Lead Solution Architect, Anaplan

🕒 July 22

🇨🇦 Canada – Remote

💵 $91k - $145.4k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

💻 Solutions Engineer

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Ciena

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5001 - 10000 employees

Founded 1985

📡 Telecommunications

🔧 Hardware

💰 Series C on 1995-12

Telecommunications • Hardware • Networking

Ciena is a global leader in optical and routing systems, services, and automation software. We build the world’s most adaptive networks to address ever-increasing digital demands for richer, more connected experiences for all users. For three-plus decades, we’ve brought our innate sense of humanity to our relentless pursuit of innovation.

📋 Description

• Lead end-to-end platform architecture across planning domains in alignment with enterprise priorities • Develop scalable solution designs that meet defined business and technical requirements • Define architecture patterns for model structure, ALM, performance, and modular design across the platform • Ensure Anaplan solutions remain aligned to enterprise planning architecture, platform standards, and long-term scalability goals • Lead technical design for integrations with Snowflake, Power BI, ERP, CRM, and HR systems in partnership with Data Engineering • Define enterprise planning data model standards, including hierarchies, structures, and governance controls • Monitor data consistency, usability, and scalability across connected systems • Set modeling standards, guardrails, and best practices for enterprise Anaplan solutions • Govern ALM, release management, and deployment controls across the Anaplan platform • Ensure audit readiness, data security, SOX alignment, and control compliance across solution design and platform operations • Provide enterprise technical leadership across Anaplan initiatives, architecture decisions, and platform changes • Direct model builders and architects on design decisions, build quality, and issue resolution • Own platform performance, reliability, and scalability reviews and proactively address technical risks • Partner with Product Ownership, FP&A, IT, and leadership on planning solutions • Lead architecture discussions, design reviews, and technical decision-making forums • Influence stakeholders to align solution decisions with business outcomes, platform standards, and enterprise priorities • Shape the Anaplan platform roadmap by translating enterprise priorities into technical plans, sequencing, and implementation direction • Drive Connected Planning strategy through architecture direction, platform recommendations, and solution enablement • Identify opportunities for automation and integration • Mentor architects and model builders and raise technical capability across the Anaplan delivery team • Document and reinforce delivery standards, modeling practices, and technical playbooks • Provide technical oversight for vendor and partner contributions to ensure adherence to architecture and delivery standards • Lead platform governance, auditability, and control execution through defined technical processes and standards

🎯 Requirements

• 5+ years as a Certified Anaplan Solution Architect with demonstrated ownership of complex enterprise solution architecture • 5+ years supporting planning solutions within an IT department, including cross-functional delivery, platform support, and stakeholder alignment • 5+ years working with data in a data warehouse environment, including enterprise data structures, integration design, and data quality considerations • 5+ years working with SOX controls, with the ability to apply control, auditability, and compliance requirements to solution design and platform operations

🏖️ Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision plans • Participation in 401(K) (USA) & DCPP (Canada) with company matching • Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP) • Employee Assistance Program (EAP) • Company-paid holidays • Paid sick leave • Vacation time • Compliance with Paid Family Leave and other leaves of absence