Solutions Architect
San Diego, CA

Job Description

Job Description

The Solutions Architect improves business processes and efficiency by developing ERP strategies; engineering, re-engineering, and implementing business, operations, and PeopleSoft systems; validating system performance. A solutions architect specializes in overseeing technical forecasts to assist management in strategic planning. Job responsibilities may include analyzing current issues and recommending solutions, creating and managing a team to develop best practices, and determining information technology architecture and ensuring it aligns with overall business needs.

Job Tasks

* Develops ERP strategy by identifying key business and operations drivers regarding growth, profitability, and product and service development; diagnosing and mapping current work processes; establishing integrated core business and operations objectives for marketing, sales, customer service, order fulfillment, manufacturing, supply chain, finance, and human resources functions; determining project scope; uniting senior management behind goals; conducting and analyzing cost vs. benefits and risk analyses; re-engineering work processes; recommending project approaches; planning full project life cycle.
* Validates ERP system performance by defining metrics to measure business and operations systems success; developing and conducting tests of system integration, functional layers, and entire system; fixing problems.
* Maintains project team accomplishments by establishing and monitoring milestones; communicating essential information; coordinating actions; obtaining expert input; reviewing open issues and action items; contributing information to team meetings and reports.
* Manages customer relationship by providing support; communicating ERP standards and infrastructure; answering questions; resolving concerns and issues.
* Prepares customer to use ERP infrastructure by analyzing business and operations changes; re-defining new responsibilities and actions; developing and conducting training and re-training programs.
* Increases organization effectiveness by identifying opportunities to leverage solutions to other engagements.
* Updates job knowledge by tracking ERP applications; participating in educational opportunities; reading professional publications; maintaining personal networks; participating in professional organizations.
* Accomplishes organization goals by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests; exploring opportunities to add value to job accomplishments.
* Creating an architecture implementation plan and developing a risk assessment on related applications
* Overseeing the process for choosing buy or build technology solutions
* Managing processes like requirements gathering, project intakes, and prioritization
* Conducting post-execution reviews of installed applications to ensure effectiveness
* Creating an architecture implementation plan and developing a risk assessment on related applications

Respect ● Passion ● Continuous Improvement ● Trust ● Customer Focus ● Innovation

AMN Healthcare is an EEO/AA/Disability/Protected Veteran Employer

We encourage minority and female applicants to apply.

AMN Healthcare is committed to fostering and maintaining a diverse team that reflects the communities we serve. Our commitment to the inclusion of many different backgrounds, experiences and perspectives enables our innovation and leadership in the healthcare services industry.

We value professionalism in everything we do - this includes the professional presence we project as we interact with internal and external customers.