Software Architect, Systems Engineer, Data Analyst

We are an AI-led, platform-driven Digital Engineering and Enterprise Modernization partner, combining deep technical expertise and industry experience to help our clients anticipate what’s next. Our offerings and proven solutions create a unique competitive advantage for our clients by giving them the power to see beyond and rise above. We work with many industry-leading organizations across the world, including 20 Fortune 50 companies and 4 of the 5 top banks in both the US and India, and numerous innovators across the healthcare ecosystem.

Our disruptor’s mindset, commitment to client success, and agility to thrive in the dynamic environment have enabled us to sustain our growth momentum. Persistent has been recognized across top industry platforms for innovation, leadership, and inclusion. We have delivered 23 sequential quarters of growth with $422.5M in Q3 FY26 revenue, up 4.0% Q-o-Q and 17.3% Y-o-Y growth. Our 26,500+ global team members, located in 18 countries, have been instrumental in helping the market leaders transform their industries.

We won the 2025 ISG Star of Excellence™ Award for AI and Data Excellence and were named a Leader in the Everest Group Talent Readiness for Next-generation Data, Analytics and AI Services PEAK Matrix® Assessment 2025.

Our company fosters a values-driven and people-centric work environment that enables our employees to: • Accelerate growth, both professionally and personally • Impact the world in powerful, positive ways, using the latest technologies • Enjoy collaborative innovation, with diversity and work-life wellbeing at the core • Unlock global opportunities to work and learn with the industry’s best

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Somerset NJ Job Type - Full Time

Seasoned Anaplan Architect to lead and drive the design, development, and deployment of scalable Anaplan models across complex enterprise environments.

This role is pivotal for translating strategic planning needs into robust, optimized Anaplan solutions that support cross-functional decision-making.

The ideal candidate brings deep technical expertise, a consultative mindset, and a proven track record in large-scale Anaplan implementations (Hands on experience).

Especially with a focus on model efficiency, performance tuning, and enterprise-grade planning processes. What You'll Do: • Lead the end-to-end architecture, design, and implementation of Anaplan solutions, ensuring alignment with enterprise planning needs. • Define scalable model structures, data integration designs, and performance optimization strategies. • Act as a subject matter expert (SME) on Anaplan best practices—driving solution reusability, modularity, and maintainability. • Optimize existing models and implement performance improvements including sparsity management, model hygiene, and calculation tuning. • Oversee and review model development by internal teams and external consultants, enforcing governance and development standards. • Support change management efforts, including testing strategies, documentation, and user enablement. • Design and manage data integration between Anaplan and source systems ( CRM, Data Lakes) using Anaplan Connect, APIs, or Mulesoft/Talend/other middleware. • Collaborate with business stakeholders to translate planning requirements into efficient Anaplan logic and processes. • Contribute to roadmap definition for enterprise planning capabilities leveraging the Anaplan platform. Expertise You'll Bring: • 7+ years in Anaplan with 4+ years of hands-on Anaplan architecture and implementation experience. • Anaplan Certified Solution Architect required; Master Ana planner certification is highly preferred. • Demonstrated experience leading 3+ full lifecycle Anaplan implementations in large-scale environments (e.g., >500 users or multi-LOB deployments). • Strong understanding of optimization techniques, sparsity control, and model performance tuning. • Proficient in model building techniques such as dynamic cell access, ALM best practices, time-based modeling, and complex hierarchical calculations. • Willingness to lead through execution: Design architecture, then build it. • Fluency in end-to-end delivery:…