Salesforce Architect

Cloudpaths - Chicago, IL

Full-time - Senior

Chicago, IL

About the position

The Salesforce Architect will lead the Salesforce Development Team in designing and developing custom Salesforce solutions. This role involves overseeing junior developers, ensuring best practices are followed, and collaborating with project managers and clients to meet project objectives. The architect will also facilitate solution design sessions, provide estimates for new projects, and support the development lifecycle while maintaining a flexible work environment to adapt to changing requirements.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Salesforce Development Team in the design and development of Salesforce custom solutions.
• Oversee the development work of junior developers and ensure the use of best practices in all development efforts.
• Communicate with project managers, clients, and other developers to design cohesive project strategies and ensure effective collaboration throughout all phases of development, testing, and deployment.
• Maintain a flexible and proactive work environment to facilitate a quick response to changing project requirements and customer objectives.
• Interact directly with clients, managers, and end users to analyze project objectives and capability requirements.
• Assist the Support Team with escalated issues arising from support of internal and customer-facing Salesforce environment.
• Facilitate solution design sessions and code reviews, advocate Salesforce best practices, and create architectural designs.
• Provide estimates of work effort for new projects and enhancements, design, code, and test solutions.
• Follow an iterative software development methodology and contribute to all phases of the software development lifecycle.
• Facilitate and actively participate in meetings with representatives from business and/or IT units.
• Take accountability for quality of deliverables, provide status on development effort, and deliver on time and as per specifications.

Requirements

• In-depth knowledge of Salesforce products and services, including Sales Cloud, Marketing Cloud, Partner Communities, B2B Commerce, and Service Cloud.
• Expertise in various technical areas such as data modeling, integration, security, and customization.
• Proficient with Apex, VisualForce, Lightning, Java, and JavaScript.
• Proficient with Object Oriented Programming methodology and Salesforce best practices.
• Previous experience with Azure DevOps, DX, Tricentis Tosca, Oracle SOA is a plus.
• Self-motivated and creative with strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Proven ability to handle complexity and succeed in a cross-functional environment.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Experience in an Agile development environment.
• Strong customer service orientation.

Nice-to-haves

• Salesforce Technical Architect certification or similar credential preferred.
• Preference for candidates located within commuting distance of Lisle, IL and willing to work in a hybrid environment.