Discover a world of endless possibilities at Gallagher Benefit Services, where you’ll have the power to shape the future of workplaces across industries. As a member of our team, you become the driving force behind positive change, helping clients build environments where employees thrive. Embrace the opportunity to impact lives, unlock potential, and create a legacy of remarkable transformation.
We believe that every candidate brings something special to the table, including you! So, even if you feel that you’re close but not an exact match, we encourage you to apply.
Overview
Sr. Solution Architect
Gallagher Benefit Services, Inc. (GBS), a division of Gallagher, consistently stands out in a competitive marketplace as an employer of knowledgeable, highly skilled, and competitive talent. We are a company that touches businesses and their employees on a personal level. At the core, our job is to help protect the health and well-being of employees and their families and provide for their financial security—all while allowing employers to attract and retain the people they need to grow and succeed. As you consider the value of working for our team, remember our talent, winning attitude and strong performance will be highly valued and will maximize your future potential.
Please note additional position details below:
• This is a Temp-To-Hire, W-2 position. We are not able to do 1099 or C2C.
• It is a partially remote role that will need to be based in the U.S.
• You must meet our U.S. Eligibility requirements for work authorization as noted under
Discover a world of endless possibilities at Gallagher Benefit Services, where you’ll have the power to shape the future of workplaces across industries. As a member of our team, you become the driving force behind positive change, helping clients build environments where employees thrive. Embrace the opportunity to impact lives, unlock potential, and create a legacy of remarkable transformation.
We believe that every candidate brings something special to the table, including you! So, even if you feel that you’re close but not an exact match, we encourage you to apply.
Overview
The GBS Divisional Senior Solutions Architect will perform hands-on technical implementation, project management, Salesforce.com administration and system evangelizing. This role will add net new capacity to the existing team and focus solely on data integrations architecture resulting from future M&A’s including. This role is responsible for architecting the data integrations from data sources and systems into Azure Data Lake (i.e. Scotts Miracle Grow to Benefit Wallet, Savannah Rivers to Health Equity TPAs). This person will also be responsible for executing day-to-day configuration, training, maintenance, and improvement to the various platform. The successful candidate will embrace the challenge of solving critical business problems and acting as the knowledge expert for evolving new processes within the company. GBS Divisional Senior Solutions Architect will define & create reports as needed and evaluate data to implement new reports as appropriate. He/She works to ensure data integrity across the organization, maintaining a reporting dictionary defining core measures on all application items built. He/She must also understand the importance of protecting Gallagher’s data and act in accordance with organizational priorities.
How you’ll make an impact
List of Essential Duties
• Execute solutions for identified Business Process/User Story challenges.
• Assist in defining required features and mapping application features to business processes.
• Oversee the feature request backlog and work with GBS-IT Leadership to prioritize and execute.
• Works with internal clients to develop and document clear, testable requirements.
• Identifies best-practices supporting business performance relating to efficiency and improved customer service.
• Identifies systems and process barriers to generate ideas for improvement.
• Comply with AJG IT policies and procedures.
• Support and train team members and end-users on how to effectively use various applications.
• Create and maintain on-going documentation processes as technical features evolve or are added.
• Work directly with stakeholders, vendors, and Software Engineers to plan and implement technical solutions.
Required Experience
Professional experience in a functional role concerned with solution/application architectural at a large enterprise level. Experience within the benefits brokerage, insurance, financial services, or similar industry is desired but not required. Possess the strong ability to absorb and evaluate information from a variety of sources and maintain a “big picture” view.
Technical Skills:
• Has a deep understanding of native application architecture features and functionality, as well as the ability to model a role hierarchy, data model, and appropriate sharing mechanisms.
• Implementation of Custom Objects, Process Builder/FLOWS, Workflows, Formulas, and Validations Rules.
• Work directly with stakeholders and Software Engineers to plan and implement technical solutions (e.g., APEX, triggers, object relations, Flows, Lightning Web Components (LWC), Heroku, Aura, JavaScript, etc.).
• Implement enhancements and roll-out new features to the various platform.
• Experience with integrations with other systems – Marketing Cloud, MS Exchange, Telephony, and Azure ETL tools.
• Utilize Project Management Tools, DevOps, Ant/Eclipse, and VS Code.
• Experience in SOAP and REST API calls, Web Services, and HTTP requests
• Knowledge of Salesforce.com Administration, configuration, automating business processes, and code review.
• Experience with writing SQL/SOQL queries.
• Focus on off-platform systems, integration, securing access between systems as well as managing governance and testing capabilities for deployment and ongoing application modification requirements.
