BCBSMA
Senior Solution Architect
Boston · Senior · Full-time
Sponsorship not specified$194k-$237kDetected 30 days ago
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About the role
- The Finance Systems Senior Solution Architect is a strategic leadership role, acting as the primary technical owner and visionary for the portfolio of applications supporting the Controllers, Financial Services and Treasury divisions.
- This individual is responsible for defining the long-term architectural strategy, availability, security, and overall performance of BCBSMA's core financial platforms.
- This includes Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems and other backend finance applications.
Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain a multi-year technology roadmap for Finance systems, ensuring it aligns with both business objectives and enterprise-wide technology strategy.
- Serve as the lead architect for the design, implementation, and support of all backend Finance applications, providing strategic direction on technology selection and lifecycle management.
- Translate enterprise guidelines into concrete architectural decisions, creating detailed solution designs that can be used by technical implementation teams.
- Design and implement robust technical controls across all finance systems to ensure data integrity, security, and compliance with regulatory standards.
- Identify, visualize, and document end-to-end data flows and how applications within the finance ecosystem will work together from a technical perspective.
- Take ownership of problem definition and solutioning when technical issues or system gaps arise, facilitating discussions across multiple technical teams to drive resolution.
- Create and own technical designs and specification documents for new financial systems and enhancements, ensuring they are scalable, secure, and forward-looking.
- Work directly with business partners, project managers, and internal IT stakeholders to manage technical interdependencies and sequence activities across teams.
- Ability to deliver results by demonstrating integrity, ownership, and active listening.
- For more information on how we work and support that work/life balance visit our " How We Work " Page.
Requirements
- High school degree or equivalent required unless otherwise noted above
- Hands-on architecture, design, and development experience with enterprise-scale applications, particularly supporting backend Finance functions and vendor SaaS solution integration.
- Hands-on development experience with relevant programming languages and database technologies (e.g., SQL, Java, etc.).
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related work experience.
- Experience with application design, implementation, and troubleshooting in a complex enterprise environment.
Nice to have
- Deep experience with Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems is highly desired.
- Knowledge of Oracle Financials is preferred.
- Firsthand knowledge of financial processes such as General Ledger, Accounts Payable/Receivable, and Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) is preferred.
Compensation
- $194,040.00 - $237,160.00
- The job posting range is the lowest to highest salary we in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting.
- We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range, and the range may be modified in the future.
- This job is also eligible for variable pay.
- An employee's pay position within the salary range will be based on several factors including, but limited to, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, performance, shift, travel requirements, sales or revenue-based metrics, and business or organizational needs and affordability.
- Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable.
Benefits
- Identify and champion opportunities to leverage Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) to drive process automation, predictive analytics, and enhanced financial controls.
- Proven experience in a strategic role, with demonstrated ability to create technology vision and develop multi-year roadmaps.
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