Senior Manager : Salesforce Architecture

wePlace; Pretoria; On-site; ZAR 700 000 - 900 000; Full time

Job summary

A technology solutions provider in Pretoria is seeking an experienced professional to oversee the Salesforce platform's long-term vision. The role requires a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Engineering and Salesforce certification, along with 7+ years of experience in Salesforce development and project management. Responsibilities include collaborating on application lifecycles, developing software, and implementing strategic roadmaps. This position offers competitive remuneration and growth opportunities.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of related Salesforce experience.
• Project implementation management and documentation experience.
• Experience with continuous deployment technologies.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate in the application lifecycle with stakeholders.
• Drive the long‑term technical vision and roadmap for Salesforce.
• Develop software adhering to project plans, deadlines, and coding standards.

Skills

Apex

Sales Cloud

Service Cloud

Declarative customizations

Lightning Components

Data Loader

Marketing Cloud

Sales Engagement

eCommerce integrations

Salesforce development toolkit

Education

Bachelors degree in Computer Science or Engineering

Salesforce Architect Certification

Job description

Analysis and Planning 20%

• Collaborate in the application lifecycle (planning, design, development, deployment, maintenance) collaborating with stakeholders for requirements.
• Continuously research and evaluate new technologies to optimize development efficiency.
• Plan and design well-structured, reusable application architecture.
• Implement and develop according to best practices to ensure high‑quality, maintainable systems.
• Participate in project planning by providing estimates, contributing to requirement documentation, and assisting with work‑breakdown structures.
• Participate in user story creation, estimation, and work plan development, ensuring clear communication of requirements.
• Effectively prioritize and manage dependencies to ensure timely completion, and switch contexts effectively when the need arises.
• Collaborate effectively with development teams to solve problems, make recommendations, and discuss best practices.
• Proactively identify and mitigate code‑related risks, adapting as needed.
• Track tasks and progress within JIRA.

Architecture & Infrastructure Product Ownership 25%

• Develop, own, and drive the long‑term technical vision and strategic roadmap for the Salesforce platform, aligning it with overall business and IT objectives.
• Collaborate with top leadership to develop and execute on system design roadmaps to support the company’s strategic objectives.
• Serve as the ultimate design authority for all Salesforce‑related projects, ensuring solutions are built for scalability, performance, security, and maintainability.
• Evaluate and recommend new Salesforce features, AppExchange products, and integrated technologies to drive business innovation and efficiency.
• Ensure best practices are adopted for architecture implementation together with the overall system architecture in the greater IT landscape.

Development and Testing 40%

• Develop software adhering to project plans, deadlines, and coding standards.
• Develop and maintain high‑quality, maintainable systems using efficient and reusable code according to best practices.
• Use version control effectively and according to best practices, as well as backing up other work according to company standards.
• Prepare and maintain testing environments, including examples and instructions.
• Conduct initial testing and assist in developing testing plans.
• Implement and maintain automated tests and component libraries according to team practices.
• Analyze systems to identify root causes of issues within a system, develop workarounds, and implement permanent fixes.
• Deliver thoroughly tested and performance benchmarked work that meets functional requirements before deployment.
• Deploy changes to the production environment following established procedures.
• Implement and maintain DevOps processes, including CI/CD pipelines and Infrastructure as Code as applicable to the team.
• Maintain up‑to‑date and accurate code and system‑level documentation.

Contribution to the Team 10%

• Take ownership of projects.
• Actively participate in peer code reviews, discuss best practices, and contribute innovative ideas to projects.
• Collaborate with the team to solve problems and ensure successful project delivery – on time and as spec'd.
• Contribute to the development of fellow team members through knowledge sharing and promoting best practices.

QMS 5%

• Deliver high‑quality products that meet specifications, user requirements, best practices, deadlines, and regulatory compliance (e.g., FDA, CE, ISO).
• Apply knowledge of the Quality Management System guidelines and its relevant processes to ensure quality and SOC2 compliance in medical device‑ and other software.
• Ensure all testing adheres to defined specifications.
• Contribute to safeguarding information and data in accordance with company policies.
• Keep all supporting documents up to date.

Role Requirements

Minimum education (essential) :

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science or Engineering (or similar)
• Salesforce Architect Certification (System, Application or Technical

Minimum applicable experience (years) :

• 7+ years of related Salesforce experience

Required nature of experience :

• Project implementation management
• Documentation
• Use sound engineering practices to build a solid product while iterating quickly
• Experience with continuous deployment technologies and utilising pipelines for development into Salesforce
• Experience with the Salesforce development toolkit
• Experience developing Apex classes, triggers, VisualForce pages, Lightning components, and web services leveraging the Salesforce REST and SOAP APIs
• Small to medium sized project experience in Salesforce

Skills and Knowledge (essential) :

• On platform declarative customizations, Lightning Components, Apex, Data Loader, Workbench
• Sales Cloud
• Service Cloud
• Sales Engagement (High Velocity Sales)
• Marketing Cloud
• Marketing Cloud Intelligence (Datorama)
• Salesforce OMS
• Service Cloud Voice
• Salesforce Connect
• ECI (Einstein Conversational Insights)
• eCommerce integrations

This job description is not a definitive or exhaustive list of responsibilities and is subject to change depending on changing business requirements. Employees will be consulted on any changes. Employees performance will be reviewed based on the agreed upon objectives.

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