• Advanced level with writing MS Excel 2016 or newer (using functions and macros, pivot tables)
• Intermediate level of understanding of relational database methodology.
• Intermediate level of reporting tools such as Microsoft SQL Report Services and Power BI.
• Microsoft Office products including Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, and Visio.
About You
List of Essential Duties
• Execute solutions for identified Business Process/User Story challenges.
• Assist in defining required features and mapping application features to business processes.
• Oversee the feature request backlog and work with GBS-IT Leadership to prioritize and execute.
• Works with internal clients to develop and document clear, testable requirements.
• Identifies best-practices supporting business performance relating to efficiency and improved customer service.
• Identifies systems and process barriers to generate ideas for improvement.
• Comply with AJG IT policies and procedures.
• Support and train team members and end-users on how to effectively use various applications.
• Create and maintain on-going documentation processes as technical features evolve or are added.
• Work directly with stakeholders, vendors, and Software Engineers to plan and implement technical solutions.
Required Experience
Professional experience in a functional role concerned with solution/application architectural at a large enterprise level. Experience within the benefits brokerage, insurance, financial services, or similar industry is desired but not required. Possess the strong ability to absorb and evaluate information from a variety of sources and maintain a “big picture” view.
Technical Skills:
• Has a deep understanding of native application architecture features and functionality, as well as the ability to model a role hierarchy, data model, and appropriate sharing mechanisms.
• Implementation of Custom Objects, Process Builder/FLOWS, Workflows, Formulas, and Validations Rules.
• Work directly with stakeholders and Software Engineers to plan and implement technical solutions (e.g., APEX, triggers, object relations, Flows, Lightning Web Components (LWC), Heroku, Aura, JavaScript, etc.).
• Implement enhancements and roll-out new features to the various platform.
• Experience with integrations with other systems – Marketing Cloud, MS Exchange, Telephony, and Azure ETL tools.
• Utilize Project Management Tools, DevOps, Ant/Eclipse, and VS Code.
• Experience in SOAP and REST API calls, Web Services, and HTTP requests
• Knowledge of Salesforce.com Administration, configuration, automating business processes, and code review.
• Experience with writing SQL/SOQL queries.
• Focus on off-platform systems, integration, securing access between systems as well as managing governance and testing capabilities for deployment and ongoing application modification requirements.
• Advanced level with writing MS Excel 2016 or newer (using functions and macros, pivot tables)
• Intermediate level of understanding of relational database methodology.
• Intermediate level of reporting tools such as Microsoft SQL Report Services and Power BI.
• Microsoft Office products including Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, and Visio.
Compensation and benefits
On top of a competitive salary, great teams and exciting career opportunities, we also offer a wide range of benefits.
Below are the minimum core benefits you’ll get, depending on your job level these benefits may improve:
• Medical/dental/vision plans, which start from day one!
• Life and accident insurance
• 401(K) and Roth options
• Tax-advantaged accounts (HSA, FSA)
• Educational expense reimbursement
• Paid parental leave
Other benefits include:
• Digital mental health services (Talkspace)
• Flexible work hours (availability varies by office and job function)
• Training programs
• Gallagher Thrive program – elevating your health through challenges, workshops and digital fitness programs for your overall wellbeing
• Charitable matching gift program
• And more…
We value inclusion and diversity
Click Here to review our U.S. Eligibility Requirements
Inclusion and diversity (I&D) is a core part of our business, and it’s embedded into the fabric of our organization. For more than 95 years, Gallagher has led with a commitment to sustainability and to support the communities where we live and work.
Gallagher embraces our employees’ diverse identities, experiences and talents, allowing us to better serve our clients and communities. We see inclusion as a conscious commitment and diversity as a vital strength. By embracing diversity in all its forms, we live out The Gallagher Way to its fullest.
Gallagher believes that all persons are entitled to equal employment opportunity and prohibits any form of discrimination by its managers, employees, vendors or customers based on race, color, religion, creed, gender (including pregnancy status), sexual orientation, gender identity (which includes transgender and other gender non-conforming individuals), gender expression, hair expression, marital status, parental status, age, national origin, ancestry, disability, medical condition, genetic information, veteran or military status, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected (herein referred to as “protected characteristics”) by applicable federal, state, or local laws.
Equal employment opportunity will be extended in all aspects of the employer-employee relationship, including, but not limited to, recruitment, hiring, training, promotion, transfer, demotion, compensation, benefits, layoff, and termination. In addition, Gallagher will make reasonable accommodations to known physical or mental limitations of an otherwise qualified person with a disability, unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business.
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