Ansys is the global leader in engineering simulation, helping the world's most innovative companies deliver radically better products to their customers. By offering the best and broadest portfolio of engineering simulation software, Ansys helps companies solve the most complex design challenges and engineer products limited only by imagination.
SUMMARY
The Solution Architect will join the commercial applications team that creates state-of-art CRM applications in the Salesforce eco-system. These applications are used by ANSYS to manage over $1.2B in revenue and by our customers worldwide to interact with ANSYS, use our software, and obtain support.
The Solution Architect owns the architecture part of a customer-oriented solution. This requires developing a good knowledge of business goals, then to apply technical expertise to recommend options that integrate business and technical considerations.
That includes working closely with product owners to drive design choices and recommend innovative solutions as well as providing technical expertise to the development teams.
The focus of that role will the standing of Service and Community Cloud for Ansys customers as part of our multiyear Digital Transformation roadmap
RESPONSIBILITIES
Help to define processes and solutions for Salesforce deployments and continuous improvement using an Agile Scrum approach
Collaborate with product owners as a Salesforce expert, present options, and help to build full solutions to meet business needs
Drive technical architecture and design choices ahead of the product build in sprints. This includes functional analysis with product owners and technical analysis.
Provide overall guidance to propose solutions, anticipate new releases, drive the build vs buy decisions, and influence product planning
Guarantee consistency with the Enterprise Architecture guidelines Document design decisions, process and data flows for the development team
Participate in sprint planning sessions to anticipate design work or issues, and in Agile daily standup to help resolve blockers and make technical decisions.
Write and maintain non-functional user stories for technical architecture, data migrations, and data flows
Provide expertise to the application development team to help to resolve technical challenges
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Engineering
7 years' experience in key Salesforce.com capabilities, including Service Cloud and Community Cloud
5 years of experience with systems architecture, integration, and data and content migration.
3 years of experience with data modeling concepts and tools.
Ability to present technical information in a business-oriented way
2 years' experience with Identity Management, Middleware, or API management systems.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
Salesforce Application certifications with Service Cloud, Community Cloud, or Sales Cloud
Salesforce Developer or System certifications
Knowledge of Enterprise Architectures frameworks such as TOGAF.
Experience in data migrations and integrations with other ERP or CRM systems
CULTURE AND VALUES Culture and values are incredibly important to Ansys. They inform us of who we are, of how we act. Values aren't posters hanging on a wall or about trite or glib slogans. They aren't about rules and regulations. They can't just be handed down the organization. They are shared beliefs - guideposts that we all follow when we're facing a challenge or a decision. Our values tell us how we live our lives; how we approach our jobs. Our values are crucial for fostering a culture of winning for our company:
Customer focus
Results and Accountability
Innovation
Transparency and Integrity
Mastery
Inclusiveness
Sense of urgency
Collaboration and Teamwork
WORKING AT ANSYS At Ansys, you will find yourself among the sharpest minds and most visionary of leaders, collectively aiming to change the world with innovative technology and remarkable solutions. With the prestigious reputation in servicing well-known, world-class companies, standards at Ansys are high, met by those willing to rise to the occasion and meet those challenges head-on. Because at Ansys, it's about the learning, the discovery and the collaboration. It's about the "what's next" as much as the "mission accomplished". It's about the melding of disciplined intellect with strategic direction and results that have, can and will impact real people in real ways, forged within a working environment built on respect, autonomy and ethics.
At Ansys, you will find yourself among those eager to drive the world towards the next best thing with hands planted firmly on the wheel. Our team is passionate about pushing the limits of world-class simulation technology so our customers can turn their design concepts into successful, innovative products faster and at lower cost. As a measure of our success in attaining these goals, Ansys has been recognized as one of the world's most innovative companies by prestigious publications such as Bloomberg Businessweek and FORTUNE magazines.
Ansys is an S&P 500 company and a component of the NASDAQ-100.
For more information, please visit us at www.ansys.com
Ansys is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other protected characteristics.
Ansys does not accept unsolicited referrals for vacancies, and any unsolicited referral will become the property of Ansys. Upon hire, no fee will be owed to the agency, person, or entity.