Solutions Architect - HR Systems Experience

Overview Expleo is seeking an experienced Solution Architect to support a leading retail organisation in shaping and evolving its People & Culture technology landscape. This role will focus on defining and governing architecture across a complex HR technology portfolio, with a particular emphasis on Workday and colleague-facing platforms. You will play a key role in a major transformation programme, partnering with business, technology and third-party stakeholders to design scalable, secure and future-ready solutions across HR, Learning, Talent and Workforce Management domains. Responsibilities Lead end-to-end solution architecture across the People & Culture technology portfolio. Define target-state architectures, roadmaps and solution designs. Provide architectural leadership for Workday-related initiatives and HR technology programmes. Develop integration strategies across enterprise systems using modern API-led approaches. Ensure alignment with security and identity management standards, including SSO, MFA, Entra ID and SailPoint. Collaborate with business stakeholders, delivery teams and external partners to drive architectural decisions. Govern solution designs to ensure alignment with enterprise architecture principles and technology strategy. Essential skills Strong Solution Architecture experience within large enterprise environments. Experience designing solutions across HR, Learning, Talent or Workforce Management domains. Strong understanding of Workday and associated HR technology ecosystems. Experience with enterprise integrations and API-led architectures. Knowledge of Identity & Access Management technologies, including Entra ID, SailPoint, SSO and MFA. Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills. Ability to translate complex business requirements into scalable technology solutions. Experience Proven experience delivering enterprise-scale architecture solutions. Strong experience supporting HR transformation programmes. Experience working with Workday, ideally including Learning, HCM or broader People Technology platforms. Track record of designing integrations across complex technology landscapes. Experience working with senior business stakeholders, technology teams and third-party suppliers. Experience within retail or large workforce environments would be advantageous. Benefits At Expleo, we are committed to providing a competitive salary and substantial benefits offering with unique wellbeing, financial and employee recognition programmes. We pride ourselves on our diverse and inclusive culture and offer a variety of family friendly policies and enhanced leave to help you achieve a healthy work life balance. By providing significant learning and development opportunities, we encourage individual growth and success throughout your career with us. Collaborative working environment – we stand shoulder to shoulder with our clients and our peers through good times and challenges We empower all passionate technology loving professionals by allowing them to expand their skills and take part in inspiring projects Expleo Academy - enables you to acquire and develop the right skills by delivering a suite of accredited training courses Competitive company benefits such as medical and dental insurance, pension, life assurance, employee wellbeing programme, sports and social events, birthday hampers and much more! Always working as one team, our people are not afraid to think big and question the status quo. “We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age”. At Expleo, we understand that many people experience impostor syndrome throughout their lifetime, please do not let this discourage you from applying for this role. Our Talent Acquisition Team welcomes all CV’s and will consider your application in line with the values, requirements and role competencies.