Sr Principal Information System Architect

Why UKG:

At UKG, the work you do matters. The code you ship, the decisions you make, and the care you show a customer all add up to real impact. Today, tens of millions of workers start and end their days with our workforce operating platform. Helping people get paid, grow in their careers, and shape the future of their industries. That's what we do.

We never stop learning. We never stop challenging the norm. We push for better, and we celebrate the wins along the way. Here, you'll get flexibility that's real, benefits you can count on, and a team that succeeds together. Because at UKG, your work matters-and so do you.

Job Summary
We are seeking a strategic and analytical Business Architect to join our Enterprise Architecture team, reporting to the VP of Enterprise Architecture. Business Architects will be broadly classified into Front Office and Back Office domains. Currently, the Front Office includes Go-To-Market (GTM) and Customer Experience (CX), while the Back Office includes Global Business Operations (GBO) and the Enterprise Data and Analytics Office (EDAO), reflecting the distinct vertical and horizontal areas within UKG-IT.
This position focuses on Back Office business architecture, supporting applications such as ERP, Zuora, Anaplan, Concur, and other financial systems. The successful candidate will play a critical role in aligning business strategy with business capabilities, processes, and supporting technology solutions. Ideally, the candidate will be based in either our Weston, FL or Lowell, MA office.

Job Responsibilities

• Analyze and document current-state business processes and capabilities to identify gaps, redundancies, improvement opportunities, and potential application consolidation.
• Connect business strategy, process design, and technology enablement across core Back Office functions such as Finance, Procurement, and Planning.
• Develop and maintain business architecture models and frameworks in alignment with enterprise architecture (EA) industry standards.
• Collaborate with business leaders and engineering teams to define strategic goals, value streams, and business capabilities.
• Design target-state business architectures and roadmaps to support strategic decision-making and initiative prioritization.
• Partner with product managers, solution architects, and domain architects (application, data, and technology) to ensure business needs are effectively translated into IT solutions.
• Evaluate business and non-functional requirements to assist in selecting the right tools and technologies that support scalable, future-ready solutions.
• Contribute to enterprise transformation initiatives by providing architecture-driven insights and strategic guidance.
• Facilitate workshops and working sessions with stakeholders, alongside product managers, to gather business requirements and translate them into architectural models.
• Ensure adherence to and governance of business architecture standards, principles, and best practices.
• Utilize predefined frameworks and templates effectively, ensuring all artifacts are maintained and regularly updated.

Basic Qualifications

• 10-12 years of experience in business architecture, enterprise architecture or related roles.
• Experience with UKG architecture
• Strong understanding of Back Office systems such as ERP, financial planning, and procurement.
• Excellent communication, facilitation, and stakeholder management skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with EA frameworks preferred

Ideal Candidate Traits

• You love working on business processes and systems and are obsessed with optimization and streamlining.
• You enjoy solving complex problems and have a deep-thinking, analytical mindset.
• You gain gratification from seeing your ideas take shape and become real-world solutions used by a large number of users.
• You are proactive, detail-oriented, and motivated by impact at scale.
• You thrive in collaborative environments and enjoy bridging business and technology perspectives.
• You are an individual contributor who enjoys taking ownership and adding tangible value to the organization.
• You are a seasoned professional who can work independently with minimal guidance and assistance, while still driving outcomes effectively.

Company Overview:

UKG is the Workforce Operating Platform that puts workforce understanding to work. With the world's largest collection of workforce insights, and people-first AI, our ability to reveal unseen ways to build trust, amplify productivity, and empower talent, is unmatched. It's this expertise that equips our customers with the intelligence to solve any challenge in any industry - because great organizations know their workforce is their competitive edge. Learn more at ukg.com.

Equal Opportunity Employer

UKG is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, disability, religion, sex, age, national origin, veteran status, genetic information, and other legally protected categories.

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Disability Accommodation in the Application and Interview Process

For individuals with disabilities that need additional assistance at any point in the application and interview process, please email UKGCareers@ukg.com.

The pay range for this position is $145,600.00 to $209,300.00, however, base pay offered may vary depending on skills, experience, job-related knowledge and location. This position is also eligible for a short-term incentive and a long-term incentive as part of total compensation. Information about UKG's comprehensive benefits can be reviewed on our careers site at https://www.ukg.com/about-us/careers/benefits

Client-provided location(s): Lowell, MA, Weston, FL

Job ID: ukg-SRPRI016453

Employment Type: OTHER

Posted: 2025-11-13T18:40:57