Solution Architect (Salesforce)

ZipRecruiter; Stirling; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A major telecommunications company seeks a Salesforce Solutions Architect in Stirling. The successful candidate will work on the Salesforce platform, driving tailored solutions and best practices. Extensive experience with Salesforce, particularly in Digital Commerce and a flexible hybrid working model are essential. The role offers competitive perks including private healthcare and technology subscriptions.

Benefits

Private healthcare

Discounted mobile and broadband

Pension package

Exclusive rates for Sky products

Qualifications

• Extensive experience with Salesforce Digital Commerce platform.
• Experience in design and development across the Salesforce platform.
• Good knowledge of industry CPQ offerings and external APIs.

Responsibilities

• Partner with product owners to deliver tailored solutions across Salesforce.
• Drive adoption of best practices and support Salesforce Technical Designers.
• Perform technical analysis and support implementation of changes to Salesforce.

Job description

Overview

We believe in better. And we make it happen. Better content. Better products. And better careers. Working in Tech, Product or Data at Sky is about building the next and the new. From broadband to broadcast, streaming to mobile, SkyQ to Sky Glass, we never stand still. We optimise and innovate. We turn big ideas into the products, content and services millions of people love. And we do it all right here at Sky.

Are you a motivated Salesforce Solutions Architect who is passionate about Cloud and application architecture? Do you have expert knowledge of Salesforce products and are you looking to get involved at the onset of a new platform and have the chance to really make an impact?

What you\'ll do

• Partner with product owners and solutions architecture to deliver tailored solutions across the Salesforce Ecosystem to support and realise business requirements (Sales, Service, Communications, Experience and Marketing Clouds).
• Drive adoption of best practices and support a community of Salesforce Technical Designers across a wide range of initiatives to support business growth, adoption and exploitation of the Salesforce platform.
• Employ robust engineering principles and practices across the design, development and delivery of changes to the Salesforce platform, working across Communities of Practice to foster continuous improvement and define best practices.
• Perform technical analysis, design and support implementation of changes to Salesforce platform, leveraging OOTB capabilities and customization when necessary.
• Contribute to improvement of DevOps processes, Ways of Working and tools including scrum, user support, platform security, quality, version control and CI/CD.
• Work with domain and cross-functional agile teams to support and enhance features in CPQ, EPC, CLM and OM to support Salesforce application offerings in iterative release cycles.
• Manage and train a team of Salesforce developers and architects to build solutions using Visualforce, Lightning, APEX, APIs, and Comms Cloud components including OmniScripts, Data Raptors, Omnistudio Cards, Omnistudio Product Designer, Omnistudio Pricing Designer and Integration Procedures.

What you\'ll bring

• Extensive and in-depth experience of the Salesforce Digital Commerce platform and business processes including Comms Cloud (Vlocity, CPQ, EPC, OM, CLM), Sales, Service, Experience and Marketing Clouds, ideally in a Communications environment.
• Experience in design and development across the Salesforce platform including OmniScripts, Data Raptors, Omnistudio (Cards, Product Designer, Pricing Designer), Digital Commerce (including Cart based APIs), Lightning Web Components, Apex, Triggers, SOQL/SOSL, Flows, Integration Procedures, Orchestration Plans and Event Driven integrations with external systems using SOAP, REST, BULK, Platform events and Streaming APIs.
• Experience of Salesforce core and Comms Cloud performance considerations and knowledge/techniques to avoid performance degradation.
• Good knowledge of industry CPQ offerings such as Assetization, Product lifecycle management, Digital Commerce/Cart based APIs and external APIs.
• Experience in building complex, scalable and high-performance software systems, including object modelling and OO design patterns. Knowledge of TOGAF principals would be advantageous.
• Experience with Version Control Systems and Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery CI/CD workflows (GitLab CI/CD, Jenkins) using Vlocity Build tool (CLI) or Vlocity IDX tool and SFDX. Knowledge of SonarQube or other static code analysis tools and ELK or Splunk for log analysis would be beneficial.

Team overview

UK&I Technology. Ground-breaking projects. Innovative tech. Top innovation. You’ll work across technology projects that drive our TV, broadband, mobile and Sky Connect services, delivering technology roadmaps that support our UK and Ireland businesses with a focus on customer innovations for Sky Glass.

The rewards

There are perks when you join Sky, including Sky Q, Sky Glass at an exclusive rate, a generous pension package, private healthcare, discounted mobile and broadband, and Sky VIP rewards and experiences.

How you\'ll work / Your office space

We’ve embraced hybrid working and split our time between unique office spaces and the convenience of working from home. Our Livingston office details: Livingston Watermark House, near Livingston South train station, onsite parking, subsidised canteen, onsite gym, and leisure facilities.

We\'d love to hear from you

Inventive, forward-thinking minds come together to work in Tech, Product and Data at Sky. If you believe in better, we’ll back you all the way.

Note: If your application is successful, we’ll ask you to complete a criminal record check. Depending on the role and any convictions, we may withdraw the offer.