Senior Systems Engineer

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Senior level
Cloud • Software
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The Role
Owns operational stability, performance, compliance, support, and continuous improvement for enterprise financial systems including Workday Financials, Vertex, BlackLine, and RevPro. Partners with Finance and business stakeholders, leads incident resolution and root-cause analysis, supports integrations and testing, ensures SOX and access-control compliance, maintains disaster recovery plans, and mentors globally distributed systems engineers.
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About Salesforce

Salesforce is the #1 AI CRM, where humans with agents drive customer success together. Here, ambition meets action. Tech meets trust. And innovation isn’t a buzzword — it’s a way of life. The world of work as we know it is changing and we're looking for Trailblazers who are passionate about bettering business and the world through AI, driving innovation, and keeping Salesforce's core values at the heart of it all.

Ready to level-up your career at the company leading workforce transformation in the agentic era? You’re in the right place! Agentforce is the future of AI, and you are the future of Salesforce.

The Experience

Information Technology blazes the trail of enterprise IT. Built on the foundation of our core values - Trust, Ohana, Innovation - we own more than the traditional IT components with a heavy focus on working closely with our business partners for amazing outcomes. Our goal is to deliver technology that is centered around our business and our collective success. We oversee technology strategy supporting HR and Finance systems in Hire to Retire, Source to Pay, Record to Report and Plan to Perform business areas with applications engineering, infrastructure, collaboration, enterprise operations, architecture, and program enablement.

What You’ll Be Doing

  • As an Individual Contributor (IC) Service Manager for Financial Systems, you will serve as the core hands-on subject matter expert responsible for the end-to-end operational stability, performance, compliance, and continuous optimization of enterprise financial systems (Workday Financials, Vertex, Blackline, Revpro and other SaaS applications).
  • Partner directly with business stakeholders (Finance, Accounting, Procurement, Tax, Treasury) to understand system pain points, gather requirements, and translate them into actionable technical solutions.
  • Lead and mentor a team of systems engineers, providing guidance and support to ensure high availability, reliability, and optimal performance of Core ERP systems (Workday Financials, Vertex etc), meeting defined SLAs (Service Level Agreements) and KPIs.
  • Own the end-to-end resolution of high-priority incidents affecting financial systems. Drive root cause analysis (RCA) to prevent recurring failures.
  • Hands on ownership of Level 2/Level 3 support issues and coordinate user acceptance testing (UAT) for system bugs & enhancements.
  • Audit & Compliance: Ensure financial systems adhere to internal controls, SOX (Sarbanes-Oxley) compliance, data privacy regulations, and statutory financial reporting standards.
  • Access Control & Security: Monitor user access governance, Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), and Segregation of Duties (SoD) to mitigate fraud and security vulnerabilities.
  • Disaster Recovery (DR): Regularly test and update business continuity and disaster recovery plans for mission-critical financial databases and applications.

You’re Our Person If...

  • 12+ years of experience in software engineering & operations, with a proven track record of service ownership of Financial ERP Systems especially Workday, Vertex and other SaaS application supporting Finance business processes.
  • Proven operational background in IT Service Management (ITSM) frameworks, incident/problem/change management, API/integration support, and root-cause analysis.
  • Expertise in one of the Finance business processes (Record to Report, Source to Pay, Plan to Perform).
  • Experience in multiple Integration technologies like MuleSoft and Workday integrations (Studio, Orchestrations, etc.)
  • Experience leading a global team working out of multiple time zones.
  • A keen eye for Innovation, Operational Excellence, and Automation.
  • A related technical degree required
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Even Better If...

Unleash Your Potential

When you join Salesforce, you’ll be limitless in all areas of your life. Our benefits and resources support you to find balance and be your best, and our AI agents accelerate your impact so you can do your best. Together, we’ll bring the power of Agentforce to organizations of all sizes and deliver amazing experiences that customers love. Apply today to not only shape the future — but to redefine what’s possible — for yourself, for AI, and the world.

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In the United States, compensation offered will be determined by factors such as location, job level, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Certain roles may be eligible for incentive compensation, equity, and benefits. Salesforce offers a variety of benefits to help you live well including: time off programs, medical, dental, vision, mental health support, paid parental leave, life and disability insurance, 401(k), and an employee stock purchasing program. More details about company benefits can be found at the following link: https://www.salesforcebenefits.com.

Skills Required

  • 12+ years of experience in software engineering and operations
  • Service ownership experience with financial ERP systems, especially Workday, Vertex, and SaaS applications supporting Finance processes
  • Operational experience with IT Service Management, incident management, problem management, change management, integration support, and root-cause analysis
  • Expertise in at least one Finance business process: Record to Report, Source to Pay, or Plan to Perform
  • Experience with integration technologies including MuleSoft and Workday integrations such as Studio and Orchestrations
  • Experience leading a global team across multiple time zones
  • Related technical degree
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with technical and non-technical stakeholders

Salesforce Compensation & Benefits Highlights

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  • Healthcare Strength — Healthcare coverage is described as robust, with strong medical, dental, vision, and mental-health support. Offerings include multiple plan options and confidential counseling through Lyra for employees and eligible dependents.
  • Parental & Family Support — Family benefits stand out, with substantial paid parental leave for primary and secondary caregivers. Additional resources include fertility assistance, adoption and surrogacy support, and subsidized backup care.
  • Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time-off programs are broad, featuring flexible or unlimited PTO for many salaried roles. Paid volunteer days and early PTO accrual for hourly employees further enhance overall time-away flexibility.

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The Company
HQ: San Francisco, CA
72,000 Employees

What We Do

Salesforce is the #1 AI CRM, where Humans with agents drive customer success together. Through Agentforce, our groundbreaking suite of customizable agents and tools, Salesforce brings autonomous AI agents, unified data from any source, and best-in-class Customer 360 apps together on one integrated platform to help companies connect with customers in a whole new way. Salesforce is democratizing AI agents for businesses of every size and industry so every company can embrace a workforce without limits. Our low code, open, and secure platform helps companies build and customize Salesforce fast so they can safely scale AI-powered work to every customer and employee experience and transform their business. Salesforce is proud to be the market leader, but we’re even more proud to lead in philanthropy, innovation and culture. Guided by core values of trust, customer success, innovation, equality, and sustainability, Salesforce is more than a business — we’re a platform for change.

Why Work With Us

There’s no typical day in the life of a Salesforce employee. You could be transforming our next AI innovation — or transforming your community. Closing deals — or closing your laptop for a day of Volunteer Time Off. Driving change for our customers — or driving change within one of our high-performing teams.

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