Salesforce Cloud Architect

Job Description

In person interview needed. Onsite from day 1

Location:
Lansing, MI

Duration: 12+ months

As a Cloud Architect, you'll be responsible to provide technical oversight for all new and existing SaaS implementations. The SaaS CRM solutions primarily involve integrations using Salesforce.

Responsibilities

• Participate in vendor's solution design sessions for client projects providing design guidance in areas such as extensions/modifications, data conversion, environment provisioning and application integration to ensure the vendor solution is efficient, cost-effective, and easily maintainable for SOM.
• Work with the customer and end users to define technical requirements for new projects and any future enhancements.
• Lead Technical workshops and design sessions with the Customer.
• Propose/Articulate design/architecture options with pros/cons
• Ensure that the technical requirements tie back to the established customer requirements and performance goals and that the technical direction is consistent with the client's long-term strategy.
• Fully understand the capabilities and limitations of the technical environments of the applications used by the enterprise.
• Review technical architecture deliverables throughout development to ensure quality and requirements traceability.
• Has overall technical responsibility for the technical aspects of the project environments
• Compile internal development guidelines/standards for the development team and ensure the team is following those standards.
• Provide oversight on QA efforts to ensure adherence to quality assurance standards.
• Ensures the proposed solutions adhere to SOM security guidelines and standards throughout the application lifecycle.
• Proven record of delivering business value by leveraging technology and an ability to communicate strategic technical concepts at an executive level and be a trusted voice at the decision-making table.
• Devise a training plan for the development team for a smooth and successful transition to Maintenance & Operations.
• Technical leadership, to include coaching and mentoring, setting best practices including integration and application development, deployment, testing (unit and systems), and iterative refinement
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Salesforce

• Strong knowledge and working experience on Service Cloud
• Participation in each phase of full  lifecycle implementations
• In-depth understanding of the capabilities and constraints of the Salesforce
• Strong technical foundation: advanced structured programming (APEX, , .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
• Ownership of all End-to-End technical aspects of a  program: data migrations, data quality, systems integrations, 3rd party applications, App Exchange products, and custom development
• Define, communicate, and manage technical change management (e.g., release) processes for all  related technology efforts
• Assess  architecture and provide secure, high-performance technical solutions on the  platform
• Design and document technical architecture solutions that span multiple platforms and include integration and authentication across systems
• CICD/Release Management
• Identification of risks and issues from technical perspective.

Skills Needed

• Minimum 5+ years' experience leading Enterprise Salesforce implementation
• Experience with SFDX and Salesforce Development Lifecycle
• Azure Dev Ops best practices
• Understanding of Azure Licensing and Costing is a plus.
• Minimum of two full lifecycle CRM or ERP implementations leading a technical workstream such as integration, data conversion or extension development.
• Must have working experience in the governmental or public sector along with Behavioral and public health knowledge

Exposure to data migration and/or cloud integration projects

Good understanding of LCS (Life Cycle Services)

Experience in other technologies such as SQL, PowerBI along with good knowledge C# and the .Net framework.

o Code build and deployment via Visual Studio Team Services and Life Cycle Services.

MS Dynamics 365 exposure

o Knowledge of Microsoft Dynamics 365 is a plus but not required.

Preferred Certifications or equivalent experience

o Salesforce Certified System Architect

o Salesforce Certified Application Architect

o Salesforce Experience Cloud Consultant

Understanding of governmental or public sector security and compliance requirements