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Salesforce Solution Architect
Key Responsibilities
As an Industry Success Architect, you will specialize in multiple Industry Clouds with primary, secondary, and tertiary areas of expertise. You will:
- Drive Customer Impact - Partner with our most strategic and high-priority customers, assessing their Industry Cloud implementations and delivering expert recommendations on technical architecture, solution design, application lifecycle management, reliability, and feature adoption.
- Communicate with Clarity - Simplify complex technical concepts for diverse audiences, from technical teams to executive leadership, positioning yourself as a trusted advisor in key business and technology discussions.
- Innovate & Solve Problems - Identify capability gaps and design inefficiencies, recommending product enhancements or creative custom solutions that drive customer success and long-term adoption.
- Execute Proven Strategies - Leverage and tailor Success Architect playbooks to meet the unique challenges and opportunities of your Industry Cloud customers.
- Build Strong Relationships - Collaborate with internal and external partners, fostering connections that drive customer success, product improvement, and overall business growth.
Basic Requirements
- Solution Design & Architecture
- 10+ years of experience in developing technology solutions.
- 5+ years of experience in software, system, or enterprise architecture with experience in Salesforce CPQ or Revenue Cloud domain.
- Expertise in Salesforce products, platform capabilities, technical governance, and best practices.
- Experience with large-scale, complex implementations, including SaaS, PaaS, multi-tenancy, and multi-tiered infrastructure.
- Strong knowledge of enterprise application integration, covering process orchestration, master data management, AI, analytics, and security best practices.
- Communication & Leadership
- Ability to assess business objectives, propose solution options, and drive stakeholder alignment.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to present complex technical concepts to both business and executive audiences.
- Skilled in creating clear, visually compelling design documents for diverse stakeholders.
- Proven ability to lead discussions, influence decision-making, and advocate for best practices.
- Strategic Thinking & Problem Solving
- Ability to identify design inefficiencies, recommend optimizations, and drive customer transformation.
- Provide data-driven insights on customer success stories and industry trends.
- Passion for continuous learning and staying ahead of emerging technologies.
Desired Technical Skills
- Secure & Scalable Architecture: Expertise in role hierarchy, sharing rules, profiles, permission sets, and security configurations. Proven ability to design scalable, high-performance architectures aligned with Salesforce best practices, including Large Data Volume (LDV) considerations.
- Salesforce Development: Hands-on experience with APEX programming, JavaScript, Visualforce, and Lightning Web Components (LWC). Familiarity with governor limits and best practices for efficient code execution.
- Data Management & Integration: Proficient in designing and managing data models, validation rules, and data governance best practices. Experience with data import/export, ETL tools, and integrating Salesforce with external systems via REST/SOAP APIs and middleware (e.g., MuleSoft).
- System Integration & Extensibility: Strong understanding of integrating Salesforce with other enterprise systems using APIs, middleware, and event-driven architectures. Experience working with OAuth, Platform Events, External Objects, and tools like Salesforce Connect.
- OmniStudio Knowledge: Experience with OmniStudio components is required.
- DevOps (Core + Industry): Strong understanding of software development and delivery process, assessing architecture environments and requirements in order to implement management solutions.
Certifications
- Required: Salesforce Admin, Platform Developer 1 and JavaScript Developer
- Highly Desired: Certified Architect Credentials (Application and System Architect), Platform App Builder, Salesforce Advanced Admin and an Accredited Professional credential in at least one Industry Cloud specialization (e.g., Financial Services Cloud, He
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