Salesforce Platform Architect (CoE) 1

Celestica Inc.; New Hampshire (OH); Hybrid; USD 80,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player seeks a Senior Specialist in IT Solutions to lead the Salesforce Centre of Excellence. This exciting remote role involves managing Salesforce administration, developing custom solutions, and collaborating with teams to ensure seamless platform operation. You will leverage your extensive Salesforce experience to guide best practices and drive innovation. Join a company renowned for its commitment to customer-centric solutions across various sectors, and make a significant impact on the future of technology and service delivery. If you are a proactive leader with a passion for Salesforce, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of Salesforce experience in administration and development.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills are essential.

Responsibilities

• Lead establishment of Salesforce Centre of Excellence and manage user roles.
• Develop and maintain Salesforce solutions, ensuring alignment with business strategy.

Skills

Salesforce Administration

Salesforce Development

Problem-Solving

Communication Skills

Team Leadership

Analytical Skills

Project Management

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Equivalent Combination of Education and Experience

Tools

Salesforce Lightning

Apex

Visualforce

SOQL

Process Builder

Flow Builder

Lightning App Builder

Job description

Date: Jan 9, 2025

Location: Remote Employee US, NH, US

Functional Area: Information Technology (ITM)
Career Stream: IT Solutions (SOLN)
Role: Senior Specialist (SSP)
Job Title: Senior Specialist, IT Solutions
Job Code: SSP-ITM-SOLN
Job Level: Band 9
Direct/Indirect Indicator: Indirect

Summary

Detailed Description

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Lead the establishment of the Salesforce Centre of Excellence (CoE)
• Perform user setup and maintain user roles, security, and profiles in Salesforce Lightning
• Monitor and report on issues, system configuration, and maintenance processes
• Create and maintain reports and dashboards according to user and project requirements
• Create custom objects, fields, workflow and validation rules, list views, and page layouts according to user requirements
• Create declarative flows and screen flows for end-user needs
• Assist in the creation of organization-wide protocols for proper use of Salesforce
• Work with internal/external team(s) to maintain integrations with on-site and cloud-based platforms
• Maintain system security including sharing rules, role hierarchies, and field-level security
• Ensure that all Salesforce changes implemented follow Celestica internal processes
• Develop and maintain the Salesforce platform roadmap, ensuring alignment with business strategy and priorities
• Establish and enforce Salesforce development standards and best practices
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders and external vendors to ensure seamless platform operation and integrations
• Stay abreast of Salesforce releases and emerging technologies and work with vendors to troubleshoot and apply new features, upgrades, and patches
• Design, implement, and manage Salesforce solutions, including customizations, integrations, and data migrations once the initial deployment is completed by an external SI
• Salesforce Architect, Salesforce Developer, or Salesforce Administrator certification would be considered an asset
• Experience in establishing and leading a Salesforce Centre of Excellence is highly desirable
• Deep understanding of Salesforce architecture, security model, and development tools (Apex, Visualforce, SOQL, Lightning Components)
• Proficiency in declarative automation tools (Process Builder, Flow Builder, Lightning App Builder)
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Experience in leading and mentoring technical teams
• Strong ability to build consensus and foster collaboration
• Proactive and results-oriented mindset

Physical Demands

• Duties of this position are performed in a normal office environment
• Duties may require extended periods of sitting and sustained visual concentration on a computer monitor or on numbers and other detailed data. Repetitive manual movements (e.g., data entry, using a computer mouse, using a calculator, etc.) are frequently required

Typical Experience

• 5+ years of Salesforce experience, with a proven track record in platform administration, development, and solution design

Typical Education

Bachelor's Degree or consideration of an equivalent combination of education and experience

Notes

This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities of the position. Employees are held accountable for all duties of the job. Job duties and the % of time identified for any function are subject to change at any time

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran

This job is a remote position, with travel as necessary. We are open to considering candidates close to any of our US locations in Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Minnesota, Texas, Arizona, Oregon, or California as well as locations near major airports such as the Northeast, Southeast, Midwest, and Pacific Coast

COMPANY OVERVIEW:
Celestica (NYSE, TSX: CLS) enables the world’s best brands. Through our recognized customer-centric approach, we partner with leading companies in Aerospace and Defense, Communications, Enterprise, HealthTech, Industrial, Capital Equipment, and Energy to deliver solutions for their most complex challenges. As a leader in design, manufacturing, hardware platform, and supply chain solutions, Celestica brings global expertise and insight at every stage of product development – from drawing board to full-scale production and after-market services for products from advanced medical devices to highly engineered aviation systems to next-generation hardware platform solutions for the Cloud. Headquartered in Toronto, with talented teams spanning 40+ locations in 13 countries across the Americas, Europe, and Asia, we imagine, develop, and deliver a better future with our customers.

Celestica would like to thank all applicants; however, only qualified applicants will be contacted. Celestica does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruitment agencies or fee-based recruitment services.