution and operations unlocks business value through a range of solutions. We're a team of 80,000 strong, working with over 6,000 customers, including 80% of the Fortune 500 across North America, Europe and Asia, who partner with us for our scale, full-stack capabilities and speed. We're strategic thinkers, hands-on collaborators, helping customers capitalize on change and master the momentum of technology. We're building tomorrow by delivering business outcomes and making positive impacts in our global communities. TEKsystems and TEKsystems Global Services are Allegis Group companies. Learn more at TEKsystems.com. The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.