Logo for Foundation for California Community Colleges

Enterprise Architect, Workday

Role overview

Summary

The Enterprise Architect, Workday is responsible for the architectural integrity of the FoundationCCC's Workday platform, overseeing integration with Salesforce and other systems. This role supports the Foundation's mission to enhance the California Community Colleges by optimizing digital tools and reducing barriers to opportunity.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in information systems, computer science, business, or a related field, OR an equivalent combination of education and experience.
  • 8+ years of hands-on Workday experience, including demonstrated accountability for the architecture of a Workday integration landscape.
  • Preferred: Workday certifications (e.g., Integrations, Prism, Security)
  • Preferred: Salesforce exposure
  • Preferred: Nonprofit experience

Responsibilities

  • Serve as the architectural authority for Workday and lead target-state architecture for the Workday rebuild.
  • Accountable for the integration and orchestration layer between Workday, Salesforce, and other enterprise systems.
  • Drive technical solution discussions with internal customers and provide architectural and technical direction.

Key facts

Hard skills

Other skills

  • Communication
  • Problem Solving
  • Teamwork

About the company

Foundation for California Community Colleges logo

Foundation for California Community Colleges

  • Higher Education
  • SME
  • 201–500
As the official foundation for the California Community Colleges Board of Governors and System Office, the Foundation develops programs and services that save millions of dollars for colleges and students, promotes excellence in education, and provides valuable learning opportunities for students throughout the state. We also support the system through special initiatives, statewide awards, and direct donations to the colleges and the Network of California Community College Foundations. Our services and areas of expertise include program and grant management, career training programs, systemwide purchasing contracts, information technology solutions, financial services, and resource development. Our programs reach all 115 California Community Colleges and 73 districts, and several of these programs are expanding nationwide. Since its inception in 1998, our organization has grown to be one of the largest operating foundations in higher education, with over 100 full-time employees and annual revenues of over $30 million. Today, the Foundation has the capacity and expertise to respond quickly to the needs of our colleges and communities. We have secured over $150 million in grants, contracts, and gifts, and provided over $100 million in direct grants, support, and cost savings to colleges. As we enter our second decade as an organization, we remain committed to making California’s Community Colleges the best they can be. We are anticipating the new challenges they may face, imagining the aspirations of the next generation of students, and envisioning the solutions that will change our world for the better.

Your match analysis

See how your profile stacks up against this role.

We compared the job requirements to your profile to show where you're strong and where you fall short.

Job description

Enterprise Architect, Workday

100% Remote within California, Must reside in California 

We are seeking a Enterprise Architect, Workday to join FoundationCCC in its mission of benefiting, supporting, and enhancing the California Community Colleges—the largest and most diverse system of higher education in the nation. Together, we are building stronger communities by getting students and colleges the resources they need to succeed and expanding pathways to economic and social mobility across California. Join us as we continue this important work to uphold the value of community colleges in building a brighter future. 


What You’ll Do

FoundationCCC supports the California Community College system by reducing barriers to opportunity, strengthening communities, and accelerating pathways to economic and social mobility for students and Californians. The Business Systems team supports the Foundation’s strategic goals by implementing, optimizing, and maturing the systems and digital tools used across the organization.

The Enterprise Architect, Workday is the architectural authority for the Foundation’s Workday platform and the accountable owner of the integration and orchestration layer connecting Workday to Salesforce and the Foundation’s other enterprise systems. The role operates above any single module: it defines target-state architecture, governs how solutions are designed and built, and establishes the patterns through which data and emerging capabilities, including artificial intelligence, move between systems. It leads the architecture of the Foundation’s ongoing Workday rebuild.

  • Workday Architecture
    • Serves as the architectural authority for Workday and leads target-state architecture for the Workday rebuild
  • Integration and Data Layer
    • Accountable for the integration and orchestration layer between Workday, Salesforce, and other enterprise systems, and leads the enterprise data management strategy
  • Delivery and Partnership
    • Drives technical solution discussions with internal customers and provides architectural and technical direction

Attributes for Success 


  • Bachelor’s degree in information systems, computer science, business, or a related field, OR an equivalent combination of education and experience.
  • 8+ years of hands-on Workday experience, including demonstrated accountability for the architecture of a Workday integration landscape.
  • Workday certifications (e.g., Integrations, Prism, Security), Salesforce exposure, or nonprofit experience are a plus.
  • Our work holds great weight and responsibility, and the opportunity to impact the lives of millions of individuals in California
  • FoundationCCC blends the impact of a non-profit, the culture of an entrepreneurial start-up, and the scale of a state agency

What we Offer


FoundationCCC is fully committed to a “remote-first” philosophy, and recruits and hires talent across the state in fully remote positions, where virtual work is possible. Our headquarters are located in Downtown Sacramento, just blocks from California’s State Capitol. 

Benefits

  • Competitive compensation, generous PTO, and paid holidays 
  • Medical, dental, and vision plans, Flexible Spending Accounts, Health Savings Accounts (HSA), Employee Assistance Program (EAP), and Wellness offerings 
  • CalPERS retirement program and optional 403(b) and 457 Retirement plans
  • Carrot reproductive health and fertility support 
  • Tuition reimbursement
  • Public Service Loan Forgiveness certified employer 

To see the full job description, please email jobs@foundationccc.org. 

Budgeted Annual Salary Pay Range:

$130,000.00 - $160,000.00

Final salary and rates are based on education, experience, skills relevant to the role, and internal equity.

Related jobs

See all Enterprise Architect jobs

Other jobs at Foundation for California Community Colleges