Salesforce Technical Architect

Work Location: Leamington Spa

Role type: Permanent/Fixed Term/Contracting

Mode of working: Hybrid / office based (2 days required in office)

Number of positions: 1

Unit: ESU - Salesforce

Duration of assignment: 6 months

Your responsibilities:

• 12+ years enterprise architecture experience with at least 10+ years on Salesforce platform
• Strong application design skills combined with strong data, integration, and security architecture skills
• Strong presentation skills. Able to effectively present and defend a point of view to a variety of audiences
• Detail-oriented individual with the ability to rapidly learn and take advantage of new concepts, business models, and technologies
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal. Able to effectively develop materials that are appropriate for the audience
• A great listener with the ability to communicate with people in diverse roles
• Proven ability to analyse, design, and optimise business processes via technology and integration
• Resourceful and innovative thinker who can work through and solve problems
• Ability to convey and convince customers of best practices at various levels within a large organisation
• Application design and development background
• In-depth understanding of the capabilities and constraints of the Salesforce
• Strong technical foundation: advanced structured programming (APEX, Force .Net, Java), relational database concepts and structures, structured system analysis and design methods, etc.
• Demonstrates successful implementation of Batch Apex and/or Schedule Apex development.
• Understands web services and other technologies that can be used to transport data in an enterprise environment and interact with Salesforce.

Your Profile:

Essential skills/knowledge/experience:

• Ownership of all End-to-End technical aspects of a Salesforce program: data migrations, data quality, systems integrations, 3rd party applications, AppExchange products, and custom development
• Serve as a trusted advisor to the client
• Guide customers and colleagues in rationalising and deploying emerging technologies that drive increased business value
• Work collaboratively and having very strong communications skills, especially in teaching complex concepts, and creative, prescriptive thinking
• Identify and proactively manage risk areas and commit to seeing an issue through to complete resolution
• Manage customer expectations; negotiate solutions to complex problems with both the customer and third-party partners
• Review and correct project/program direction, approach, and key artefacts to keep programs on track and solutions extendable and maintainable going forward
• Work closely with Delivery Managers, Solution Architects, and directly with clients to architect technology solutions to meet client needs
• Identify and lead strategic initiatives to grow the practice; serving as an active contributor to the community's overall knowledge base and expertise
• Contribute to a program vision while advising and articulating program/project strategies on enabling technologies including the Salesforce Platform
• Lead the technical architecture team for an enterprise-level customer engagement
• From time-to-time, the TA may be expected to partake in other pre-sales activities such as discovery and technical deep-dive sessions, Proof-Of-Concept (POC) development with prospects
• Liaise with Salesforce product teams to support client implementations
• Expected to participate in pre-sales activities such as discovery and technical deep-dive sessions, Proof-Of-Concept (POC) development with prospects
• Travels to client sites for projects

Desirable skills/knowledge/experience:

• Certified Salesforce System Architect (must)
• Certified Salesforce Application Architect (must)
• Certified Salesforce CTA (optional)