Salesforce Architect

First Command Financial Services, Inc.; Fort Worth (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

First Command Financial Services, Inc. is seeking a Salesforce Architect to design solutions and guide teams in technical implementations. This role requires extensive Salesforce knowledge and leadership experience, mentoring teams, and supporting agile practices.

Ideal candidates will possess a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, multiple Salesforce Architect certifications, and at least 5 years of Salesforce experience. Responsibilities include collaborating with various stakeholders and leading Salesforce governance initiatives.

Qualifications

• Required - Minimum of 2 Salesforce Architect Certifications.
• 5+ years of Salesforce experience.
• 2-3 years in a leadership role.

Responsibilities

• Collaborates with Enterprise Architecture on Salesforce alignment.
• Translates business needs into a technical vision.
• Leads Salesforce Governance and design standards.
• Builds proofs-of-concept (POCs).
• Mentors agile teams on Salesforce best practices.

Skills

Salesforce experience

Leadership

Technical problem solving

Mentorship

Agile methodologies

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or equivalent

Tools

Salesforce Sales Cloud

Salesforce Service Cloud

Salesforce Experience Cloud

Lightning Web Components

Apex Code

Apex Triggers

SOQL

Salesforce DX

REST and SOAP services

Visio or comparable drawing tool

Job description

Overview

The Salesforce Architect will design solutions and/or guide the agile teams to design technical solutions, including data and process integrations, considering large data volumes and data privacy needs. This role will also identify the optimal solution for a business requirement and recommend using clicks, code, or a combination of both depending on the business use case. As highly experienced problem solvers, architects are often the final escalation point for any production issues. Salesforce Architects are self-motivated individuals who have strong time management skills which facilitate working on special interest initiatives.

What will the employee do in this role?

• Collaborates with Enterprise Architecture to ensure alignment with the Salesforce Platform and First Command’s technical strategy
• Works with System Architects, Technical Managers, and Product Managers to translate business needs to a technical vision that teams of low code and/or pro-code builders can execute
• Ability to tailor communications to multiple audiences across all levels
• Leads Salesforce Governance, Standards, and other development focused initiatives which establishes and champions Salesforce coding, testing, design standards/best practices
• Owns the architecture and design across all Salesforce Cloud platforms
• Builds and maintains system and architectural documentation
• Build proofs-of-concept (POCs) that teams can further iterate upon
• Support agile teams of their day-to-day work items
• Engage and work alongside Product Managers in support of their roadmaps
• Makes recommendations for technical and procedural improvements
• Perform peer reviews and sign-off for other team member’s work to ensure adherence of defined standards
• Learn about First Command business processes by engaging business partners
• Mentors all employees across all agile teams in Salesforce best practices and standards
• Serve as Salesforce escalation point for other team members on technical issues
• Leads troubleshooting processes to determine root cause analysis

What skills & qualifications do you need?

Education

• Required - Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or equivalent
• Required - Minimum of 2 Salesforce Architect Certifications

Work Experience

• 5+ years Salesforce experience
• 2-3 years of experience in leadership role (Team Lead, etc…)

Certifications

• Required - Extensive experience Salesforce Sales Cloud
• Required - Experience with Salesforce Service Cloud
• Required - Experience with Salesforce Experience Cloud
• Required - Solid knowledge of Lightning Web Components
• Required - Solid knowledge of Apex Code / Web Services
• Required - Solid knowledge of Apex Triggers
• Required - Solid knowledge of SOQL
• Required - Solid knowledge of Salesforce DX
• Required - Experience with REST and SOAP services
• Required - Visio or comparable drawing tool
• Required - Ability to work alongside others and be a team player
• Required - Ability to lead a team’s efforts and direction
• Required - Stays up to date with latest Salesforce programming trends, techniques, and technologies
• Preferred - Experience with Financial Services Cloud
• Preferred - Experience with Salesforce Marketing Cloud