Application Architect

Boys Town is seeking a strategic and technically adept Enterprise Solutions Architect/Product Owner with expertise in Workday to lead the design, development and optimization of enterprise-wide HR and Finance systems. You will provide architectural guidance on the selection, integration and automation of tools used throughout the SDLC process. The role bridges business needs and technology solutions, ensuring Workday capabilities are fully leveraged to support organizational needs.

Position is on site in Omaha, NE

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis. We are not offering sponsorship to applicants for employment visa status.

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES & DUTIES:

Evaluates, tests, and demonstrates tools, technologies and processes that will evolve software development.

• Provides overarching governance and standards including application business continuity, disaster recovery, security, change management, development quality, development methods, and code quality.

• Leads members of the development team to ensure software design and implementation meet architectural goals and quality standards.

• Mentors members of the development team by training and sharing knowledge.

• Provides technical support, recommendations for improvements, and expert knowledge in analyzing data.

• Identifies opportunities for improving the effectiveness of processes, systems, and technologies; provides vision by evaluating and recommending new hardware/software technologies for core business applications and determines feasibility of alternative solutions.

• Engineers core business applications to add business value and ensure functional and technical requirements are met.

• Helps design, maintain, and monitor database structures for ERP and related systems to ensure data integrity and eliminate data redundancies.

• Coordinates with business owners and other stakeholders to develop strategic road maps for the future state of ERP Systems.

• Develops and maintains system and program administration documentation; documents internal processes and audit procedures to ensure data integrity.

• Troubleshoots, documents system errors and issues clearly, and escalates for review and ticket creation.

• Escalates process change requests, system enhancements or any other major resource requests to business area management team for approval and prioritization.

• Participates in software development as a member of the Scrum team; participates in work required to enhance, refactor, fix, and migrate systems to newer technologies.

• Participates and leads the team in establishing and maintaining standards, including coding standards, tools, or platforms.

• Shares new and evolving processes, technologies and software development techniques with the team.

• Collaborates with team members to manage the delivery of projects including configuration changes and functionality deployment (including configuration, testing, documentation, peer review, sign off, training, change management etc.) as directed.

• Participates in system testing, including test scripts development and execution, testing resources coordination and test completion metrics compilation; remains current with updates, patches, and modules to ensure the application runs properly on a fully secure and updated platform.

• Reviews, analyzes, and modifies systems including coding, testing, debugging and installing to support application systems.

Provides knowledge and support of the organization’s data warehousing, data analytics, and business intelligence systems.

• Leads Developers, Business Intelligence Designers, and Stakeholders in expert knowledge of business intelligence, analytics, and reporting infrastructure to support the strategic initiatives of the organization.

• Designs and develops dashboards and reports using Platform specific tools (e.g. Workday).

• Designs, builds, and supports the components of the data warehouse.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:

• Considerable knowledge of computer program design and development methodology, computer logic, block diagramming, and flow-charting, and standard computer languages and operating systems as well as emerging systems development technology.

• Working knowledge of ERP systems and processes.

• Ability to effectively communicate both written and verbally with senior level staff to determine information technology and applications needed to meet organizational needs and provide required informational data, and the ability to explain data and findings to a non-technical audience.

• Ability to provide regular technical reports both verbal and statistical showing status of ongoing projects.

• High level of professionalism, customer service, and integrity with all stakeholders and information technology staff. Demonstrated strong attention to detail, problem-solving, critical thinking and analytical skills.

• Strong database management skills including the ability to merge, cleanse, and analyze large amounts of data.

• Ability to multitask, manage competing priorities, and to work independently as well as collaborating with team members from various business owners.

• Knowledge of web-enabled application development architectures, knowledge of Agile development frameworks, and expert knowledge of SQL including complex queries, T-SQL (MS SQL Server or Oracle).

• Expertise in version control.

• General understanding of quality of service, non-functional requirements specification and infrastructure architecture, UI development using standard technologies (Bootstrap, JQuery).

• Strong knowledge of Business Intelligence tools and Data Analytics.

• Knowledge of RESTful Web Services, Tomcat, Linux, Oracle, Java Technology stack (Groovy/Grails, JavaScript, jQuery, AngularJS), Virtual Private Database, Oracle Database 11g/12c integration with middleware and web components, Ellucian Ethos Platform, and Banner ERP networking.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent combination of education and experience required.

• Minimum 7 years of experience including applicable ERP application required.

• Demonstrated experience working with, supporting, and developing Data Warehouses required.

• Experience creating metadata, developing ETL processes, and using several reporting tools and performing data cleansing functions required.

• Position requires on-call work to provide additional support and/or work to be performed outside of traditional business hours including early mornings, nights, weekends, and holidays required.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Experience with Workday Finance, HCM, Payroll and Prism strongly preferred.

• Other Duties: This job description incorporates the essential functions and duties required for this position. However, other duties may be required and assigned at times and as determined by a supervisor in order to meet the needs of the organization.

• Serves as a role model in carrying out activities and behaviors that reflect the values and principles of the Boys Town mission.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS, EQUIPMENT USAGE, WORK ENVIRONMENT:

• Position is relatively sedentary in a normal office administrative environment involving minimum exposure to physical risks.  Will use office equipment such as a computer/laptop, monitor, keyboard, and a general workstation set-up.

Care and respect for others is more than a commitment at Boys Town – it is the foundation of who we are and what we do.

At Boys Town, we cultivate a culture of belonging for all employees that respects their individual strengths, views, and experiences. We believe that our differences enable us to be a better team – one that makes better decisions, drives innovation, and delivers better business results.

About Boys Town:

Boys Town has been changing the way America cares for children and families since 1917. With over a century of service, our employees have helped us grow from a small boardinghouse in downtown Omaha, Nebraska, into one of the largest national child and family care organizations in the country. With the addition of Boys Town National Research Hospital in 1977, our services branched out into the health care and research fields, offering even more career opportunities to those looking to make a real difference.

Our employees are our #1 supporters when it comes to achieving Boys Town's mission, which is why we are proud of their commitment to making the world a better place for children, families, patients, and communities.  A unique feature for employees and their dependents enrolled in medical benefits are reduced to no cost visits for services performed by a Boys Town provider at a Boys Town location.  Additional costs savings for the employee and their dependents are found in our pharmacy benefits with low to zero-dollar co-pays on certain maintenance drugs.   Boys Town takes your mental health seriously with no cost mental health visits to an in-network provider.  We help our employees prepare for retirement with a generous match on their 401K or 401K Roth account. Additional benefits include tuition assistance, parenting resources from our experts and professional development opportunities within the organization, just to name a few. Working at Boys Town is more than just a job, it is a way of life.

This advertisement describes the general nature of work to be performed and does not include an exhaustive list of all duties, skills, or abilities required. Boys Town is an equal employment opportunity employer and participates in the E-Verify program. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, national origin, age, disability, or veteran status. To request a disability-related accommodation in the application process, contact us at 1-877-639-6003.