Senior Solutions Architect, Financial Systems

Location & Work Arrangement

This position follows a hybrid work schedule. Candidates must be able and willing to work onsite four days per week from one of the following Citizens hub locations:

• Pittsburgh, PA
• Johnston, RI
• Westwood, MA
• Boston, MA
• Iselin, NJ

Remote work is not available for this position.

Citizens is seeking a Senior Solutions Architect, Financial Systems to provide technical leadership and architectural direction for enterprise accounting and financial systems. This role will lead solution design and delivery across Oracle E-Business Suite (EBS) and related financial platforms supporting critical accounting functions, including General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Fixed Assets, Project Accounting, forecasting, and regulatory reporting.

As a member of the Accounting Technologies team, you will work closely with Accounting, Finance, Technology, and Enterprise Architecture partners to define scalable solutions, establish architectural standards, and guide delivery across a cross-functional Agile pod. You will help shape technology strategy, drive modernization initiatives, and ensure solutions meet operational, regulatory, and business objectives.

Responsibilities

• Lead architecture and technical direction for Oracle E-Business Suite (EBS) and related accounting platforms.
• Partner with Accounting, Finance, and Technology stakeholders to define and deliver strategic technology solutions.
• Translate business requirements into scalable technical architectures and implementation plans.
• Provide technical leadership to a cross-functional pod consisting of developers, analysts, and testers.
• Drive backlog prioritization, solution planning, and delivery execution aligned to business value, risk, and dependencies.
• Establish architecture standards, best practices, and governance processes.
• Support modernization initiatives and integration strategies across enterprise financial systems.
• Evaluate platform capabilities and recommend opportunities to improve efficiency, scalability, and performance.
• Collaborate with Enterprise Architecture to ensure alignment with organizational standards, guidelines, and technology strategies.
• Present technical recommendations, roadmaps, and delivery updates to business and technology leaders.
• Partner with vendors and third-party providers to ensure solutions support business objectives and enterprise standards.
• Analyze technology trends and provide recommendations that support long-term business and architectural goals.

Required Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in Solution Architecture, Application Architecture, Technical Architecture, or Technical Leadership roles.
• Deep experience supporting enterprise accounting or financial systems.
• Strong Oracle E-Business Suite (EBS) experience, including one or more of the following modules:
  • General Ledger (GL)
  • Accounts Payable (AP)
  • Fixed Assets (FA)
  • Project Accounting (PA)
• Experience designing and supporting enterprise-scale financial technology solutions.
• Ability to translate complex business requirements into scalable technical solutions.
• Strong understanding of systems integration, application architecture, and data management.
• Experience leading cross-functional teams and driving technology initiatives.
• Strong SQL and data analysis capabilities.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, including the ability to communicate effectively with technical teams, business partners, and executive leadership.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Software Engineering, or a related discipline.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience within Banking, Financial Services, FinTech, Insurance, or other highly regulated industries.
• Experience with Oracle Hyperion Financial Management (HFM), Hyperion DRM, Oracle Essbase, or related financial planning solutions.
• Experience with cloud platforms, including AWS, Azure, or Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI).
• Experience with CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, Git, and Ansible.
• Familiarity with modern development frameworks such as Angular and Spring Boot.
• Experience operating within Agile delivery environments.
• Experience managing product backlogs, sprint planning, and prioritization activities.

What Success Looks Like

• Serve as the technology leader for critical accounting platforms supporting enterprise financial operations.
• Drive architectural decisions that improve scalability, stability, security, and operational efficiency.
• Lead complex initiatives from concept through delivery.
• Build strong partnerships across Accounting, Finance, Technology, and Enterprise Architecture teams.
• Influence the long-term strategy and modernization roadmap for enterprise accounting platforms.

Why Join Citizens

• Lead architecture for mission-critical accounting and financial platforms.
• Influence enterprise technology strategy and modernization initiatives.
• Partner directly with Accounting, Finance, and Technology leadership.
• Drive innovation across Oracle EBS and related financial systems.
• Play a key role in shaping the future state of accounting technology at Citizens.