Solution Architect - HR at Primark, Reading, 6 Months initial, £Contract Rate

Solution Architect - People & Culture

Duration: Initial 6 Months

Location: Reading or Dublin (Hybrid basis)

Job Type: Inside IR35 Day Rate

We're looking for an experienced Solution Architect to support a number of strategic colleague experience and HR transformation programmes across its global technology landscape.

This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in shaping the architecture and future direction of Workday Learning, Workday Evolve and wider colleague-facing platforms, ensuring solutions are secure, scalable and aligned to enterprise architecture standards.

What you'll be doing

• Leading the end-to-end solution architecture for Workday Learning and related colleague experience platforms
• Defining and governing learning-related data architecture, including ownership models, system-of-record principles and foundational data dependencies
• Designing authentication and access solutions supporting Workday SSO, MFA and secure colleague access across all user populations
• Establishing architecture patterns for learning access across shared retail devices, kiosks and frontline colleague technology
• Assessing and governing integration impacts across HR systems, identity platforms, employee experience technologies and third-party learning solutions
• Defining target-state colleague journeys across Workday Learning and MY P&C to ensure a seamless user experience
• Supporting legacy learning platform archiving, data retention and decommissioning activities
• Developing architecture roadmaps and target-state designs supporting Workday Evolve and broader Workday transformation initiatives
• Defining solution architecture standards, integration principles and architectural blueprints across the Workday ecosystem
• Assessing the impact of new capabilities, localisation requirements and regulatory changes across the Workday landscape
• Providing architectural leadership across multiple concurrent HR and colleague experience transformation workstreams
• Collaborating with business, HR, technology and delivery stakeholders to ensure successful solution outcomes

What we're looking for

• Proven experience as a Solution Architect delivering enterprise-scale technology solutions
• Strong experience designing and implementing Workday Learning and broader Workday architecture solutions
• Deep understanding of solution architecture principles, frameworks and best practices, including TOGAF or equivalent
• Strong knowledge of HR, Learning and Talent technology ecosystems
• Experience defining enterprise architecture roadmaps, solution blueprints and target-state architectures
• Knowledge of Identity & Access Management technologies, including SSO, MFA, Entra ID and SailPoint
• Experience with enterprise integration architecture and API-led design approaches
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to influence technical and non-technical audiences
• Experience working across large-scale HR or workforce transformation programmes
• Retail industry experience and an understanding of frontline colleague technology would be highly beneficial
• 8+ years' technology experience, including 5+ years delivering enterprise-scale architecture solutions
• Relevant degree or professional qualifications preferred

This is a fantastic opportunity to join Primark's global technology transformation journey, helping shape the future of colleague experience, learning and HR technology across multiple markets.

Interested? Apply now or get in touch to learn more.