Job Title: Solution Architect - Business and Finance Apps
Location: Palo Alto, CA - on-site 1 day weekly (Thursday)
Duration: Full-time Direct Hire
*MUST be authorized to work independently on W2. No third-parties and no sponsorship available.
Job Requirements:
- Hands-on solution architect with 10+ years of experience.
- Must have business and finance apps / ERP experience. Utilizing Workday but open to other system experience.
- Proven experience in designing end-to-end solutions for business transformation projects in Supply Chain, Finance, HR, and Facilities, preferably within the Health Care or Industrial sectors.
- Fluency in structured Enterprise Architecture definition frameworks, encompassing Business Architecture, Technology Evaluation and Selection, and creation of architectural artifacts.
- Experience working in a complex IT environment.
Job Scope:
- The Senior Solution Architect role is primarily responsible for defining infrastructure solutions in support of the objectives corresponding to clinical, administrative, and information technology enterprise initiatives which are following established methodologies, procedures, and guidelines. As a senior member of the team, the highly motivated candidate will also define and refine solution patterns and best practices, as well as mentor other solution architect members.
- Oversee solution development and practice by facilitating in-depth technical discussions with subject matter experts for complex problems
- Manage definition and training of solution architecture process lifecycle, standard artifact templates, solution design samples, solution patterns, and best practices
- Mentor fellow solution architects by providing feedback via solution design peer reviews, and coaching related skills and techniques
- Lead program or organizational level work effort demand analysis by providing systematic effort and duration estimations for incoming projects
- Guide portfolios in capability roadmap definitions related to infrastructure impacts and dependencies
- Represent the liaison between infrastructure technology domains and the information and application layers
- Build and leverage relationship with key technology partners and vendors
- Act as the conceptual source for solutions involving more than one area of specialization and/or innovative system design
- Conceive, design, optimize, and integrate information technology based solutions to complex business problems
- Collaborate with customers to analyze and translate business requirements and vendor provided system specifications of the solution into a cohesive design
- Conduct and review detailed technical design with technology subject-matter experts; transition design to solution engineers and assist with implementation plan construction
- Stay aware and informed about scope and requirement changes to the designed solutions; ensure documentation is updated in alignment with the changes
