[Hiring] Senior Colleague Modernization Engineer @Ellucian

Role Description

The Senior Colleague Modernization Engineer (Senior Solutions Architect) is a hybrid role on SaaS Modernization projects designed to fulfill multiple functions by combining outcomes previously delivered by a Solution Architect (SA), Technical Architect (TA), and integration engineer into a single, versatile position.

• Directly support SaaS go-lives for customers.
• Reduce delivery duration and effort.
• Improve repeatability and scalability by leveraging AI, automation, reusable assets, and modernization accelerators.
• Help customers move from highly customized legacy environments to sustainable, SaaS-aligned solutions.
• Apply AI-enabled analysis, documentation, design validation, migration support, integration assessment, and delivery acceleration techniques.

Where you will make an impact:

• Perform solution design and technical architecture configuration, validation, and troubleshooting.
• Define manual and time-consuming steps to ensure automation can fulfill the same outcomes.
• Assess Tech Mod customer environments and define SaaS-aligned target-state technical solutions.
• Analyze existing extensions, customizations, and integrations; develop strategies to replace them with baseline product functionality or SaaS-safe alternatives.
• Translate functional modernization requirements into technical designs, considering scalability, performance, and security.
• Lead or support modernization discovery workshops and produce solutioning outputs (e.g., scoping sheets for the build phase).
• Facilitate knowledge transfer to customer teams for independent maintenance of implemented solutions.
• Drive acceleration, repeatability, and scalability by contributing to standardized, productized assets and reusable content.
• Reduce manual workload on projects by performing technical delivery tasks that currently require SA and TA resources.
• Leverage AI and automation to speed delivery and repeatability.
• Collaborate across workstreams — discovery, content creation, data migration, integrations, and enablement.
• Ensure key product feedback is funneled back to product management to drive product enhancements.

Qualifications

• Knowledge and practical experience applying AI to speed business processes.
• 10+ years of solution architecture and delivery experience in consulting or professional services.
• Deep expertise across higher education enterprise domains (preferably Ellucian), such as Student Information Systems (SIS), Finance, HR, and adjacent ecosystems.
• Strong technical and functional fluency in SaaS architectures, ERP ecosystems, integrations, data migration, reporting/analytics, and security considerations.
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams and drive alignment across stakeholders with competing priorities.
• Exceptional communication skills with the ability to convey complex concepts to technical teams and executive audiences.
• Strong customer presence; skilled at building trust, facilitating workshops, and driving decisions.
• A practical, outcomes-oriented approach to architecture.

Benefits

• Comprehensive health coverage: medical, dental, and vision.
• Flexible time off.
• Thrive Flex Lifestyle Account (LSA) for health, financial, or learning interests.
• 401k with match & BrightPlan to help save for the future.
• Parental Leave.
• 5 charitable days to support the community.
• Telemedicine.
• Wellness programs.
• Headspace Care (mental health support).
• Wellbeats (virtual fitness classes).
• RethinkCare & Wellthy (caregiver support).
• Diversity and inclusion programs with access to internal employee resource groups.
• Employee referral bonuses.
• Education Assistance Program and professional development opportunities.
• LinkedIn Learning.