Principal Engineering Leader

GreatAmerica•Cedar Rapids, IA

6d•Hybrid

About The Position

GreatAmerica is a highly successful entrepreneurial company providing equipment financing to businesses across the United States. Our exemplary customer service, our principle-centered business philosophy and our team-based operating approach are key to our success and growth. We have also recently become a bank! We Are Looking to Add a Key Member to Our Technology Group! As Principal Engineering Leader, you will lead a high-performing team of Platform Administrators to deliver secure, scalable, and innovative solutions across GreatAmerica’s key enterprise platforms. You’ll combine deep technical expertise with strategic leadership to drive platform excellence, team growth, and business impact.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems or related field.
8+ years of experience in Enterprise/Salesforce Platform Administration or Systems Engineering.
5+ years of technical leadership and people management preferred.
Proven expertise in: Hands-on configuration, upgrades, and release cycles of Salesforce Platforms (Enterprise Platforms such as Open Finance Platforms, Fiserv and/or other Financial Platforms/Salesforce).
Working in regulated environments.
Git workflows, pull request reviews, merge conflict resolution.
Agile/Scrum methodologies; SAFe experience preferred.
Middleware and cross-platform integrations patterns.
Evaluating third party solutions (Salesforce packages).
Exceptional interpersonal skills to communicate effectively with internal & external resources, clients, and third parties.
Strong negotiation and collaboration skills and ability to develop and manage stakeholder expectations.
Exceptional communication skills (both verbal and written).
Work both independently and in a team-oriented, collaborative environment.
Create inclusive team environments that foster trust and a sense of empowerment.
Effectively prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment and excels at communicating shifts in prioritization.
Adapt to shifting business priorities, demands, and timelines through analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
Must be able to multi-task and have a combination of organizational and analytical skills.
Strong push to always gain a combination of business and technical knowledge of the product in their area.
Must be systems-oriented, enjoy working with new tools and be a self-motivated learner.
Entrepreneurial attitude, with the ability to thrive in a fast-paced work environment.
Demonstrated self-starter who is goal-oriented, a critical thinker, and a creative problem solver.
Strong sense of urgency and follow-through in addressing issues and meeting timelines.
Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office, VS Code.
Expert knowledge of MS Office products and Design & Development best practices preferred.

Nice To Haves

SAFe framework experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

Lead, mentor, and grow a team of Platform Administrators, fostering a culture of innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning.
Conduct regular 1:1s, performance reviews, and career development planning.
Advocate for the team’s priorities within the broader engineering and product organization.
Recruit and retain top talent.
Promote a DevOps mindset and continuous delivery culture.
Create inclusive, high-trust environments that empower individuals and teams.
Define and execute Salesforce platform administration strategy and roadmap.
Drive platform adoption, optimization, simplification and technical debt reduction.
Evaluate new platform capabilities and recommend opportunities for business use cases.
Own end-to-end delivery of GreatAmerica’s key enterprise/ Salesforce platforms initiatives, ensuring quality, timeliness, and stakeholder satisfaction.
Stay current with platform capabilities and releases.
Review, Plan and Communicate Salesforce major releases.
Stay current with Financial Industry platform capabilities, releases, and ecosystem trends.
Drive innovation through evaluation and adoption of new enterprise platform features, tools, and integrations.
Ensure compliance with security, data privacy, and regulatory requirements.
Participate in Solution Review and Architecture Review Forums to uphold platform integrity and best practices.
Own the end-to-end administration of one or more enterprise/Salesforce platforms.
Establish appropriate controls for privileged access and segregation of duties.
Oversee licenses usage, user profiles, permission sets, roles, sharing, security, data quality, workflows, reports / dashboards and other platform configurations.
Partner with IAM for automating user access management.
Review / Evaluate third party packages with vendors and business stakeholders.
Implement robust logging, monitor system performance, availability, and usage; proactively address issues and optimize performance.
Collaborate with engineering and business teams to implement customizations, workflows, and integrations.
Maintain platform documentation, configuration standards, and change logs.
Ensure platforms comply with data governance, privacy, and regulatory requirements.
Partner with vendors and internal stakeholders for support escalations, roadmap planning, and feature adoption.
Troubleshoot and resolve enterprise platform issues, ensuring platform health.
Provide OpenAPI Specifications (OAS) for external teams integrating with enterprise platforms.
Collaborate with other teams on data modeling, access, and integration concerns.
Extend support for functional and non-functional testing teams to ensure quality delivery.
Partner closely with Product Owners and cross-functional teams to understand business needs and translate them into technical solutions.
Participate in agile ceremonies, including sprint planning, demos, grooming, and standups.
Contribute to design discussions, solution reviews, and process improvements.
Support cross-team dependencies and contribute to Agile Release Train planning (SAFe framework experience is a plus).