Financial Services Solutions Architect

Svitla Systems Inc. is looking for a Financial Services Solution Architect for a full-time position (40 hours per week) in the US. Our client is a specialized IT staffing and recruitment firm with decades of experience in the SAP ecosystem. The company places senior SAP professionals with leading consulting firms, global system integrators, and enterprise organizations across industries such as retail, manufacturing, and pharmaceuticals. It offers flexible engagement models, including contract, contract-to-hire, and direct placement.

As a Financial Services Solution Architect you will support its continued growth. The Solution Architect owns the overall design of the technical solution and recommends best-practice approaches based on the client’s needs. You will provide technical guidance for the development of Salesforce and other SaaS applications that support the client’s business and product strategies. You will facilitate discovery sessions to understand business processes and challenges, and translate your findings into technical requirements backed by a documented solution design. Through thoughtful leadership and clear communication with project and client team members, you will build the foundation of a trusted partnership.

Candidates must be local to one of the below cities and willing to go onsite 3 days / week:

• Dallas, TX or Charlotte NC
• Jacksonville, FL
• Jersey City, NJ
• Pennington, AZ
• Atlanta, GA

Requirements

• Prior experience in Financial Services, either as an employee or in a techno-functional role supporting Financial Services organizations.
• 4-6 years of advanced experience in Salesforce Platform business analysis, with exposure to project scoping.
• 2+ years of experience as a Senior Consultant (or equivalent seniority).
• Strong command of the core Salesforce platform.
• Applied knowledge of Salesforce in Sales, Service, and Marketing functions.
• Active Salesforce Administrator, Sales Cloud Consultant, and Service Cloud Consultant certifications.
• Ability to create entity relationship and object relationship diagrams to demonstrate design concepts.
• Excellent organizational skills and the ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Experience in client-facing roles and/or acting as an internal project leader managing multiple stakeholders.
• Ability to develop practical solutions and methodologies on the Salesforce platform.
• Basic knowledge of common enterprise systems, such as CRM or ERP.
• Willingness to travel as required by project milestones.
• Full-time permanent US work authorization.

Will be a plus

• Bachelor’s degree, or equivalent experience.
• Experience with Financial Services Cloud and the Financial Services Cloud Accredited Professional certification.
• At least four active Salesforce certifications.
• Knowledge of additional Salesforce clouds relevant to specific industries and verticals, such as Nonprofit Cloud, Education Cloud, Marketing Cloud, Community Cloud, CPQ, and Field Service.
• Experience with the software development life cycle (SDLC), Agile, or hybrid delivery methods.

Responsibilities

• Design solutions that leverage Salesforce products, features, and best practices, extended with custom components to meet the client’s needs.
• Deliver technical and non-technical documentation for assigned projects, including relevant architecture diagrams such as data models, high-level architecture, and integration architecture.
• Own the overall solution design, build task development, and effort estimation, and oversee reporting and dashboard creation as well as UAT.
• Apply the distinction between declarative and programmatic development, and choose appropriately among partner applications (such as Conga, DocuSign, and AccountingSeed) and other AppExchange products based on business requirements.
• Perform Salesforce administration, configuration, and data migration duties as needed.
• Work effectively, both individually and together with the client’s Cloud team members and other stakeholders, to ensure business satisfaction and success.
• Act as a solution subject matter expert, working with the client’s Delivery leadership and Account Executives to scope sales proposals accurately.
• Partner with Project Managers to foster a collaborative environment between delivery and business project teams.
• Seek opportunities to develop your own professional and technical skills, while guiding and supporting the client’s team members in their growth.
• Achieve and maintain the required Salesforce technical certifications and Salesforce partner certifications.