Solutions Architect, People Technology

About the role

The Solutions Architect, People Technology role at Okta is a senior, highly strategic position that blends deep hands-on technical expertise with executive influence, team mentorship, and cross-functional leadership. This role serves as the technical anchor for Okta's People Technology portfolio, shaping the future-state architecture for Workday and its adjacent platforms.

Responsibilities

• Provide deep architectural oversight across all core Workday domains, including Core HCM, Benefits, Payroll, Absence & Time Tracking, Advanced Compensation, Talent & Performance, Integrations, Reporting, and Security.
• Partner with the People Technology Product Manager to define the overall technical vision for the global Hire-to-Retire ecosystem.
• Design scalable, secure enterprise integration and middleware solutions that connect People systems with the broader corporate technology stack, ensuring alignment with Okta's enterprise standards and technology roadmap.
• Architect the technical foundation for Okta's HR automation goals, including the design of Agentic AI workflows, a MCP ecosystem spanning Workday and all adjacent platforms, and unified experience layers built within Okta One Studio.
• Operate as a true techno-functional builder, developing Proofs of Concept and rapid prototypes to validate complex integrations, new configurations, and innovative solutions before scaling to production.
• Partner directly with the People Technology Product Manager to translate business strategy into a prioritized technical roadmap, while providing governance and oversight for internal delivery teams and external vendors.
• Own technical feasibility assessments for net-new vendor tools surfaced through the People Tech intake process, providing integration complexity scoring and architectural recommendation to support PM vendor selection recommendations.
• Own the Workday environment and release strategy, defining sandbox structures, tenant management protocols, impact assessments, and deployment readiness for all major and minor releases.
• Shape the HR data architecture to ensure data integrity, enabling advanced People Analytics, leadership dashboards, and robust cross-module data flows with strict adherence to SOX controls and global privacy regulations.
• Serve as a technical mentor for internal analysts, engineers, and functional leads, and advise HR, IT, and Finance executive leadership on technology direction, championing Okta's "Door 2" strategy to drive internal efficiency through AI adoption.

Requirements

15+ years of experience in IT, including 10+ years of hands-on Workday expertise and 4+ years in a Solutions Architect or Enterprise Architect capacity supporting HR/People systems.

Deep Workday architecture knowledge across integrations, reporting, and governance, with a proven track record of owning complex tenant management, sandbox strategies, and release readiness protocols.

Strong command of enterprise integration patterns and middleware, with experience connecting adjacent HR and service platforms such as Greenhouse, Cornerstone, and ServiceNow.

Demonstrated experience architecting or evaluating AI capabilities — including Agentic AI and Generative AI — with a strong grasp of responsible AI practices, data privacy, and risk controls.

Proven success operating in an Agile/POD delivery model, partnering with Product Managers, and providing technical governance across internal and external delivery teams.

Deep understanding of compliance and security standards, including SOX controls, global privacy regulations, and user access frameworks such as UAC-04.

Hands-on experience building or partnering on Model Context Protocol (MCP) designs or similar AI agent frameworks within an enterprise HR context.

Qualifications

Relevant industry certifications such as Workday Pro, TOGAF or a similar enterprise architecture framework, or Agile/Scrum credentials.

Benefits

The annual base salary range for this position for candidates located in the San Francisco Bay area is between: $199,000 USD - $273,900 USD.

Below is the annual base salary range for candidates located in California (excluding San Francisco Bay Area), Colorado, Illinois, New York and Washington. Your actual base salary will depend on factors such as your skills, qualifications, experience, and work location.

In addition, Okta offers equity (where applicable), bonus, and benefits, including health, dental and vision insurance, 401(k), flexible spending account, and paid leave (including PTO and parental leave) in accordance with our applicable plans and policies.

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Pay

The annual base salary range for this position for candidates located in California (excluding San Francisco Bay Area), Colorado, Illinois, New York, and Washington is between: $178,000 USD - $244,200 USD.

Schedule

Not specified.