HR Technology and Integrations Architect - Computing Services

Pittsburgh, PA • Staff • Regular • Full time • Salary

About the role

The HR Technology and Integrations Architect is a technical expert in a subspecialty within the HR Technology field. This position is responsible for technical configuration and development of systems, processes, and functionality within the University’s enterprise HR applications. The role also develops and supports integrations between HR applications and related University applications. The HR Technology Architect plays a key role in break/fix support, small technical initiatives, and enterprise-wide HR technology projects, providing detailed technical expertise on capabilities, limitations, application security, configuration, and data transfer alternatives. The incumbent partners with functional and technical resources on project teams to deliver solutions across campus, maintains internal service standards, and acts as an expert resource for supported systems.

The incumbent should be fluent in commonly used integration techniques and programming languages such as C, Java, XML, and XSLT.

Responsibilities

• Adhere to documentation and control procedures for design, configuration, testing, and migration of technical solutions.
• Support university data access and privacy standards.
• Collaborate with functional resources, process owners, and HR Business analysts on test scenario design, unit testing, system/end-to-end testing execution.
• Collaborate with project teams and process owners to ensure delivery of optimal solutions within specified timeframes.
• Demonstrate excellent oral and written communication, organization, time management, planning, problem-solving, analytical, and reasoning skills.
• Design solutions based on requirements gathered by HR Business Analysts or other colleagues within the HR Technology team to optimize human resources management.
• Document and execute cut-over and migration of technical solutions from test environments to production environments.
• Document and execute detailed solution designs, including technical configuration, reporting requirements, security configuration, and scheduling.
• Monitor features provided via regular HR application upgrades and facilitate vetting, configuration, testing, and implementation of new releases.
• Review and recommend solution options to facilitate optimal system functionality; offer feedback and suggestions to functional stakeholders if requirements fail to comply with best practices or standards.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree.
• 3-5 years of relevant work experience.
• A combination of education and relevant experience from which comparable knowledge is demonstrated may be considered.
• Successful background check.

Preferred Experience

• 2 years of experience with configuration of Workday HCM or similar applications.
• Experience with reporting and integrations tools including Studio, Workday Core Connector, Cloud Connector Benefits, Workday Web Services (SOAP & REST).
• Experience supporting Human Resource technologies in a higher education setting.

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, prescription, dental, and vision insurance.
• Generous retirement savings program with employer contributions.
• Tuition benefits.
• Ample paid time off and observed holidays.
• Life and accidental death and disability insurance.
• Free Pittsburgh Regional Transit bus pass.
• Access to Family Concierge Team to help navigate childcare needs.
• Fitness center access.