Salesforce Technical Architect

The It Capsule - Chicago, IL

Full-time - Senior

Hybrid - Chicago, IL

About the position

The Salesforce Technical Architect will lead Salesforce projects, guiding technical strategy and implementation to deliver enterprise-level cloud solutions. This role involves overseeing the development team, collaborating with stakeholders, and ensuring the delivery of high-quality Salesforce solutions that meet client objectives.

Responsibilities

• Direct the Salesforce Development Team in designing and building custom Salesforce solutions, including work on Apex, VisualForce, Salesforce APIs, Lightning, and data migration.
• Supervise junior developers, ensuring adherence to best practices across all development activities.
• Partner with project managers, clients, and developers to shape project strategies, promoting seamless collaboration throughout development, testing, and deployment.
• Maintain a proactive and adaptable approach to address evolving project requirements and client objectives, continuously identifying new ways to achieve project goals.
• Engage directly with clients, managers, and end users to understand project objectives and technical requirements, including custom applications, user interfaces, and Salesforce integrations.
• Support the Support Team by addressing escalated issues, particularly those concerning custom applications, user permissions, security configurations, custom objects, and workflows.
• Lead solution design sessions and code reviews, championing Salesforce best practices, recommending alternative approaches, and creating architectural designs.
• Provide effort estimates for new projects and enhancements, develop, test, and address issues discovered during testing phases.
• Follow an iterative software development methodology, actively participating in all phases of the software development lifecycle and support.
• Actively engage in meetings with business and IT stakeholders, ensuring alignment and progress updates.
• Take ownership of deliverables, provide regular status updates, and meet quality standards within timelines.

Requirements

• Extensive knowledge of Salesforce products (Sales Cloud, Marketing Cloud, Partner Communities, B2B Commerce, Service Cloud).
• Strong expertise in data modeling, integration, security, and customization.
• Proficiency in Apex, VisualForce, Lightning, Java, and JavaScript.
• Experience with Object-Oriented Programming and Salesforce best practices.
• Experience with tools like Azure DevOps, DX, Tricentis Tosca, and Oracle SOA is a plus.
• Self-motivated, creative, and detail-oriented.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities with a focus on quality and accuracy.
• Proven ability to work effectively in a cross-functional environment with business users, project teams, and IT personnel.
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Experience in an Agile environment, with a strong customer service orientation.

Nice-to-haves

• Salesforce Technical Architect certification or similar preferred.

Benefits

• Hybrid work model available for candidates within commuting distance of Lisle, IL.