Seeking a qualified and highly motivated IT Solution Architect with ETL, Application Architecture, System Integration, Cloud Architecture, Data Architecture, Salesforce, and Salesforce Industries/Vlocity experience to join the Sales Enterprise Technology Team. The Solution Architect is responsible for analyzing/Gathering/Documenting Business and Technical Requirements, Solution Design, Prototype, evaluating/Select Software, Solution Delivery, and collaborating with Development/ QA/ Project Management teams.

The ideal candidate will have excellent leadership, collaboration, and motivational skills.

The individual will work closely with the following Key stakeholders:

• Enterprise Architecture
• Data Services
• Enterprise Shared Services
• Enterprise Analytics
• Salesforce Center of Excellence
• Security
• Infrastructure
• Sales Operations.

Essential Duties/Responsibilities:

• Work with the business/project team to understand the requirements.
• Model business and systems processes based on findings through business capability models, use case scenarios, workflow diagrams, and data models.
• Communicate solution options to business and IT stakeholders.
• Lead/coordinate tasks with internal and external technical resources. Collaborate with project managers, vendors, and IT stakeholders to provision estimates and develop an overall implementation plan.
• Conduct research on emerging technologies in support of systems development efforts and recommend technology that will increase cost-effectiveness and systems flexibility.
• Formulate a design plan that factors technology investments, existing patterns/ standards, and risks, improves business processes, increases reusability, eliminates unnecessary complexities, improves performance, and meets business requirements.
• Design and develop IT architecture (integrated process, applications, data, and technology) solutions to business problems in alignment with the enterprise architecture vision/target state and standards.
• Manage the target design, policies, and standards within a program.
• Establish standards and frameworks.
• Maintain a stable, viable architecture and ensure consistency of design across projects within the program.
• Present solutions to Architecture Review Board, Technology Integration Office, and Data Review Board.
• Help the project team recognize and mitigate any risks to existing business processes or to the solution’s overall success.
• Participate in the selection of system integrator and or new software including the development of RFI/RFP.
• Review vendor/system Integrator design options and determine which option provides the most effective/efficient solution and the best return on investment.
• Participate in all phases of the project to verify that the design is implemented, configured, and documented correctly.
• Lead/drive / oversee progress on all technical delivery aspects including implementation of end-to-end integrated solutions.
• Provide quality assurance for services within the solution area. Ensure technical requirements are delivered with quality and completeness.
• Involve in training to make sure the solution is supported and maintained appropriately after implementation is complete.
• Mentor & provide Subject Matter Expertise to team members.
• Collaborate and communicate with colleagues and stakeholders on a regular basis.
• Lead proof of concepts, evaluate outcomes and provide recommendations.
• Identify opportunities for automation and reduce technical debt.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor of Science in Computer Science or Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics degree.
• 8+ years’ experience with integrated scalable Enterprise Solutions using web services (REST/SOAP API), JSON, JMS Queue, and various middleware (MuleSoft, Informatica etc.)
• 4+ years’ experience with the Salesforce platform (process automation, workflow rules, Sharing & Securing, Reports, Dashboards, Apex/Visualforce, Lightning, Data Architecture, Integration Architecture, Integration between Salesforce and legacy systems, etc.)
• Experience in the Healthcare Payer data model (member, enrollment, benefit, and coverage).
• Experience in Healthcare Sales.
• Experience in software analysis, design, development, implementation, and testing.
• Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills appropriate to technical, business, and executive teams.
• Experience with Healthcare Small Group, Individual, and Large Group Sales/Underwriting/Enrollment business transformation programs powered by the Salesforce Industries platform (Vlocity).
• CPQ and CRM Processes
• Product modeling, Guided Sales experience, Quoting, Rating, Renewals, Enrollment, Renewals, and Underwriting Approval Workflows.
• Experience with Salesforce Industries/Vlocity – Vlocity Omni Studio, Omni Scripts, Integration, Data Raptors, and Velocity Portal implementation.
• Experience creating solution design documentation.
• TOGAF knowledge/certification preferred.
• Salesforce Sales, Service, and Marketing Cloud Certification is a plus.
• Salesforce Solution Architect Certification is a plus.
• Salesforce Industries (Vlocity) certifications are a plus.
• Experience leading discovery and requirements sessions and documenting business, functional, and technological requirements.
• Experience creating clear and comprehensive user stories. Experience working with business/IT teams to elaborate the user stories and capture the acceptance criteria.
• Experience working on complex data models, integration, business process automation, and Data mapping.
• Information and integration architecture.
• User experience design and usability.
• Experience with Business Architecture methodologies.
• Has served as solution architect for multiple enterprise application implementations (including complex integrations).
• Proficiency in the software development lifecycle, code management, and release management. Agile development experience preferred.
• Familiarity with data quality management concepts.
• Experience operating in a complex environment managing stakeholder expectations and participating in several projects simultaneously.
• Experience with data integration and/or migration with Salesforce and other cloud-enabled tools.
• Experience developing training material/plan and delivering training sessions to the business and end users.
• Experience working on user-centered design and design thinking.
• Experience with database technologies (Relational, NoSQL) and advanced experience with query languages.
• Experience with cloud services (AWS or Google Cloud Platform or Azure).