Salesforce Solutions Architect

• Participates in and facilitates customer requirements and solution design workshops
• Captures and maps business requirements to system/technical requirements and identifies gaps and risks
• Assess and make recommendations on processes, designs, operations, and testing
• Understands the technical depth of the project and validates the correct resources for the project
• Manages and participates in the entire software development lifecycle
• Recommends alternative approaches, analyzes impacts, and provides sizing estimates
• Leads design and code reviews
• Analyzes and mitigates bugs and issues
• Leads release planning and deployment
• Designs, develops, tests, and documents scalable, high-quality business solutions to be built on the Salesforce platform
• Conducts unit, integration, and performance testing and works closely with users for user acceptance testing
• Supports pre-sales engagements, estimates, and solution design and can articulate what requirements have changed
• Writes technical specifications (for custom development, system integration, etc.) jointly with the developer team
• Documents build plans and delegates work to developers and system administrators
• Works closely with our clients to assess their current architecture and architect solutions that meet their current needs
• Articulates the value of recommended solutions and approach to customer

• 7+ years of consultant experience in a client-facing role
• 5+ years of Salesforce implementation experience
• Strong experience leading technical requirements gathering and solution design sessions with clients
• Superior experience identifying and documenting the business process and technical requirements, developing process flow analysis, data modeling, and functional design experience
• Experience writing user stories to capture business requirements
• Experience managing a project team relevant to the delivery of the technical solution
• Strong experience in enterprise-level projects using Agile software development methodologies throughout the whole development lifecycle
• Strong experience designing or building Salesforce integrations with third-party systems
• Experience with data migrations from third-party systems to Salesforce
• Has familiarity and first-hand experience with third-party solutions that support vertical objectives
• Strong Salesforce development and design skills including Apex, Lightning, SOQL, Process Builder, Flow, and other standard and advanced Salesforce automation tools
• Understands all aspects of Salesforce current and future release functionality including Sales Cloud, Service Cloud, Marketing Cloud, and Communities
• Understands the importance of scalability and maintainability
• Understands when to use a declarative solution versus a code solution
• Strong experience leading release planning and deployment
• Superior experience recommending alternative approaches, analyzing impacts, and facilitating sizing estimates
• Superior experience conducting unit, integration, and performance testing and participating with users for user acceptance testing to support a successful project outcome
• Superior experience analyzing and mitigating bugs and issues as needed to support a successful project outcome
• Strong experience leading design and code reviews
• Superior experience leading release planning and deployment
• Strong experience leading client training
• Superior experience demoing a solution to the client
• Salesforce Administrator Certification

• Salesforce Application Architect and System Architect Certifications
• Experience with Salesforce Financial Services Cloud
• Experience with integration platforms such as Mulesoft, Boomi, or Informatica

• Thrives in a team-based, high energy, and fast-paced environment
• Service-oriented and innately driven to produce outstanding customer satisfaction and results
• Enjoys discovering, learning about, and implementing new technologies
• Analytical and able to logically and methodically work through problems
• Strong aptitude for prioritization and multitasking in a deadline-driven environment
• Possess a sense of urgency with strong organizational and follow-up skills
• Demonstrates the following leadership skills:
• Sets deadlines for project team members
• Assigns responsibilities and directs the work of project team members
• Mentor, train, and guide team members
• Monitors progress
• Coaches and mentors
• Escalates when necessary
• Analyzes/Identifies areas of risk and develops plans to minimize risk

• Term Life Insurance (100% paid for by employer)
• 401(k) with 100% employer match (vests immediately)
• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Short-Term & Long-Term Disability Insurance (100% paid for by employer)
• Paid Time Off & Paid Holidays
• Competitive Compensation, Flexible/Remote Work Environment, Ongoing Learning & Development, & Team Collaboration

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