Solution Architect-Salesforce
lieu
Headquarters, BC, Canada
Rôle
Architecte
Contrat
CDI/CDD
Salaire
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The Solution Architect - Salesforce is responsible for the overall design and implementation of Salesforce-based solutions and mapping business requirements to systems/technical requirements. In addition, this individual has the technical skills and experience needed to develop cost-effective, timely solutions that meet functional and performance requirements while focusing on component reuse. The ideal candidate has demonstrated the ability to adapt to technology shifts over time. These skills include the ability to define, influence, and communicate technical direction, to make decisions, to be driven and work autonomously in order to ensure the successful implementation of solutions. Leading, mentoring, assigning tasks and assisting individual contributors is also a requirement for this position. This individual must work collaboratively with other team members across technical disciplines.
Essential Duties
50%
- Hands on architect with ability to provide design as well as configure code for POC. If needed, help development team coding guidance.
- Establishing/Practicing best practices for implementing Salesforce components/modules and lead/mentor developers to follow established best practices as well as executing GAF’s implementation methodology.
- Understand and transform business requirements into scalable/manageable solution architecture and design specifications.
- Develop strong business relationships with business areas responsible
- Partner with other functions across IT (Scrum Master, BA, EA, Security, Operations) to ensure collaboration, consistency, quality, and timeliness of solutions
30%
- Participate in the delivery of custom solutions that follow GAFs standard Agile process.
- Ensure self and development team adheres to GAF design and development patterns and standards of SalesForce.
- Maintain and enhance integration solutions, including off-hours support of business-critical business solutions.
- Ensure proper response and resolution to issues and errors.
- Provide mentoring on advanced development concepts and technical capabilities to developers.
20%
- Develop and maintain a model of GAF’s Enterprise Development solutions and patterns
- Create prototypes and authoring detailed interaction specifications.
- Work closely with other Solution Architects to ensure consistency and quality of solutions and knowledge sharing. Continuous improvement and exploration of industry standards and technology advances.
Technical knowledge/skills
- Expert knowledge in Salesforce platform, including Sales Cloud/Service Cloud /Force.com and at least 1 additional cloud (Marketing/Community/CPQ/CLM etc)
- Deep understanding of AppExchange products/packages.
- Must have strong technology passion and willingness to learn new salesforce features (IoT/Wave/Einstein/etc.) and come up with technology thought leadership in this space.
- Salesforce Certifications is a must.
- Execute solution design activities such as application architecture, API interactions, application security, data modeling/mapping, page layout design and rule logic definitions.
- Managing Salesforce testing and validation efforts to ensure that the Salesforce configuration and development meets the business requirements and solution design.
- Expert knowledge in Event Driven and Microservices Architecture. Knowledge on system / API integration and basic authentication methods (Keywords: SOAP, REST, Salesforce API, OAUTH, SSO).
- Proficient knowledge of object-oriented programming principles.
- Expert knowledge of performance profiling and optimization skills.
- Strong knowledge of Azure ad GCP Cloud offerings.
- Working knowledge of DevOps toolset and Test driven development and behavior driven development practices
- Contribute to the strategic vision, technical approach, and roadmap for Salesforce.
- Advanced knowledge of industry best practices in the various aspects of IT, technology trends, enterprise operations knowledge and the ability to develop solutions to implement key business strategies.
- Advanced knowledge of SDLC, code management concepts and platforms.
- Intermediate understanding of network and data center architecture, as well as application development methodologies.
General knowledge/skills
- Strong strategic business acumen and understanding of organizational strategy and ability to design IT systems to deliver that strategy
- Strong ability to develop solution architecture designs
- Strong ability to define multiple solution options to business problems
- Strong conceptual and analytical skills
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Advanced problem-solving skills
- Strong ability to work on multiple projects concurrently
- Intermediate organizational skills and attention to detail
- Strong ability to understand the long-term ("big picture") and short-term perspectives of situations
Level Based Competencies
- Adaptability
- Communication
- Customer Focus
- Decision Making
- Initiating Action
- Managing Work
- Planning & organizing for self and team
Education/Experience
- Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or other related field or relevant experience.
- 7+ years implementation experience with demonstrated development expertise in several business and technical verticals.
- 10+ years of industry experience providing technical solutions development for enterprise software.
We believe our employees are our greatest resource. We offer competitive salary, benefits, 401k, and vacation packages for all full time permanent positions. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and GAF, SGI, and Siplast are proud to be affirmative action employers. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, or Veteran status. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know. If applying for positions in the U.S., must be eligible to work in the U.S. without need for employer sponsored visa (work permit).
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