Salesforces Solution Architect

COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS ASIA PACIFIC PTE. LTD.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology service provider in Singapore seeks a Lead Salesforce Architect responsible for building and mentoring a Salesforce team and implementing Salesforce solutions that adhere to best practices. The role demands extensive Salesforce experience and strong management skills, ensuring quality delivery and synergies across projects. Candidates must possess relevant Salesforce certifications and expertise in delivering complex solutions. This position offers a dynamic and challenging environment where strategic and operational improvements are expected.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in managing Salesforce delivery engagements.
• Deep knowledge across the Salesforce.com platform.
• Multiple end-to-end Salesforce implementations experience.

Responsibilities

• Manage Salesforce delivery teams including BAs, Tech Leads, and Developers.
• Liaise between teams to ensure project synergies.
• Take accountability of delivery on time and with quality.

Skills

Salesforce.com expertise

Project management

Agile methodologies

Problem-solving

Communication skills

Education

Platform Developer I certification

Salesforce Application Architect certification

Project Management certification

Tools

SFDC (Salesforce.com)

Job description

Job Summary

The Lead Salesforce Architect role will be responsible for building and mentorship of a multi-skilled Salesforce team as well as design and implementing Salesforce solutions for our customers that follow best practices in both IT and Salesforce projects.

Responsibilities

• Manage robust teams of Salesforce.com delivery team members, including BAs, Tech Leads, Architects, Developers & QA
• Perform project and program management activities, including project financials.
• Liaise and manage collaboration between horizontals to bring in synergies and ensure successful delivery
• Take accountability of delivery of work packages to customer facing project teams, ensuring packages are delivered on time and with quality
• Ensure for all projects, each Apex method developed has an equivalent test method with at least one valid unit test (using an assertion)
• Ensure total test coverage within QA and higher environments is at least 85%
• Ensure all code is peer-reviewed against Cognizant development standards prior to deployment to QA
• Maintain and publish Salesforce development standards to broader technical teams on a quarterly basis
• Ensure developers are incorporating code review feedback prior to deployment to QA. Enforce the practice with regular training & project audits.
• Ensure version control has been correctly set up at the beginning of the project
• Ensure all developers are using version control as the source of truth for development
• Be an active part of the COE, owing technical & solution reviews for all projects on a regular basis
• Reporting to internal senior management or Leadership teams on the overall engagement (across different dimensions like delivery, bid management, staffing, financials etc.
• Ability to understand pain areas of business and present workable solutions
• Acts as the escalation point when issues arise and understand what to do and who to work with to resolve them.
• Ability to stay focused in a fast-paced, high-energy, challenging environment where there are multiple competing priorities on a daily basis.
• Work closely with business analysts, architects, developers, testers and a variety of IT and business stakeholders.
• Keeping up to date with Salesforce releases and new functionality.
• Adhere to company and project standards and guidelines.
• Accurate time management and reporting of own work.
• Quality, on time delivery of agreed deliverables.
• Ability to work on multiple applications/ projects/ BAU enhancement simultaneously and must have a “can do” attitude.
• Grow the maturity of our practice by leading internal initiatives to further develop methodology, tooling, and skillsets. This includes owning our Architect & CTA Academy, enable CICD & version control for all projects
• Define & enable development plan for TL’s to make them into strong TA’s
• Help drive bootcamp for developers and enforce best practices in all our developers

Requirements

• Extensive years of experience in handling large delivery engagements with a strong experience in managing SFDC programs
• Deep knowledge and expertise across the Salesforce.com platform (Sales Cloud, Service Cloud, etc.), including experience delivering complex SFDC solutions
• Has delivered multiple full end-to-end Salesforce.com implementations/projects, especially including highly integrated/complex ecosystems. Understands how to deliver capabilities on Salesforce AppExchange products
• Strong program management and problem-solving skills
• Should have excellent presentation and written communications skills
• Strong Exposure to SDLC and Agile methodologies
• Exceptionally strong in scope management
• Has ownership for key projects’ timelines, deliverables, budget and metrics
• Proven ability to efficiently manage a portfolio and drive operational improvementsShould be flexible in time and attitude
• Works independently to manage the whole program and respective stakeholders/ and projects
• Hands on experience with setting up branching strategy, version control & CICD

Qualifications

• Platform Developer I (mandatory)
• Platform Developer II (desirable)
• Salesforce Application Architect (mandatory)
• Salesforce System Architect (desirable)
• Integration Architecture certified (desirable)
• TOGAF Certified (desirable)
• Project Management or Delivery focused certification (mandatory)