Solutions Architect Finance

About the Role

Key Responsibilities

• Translates business and technical requirements into an architectural blueprint to achieve business objectives and documents all solution architecture design and analysis work.
• Creates and maintains capability maps that provide insights regarding capability gaps, underutilized capabilities, and duplicative capabilities in our technology eco-system.
• Monitors the current-state solution portfolio to identify deficiencies through aging of the technologies used by the application, or misalignment with business requirements.
• Supports product managers in end-of-life product decisions to maintain, refresh or retire services or systems, including applications, technologies, processes and information.
• Facilitates the evaluation, selection and TCO of software product standards and services, as well as the design of standard and custom software configurations.
• Consults with application and infrastructure development projects and products to fit systems or infrastructure to architecture and identify when it is necessary to modify designs to accommodate the solutions architecture.
• Leads evaluation, design and analysis for the implementation of a solutions architecture across a group of specific business applications or technologies based on enterprise business strategy, business capabilities, value-streams, business requirements and enterprise standards.
• Acts as a consultant on a broad range of technologies, platforms and vendor offerings to drive targeted business outcomes.
• Works closely with the program management office (PMO) or project management office to ensure the execution of plans corresponds with what is being promised throughout the project or product life cycle.
• Provides deliverables like standard definitions, reference models and architecture designs to support architectural governance and assess the impact of new and ongoing technology investments.
• Supports a community of practice (CoP), guiding and helping agile teams and product owners to align with enterprise architecture governance and assurance.
• Defines principles, guidelines, standards and solution patterns to ensure solution decisions are aligned with the enterprise's future-state architecture vision.

Requirements

• Skilled at understanding the long-term ('big picture') and short-term perspectives of situations.
• Trusted and respected as a thought leader who can influence and persuade business and IT leaders and IT development teams.
• Ability to work effectively in a team environment and lead cross-functional teams.
• Proven analytical, planning, organizational, technical and communication skills.
• A bachelor's degree in computer science, information-technology, engineering, system analysis or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• A minimum of five years of experience in at least two IT solution development disciplines, including technical or infrastructure architecture, network management, application development, middleware, database management or cloud development.
• Exposure to multiple, diverse technologies, platforms and processing environments.
• Experience delivering presentations to senior-level executives and technical audiences.
• Good understanding of various database technologies.
• Skilled in various frontend web development languages.
• Sound knowledge of relevant enterprise, cloud, ERP systems, and Finance systems/functions (particularly Oracle EPM, IBM Enterprise Content Management, JD Edwards EnterpriseOne, SAP Finance, and Microsoft Dynamics).
• Experience with TMS (FIS Integrity, eBAM).
• Strong understanding of finance system architecture, including modules such as General Ledger (GL), Accounts Payable (AP), Fixed Assets, FP&A, and Treasury.
• Expertise in integrating ERP systems with platforms such as CRM, HR, and Supply Chain (e.g., Build-Pro).
• Skilled in modern integration approaches using APIs, ETL processes, and cloud data platforms like Snowflake.
• Experience and exposure in banking security, financial planning and analysis, treasury management systems, and letters of credit processes.
• Data savvy with knowledge of various aspects of technology architecture like integration, network and security.
• Good understanding of information principles and processes.
• Knowledge of system development life cycle methodologies (waterfall, spiral, agile, DevOps, etc.).
• Understanding of IT standards and controls.
• Industry experience in application development methodologies and infrastructure and network architecture.
• Physical ability to operate computer equipment, speak, hear, bend, stoop, reach, lift up to 25 lbs, and perform finger dexterity tasks.

Nice to Have

• Experience with multiple, diverse technologies, platforms and processing environments.
• Experience delivering presentations to senior-level executives and technical audiences.
• Knowledge of banking security, financial planning and analysis, treasury management systems, and letters of credit processes.

Benefits & Perks

• Comprehensive health insurance plans including Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage.
• 401(k) Retirement Plan with a $1 for $1 Company Match up to 5%.
• Paid Parental Leave and Associate Assistance Plan.
• Education Assistance Program and up to $30,000 in Adoption Assistance.
• Up to three weeks of vacation annually, plus Holiday, Sick Leave, and Personal Days.
• New Hire Referral Bonus Program and significant Home Purchase Discounts.
• Access to various employee benefits as outlined by Lennar's policies.