Salesforce Solution Architect

We are seeking a talented and experienced Salesforce Solution Architect. As a Salesforce Solution Architect, you will be responsible for design, architect and implement innovative and comprehensive Salesforce solutions for our clients. You will translate business requirements into technical solutions with your deep knowledge of Salesforce and passion for innovation and collaborate with clients and developers to bring ideas to life.

Key Responsibilities

• Solution Design & Architecture: Design scalable and robust Salesforce solutions, including system integrations and data migrations, to meet business requirements.
• Technical Leadership: Provide technical leadership and guidance to the development team, ensuring best practices and standards are followed.
• Stakeholder Management: Collaborate with business stakeholders to understand their requirements, translate them into technical specifications, and ensure successful implementation.
• Customization & Configuration: Customize and configure Salesforce applications to build workflows, custom objects, fields, and validation rules.
• Integration: Design and implement integrations between Salesforce and other systems using APIs, middleware, and other technologies.
• Data Management: Ensure data integrity and consistency across Salesforce and related systems through effective data management strategies.
• Project Management: Lead project planning, execution, and delivery, ensuring projects are completed on time and within budget. Work closely with UX/UI designers, business analysts, and other stakeholders to translate business requirements into technical specifications and intuitive designs.
• Documentation: Create and maintain comprehensive documentation of designs, configurations, and project deliverables.
• Training & Support: Provide training and support to end-users and junior team members.
  
  

Required Skills: The candidate must have proven experience in understanding complex business roadmaps and solution thinking:

• Solution Design: Develop robust and scalable Salesforce solutions to address complex business requirements, considering best practices and industry standards. Design and develop custom Lightning Web Components to enhance the Salesforce user experience.
• Architectural Blueprints: Create high-level architectural blueprints that outline the proposed Salesforce solution, including integrations and customizations.
• Proof of Concept (PoC): Develop and present PoCs to demonstrate the feasibility and value of the proposed solutions.
• Customization Proposals: Suggest and design custom solutions using Salesforce Lightning Web Components, Lightning Design System, and other front-end technologies.
• Architecture: Design and document solution architecture, including Customizations, Data modeling, Data migration, Data sharing and security, multi component solutions, Salesforce configuration, connected apps, User experience (UX), Environment management, Deployments and Leading a team of consultants.
• Technical Skills: Proficiency in Salesforce configuration, Apex, Visualforce, Lightning Components, and SOQL.
• Strong understanding of Salesforce data model, security, and sharing rules.
• Strong experience with Salesforce integration tools (e.g., MuleSoft, Informatica etc.) and APIs (REST/SOAP).
• Proficient with web technologies (HTML, CSS, JavaScript). o Possess a deep understanding of the Salesforce platform, encompassing Sales Cloud, Service Cloud, Marketing Cloud, Education Cloud, Health Cloud, Data Cloud etc. and the broader Salesforce product suite.
• Quality Assurance: Ensure the quality of the Salesforce solutions by conducting thorough testing and validation of configurations and customizations.
• Client Collaboration: Work closely with clients to understand their needs and objectives, translating them into effective solutions for scalability and efficiency.
• Discovery Workshops, Requirement Gathering, Solution Demos, Technical Presentations
• Documentation:
• Create and maintain comprehensive documentation for the proposed solutions, including architecture diagrams, data flows, and integration points and best practices.
• Technical Specifications: Write detailed technical specifications and scope documents that outline the proposed solution.
• Effort Estimation: Provide accurate estimates of the time, cost, and resources required to implement the proposed solution.
• RFP/RFI Responses: Assist in responding to Requests for Proposals (RFPs) and Requests for Information (RFIs) with technical and architectural insights.
• Training and Support: Provide training and ongoing support to clients and internal teams to ensure the successful adoption and maintenance of Salesforce solutions.
• Communication: Outstanding written and verbal communication abilities, effectively communicate with stakeholders and team members; strong organizational, communication, documentation and interpersonal skills.
• Leadership & Mentorship: Mentor junior developers and provide guidance on best practices for LWC, SLDS, and front-end development within the Salesforce ecosystem
  
  

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, information technology, or related field.
• 8 to 15 years of hands-on experience with at least 3 years as Salesforce solution architect implementations.
• Certifications - Salesforce Applicaiton Architect, System Architect, Sales Cloud, Service cloud, Education cloud, Health cloud, Marketing cloud, CPQ, Data cloud etc.
• Experience in working with enterprise clients is a must.