Salesforce Developer Architect

Agility Technologies - Reston, VA

Full-time - Mid Level

Remote - Reston, VA

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

The Salesforce Developer Architect role involves designing and implementing Salesforce solutions for large-scale customers. The position requires a deep understanding of the Salesforce platform, including its architecture, security best practices, and development methodologies. The architect will work closely with clients to translate business requirements into technical solutions, ensuring effective communication and documentation throughout the process. This role is crucial for driving innovation and best practices within the team while providing technical leadership across multiple client engagements.

Responsibilities

• Identify, define, and document problems or situations that require attention or improvement
• Locate, collect and organize information that enhances the understanding of a problem or situation
• Study, examine and interpret problems or complex situations by separating them into discrete components
• Analyze, design and champion software solutions through configuring existing systems and possibly writing some basic code
• Construct, configure, and maintain complex Salesforce objects and processes
• Create and/or update documentation
• Adhere to appropriate system development standards and process methodology
• Develop functional, integration, regression, and stress test plans
• Translate business requirements into technical solutions
• Provide technical consultation on various aspects of the product and solutions based on the customer's business requirements
• Create, run and present process flows that align a customer's technical business needs to that of the Salesforce Solutions
• Design and architect the solution and development part with the help of development for large-scale customers
• Validate solution components and provide solution walkthrough with customers; identify technical issues/risks and present mitigation plans
• Guide and support team across multiple client engagements by providing technical thought leadership and guiding the team on standard methodologies for design & development
• Drive innovation within the practice/team by creating/identifying reusable components, tools, accelerators, and increasing adoption of these accelerators during delivery
• Have proven capability in architecting solutions independently and design software on the Salesforce platform with hands-on participation in building the solution
• Detail-oriented individual with the ability to quickly assimilate and apply new concepts, business models, and technologies
• Ability to define the system landscape, identify gaps between current and desired end states, and deliver a CRM solution
• Technical foundational understanding of the Salesforce platform including Apex, triggers, batch Apex, Visualforce, etc.
• Experience with the Lightning Framework on the Salesforce platform & JavaScript frameworks, design patterns
• In-depth knowledge and experience of the Salesforce security best practices
• Deep understanding of Agile methodology & experience in designing workflow rules to carry out business processes

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Information Systems, Computer Science or similar technical degree
• 4+ years of experience working with configuration practices for cloud-based solutions (i.e., Salesforce)
• 4+ years industry/CRM experience with 2+ years as enterprise/platform architect
• 4+ years of consulting experience preferred, including consulting/professional services industry
• Exposure to or knowledge of technical solution design principles and software development methods
• Experience translating business requirements into technical solutions/plans
• Proficient in SQL query language and relational databases
• Experience with system integration and ETL processes; Visual Importer experience a plus
• Understanding of and ability to maintain Apex versioning
• Experience with Waterfall and Agile methodologies
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
• LWC and Aura component experience - 3+ years
• Shown and rich experience leading large Salesforce programs end to end
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Flexible and people-oriented work approach
• Secret Clearance REQUIRED

Benefits

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Competitive salary
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance