Salesforce Solutions Architect

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POSITION INFO:

The Salesforce Architect will help lead the Salesforce platform team, focusing on architecture and best practices. This role requires expertise in integration patterns, security, monitoring, and LMS (Learning Management Systems). The architect will be responsible for running Financial Services Cloud (FSC) on Salesforce and Ancena platforms. The ideal candidate will possess a broader knowledge of Salesforce, with a background in software engineering, integration, and a generalist approach to architecture. The emphasis is on experience and capability rather than specific certifications, although familiarity with the Salesforce Well-Architected Framework is valued. Additionally, proficiency in data architecture, security, best practices, monitoring, alerting, integration, DevOps, deployment processes, and data integration (especially metadata-driven) is essential.

Responsibilities:

1. Salesforce Platform Team Creation:

   • Lead the establishment of a Salesforce platform team, focusing on architecture and best practices.

2. Architecture and Integration:

   • Design and implement integration patterns for Salesforce solutions.
   • Ensure adherence to security best practices and implement monitoring and alerting mechanisms.
   • Oversee the implementation of Learning Management Systems (LMS) on Salesforce.
   • Run Financial Services Cloud (FSC) on Salesforce and Ancena platforms.

3. Broad Salesforce Knowledge:

   • Provide a broader perspective on Salesforce architecture and its components.
   • Integrate various components into Salesforce solutions, leveraging software engineering and integration backgrounds.

4. Data Architecture and Integration:

   • Develop data architecture strategies, including metadata-driven approaches.
   • Utilize AWS for data integration (advantageous), as well as Kafka for asynchronous data processing.
   • Implement compound APIs and understand Salesforce limitations thoroughly.

5. DevOps and Deployment Processes:

   • Implement DevOps practices and streamline deployment processes.
   • Ensure adherence to best practices in data architecture, Salesforce Well-Architected Framework, and integration.

Requirements:

• Solution Architecture Experience (8+ Years) in security, best practices, monitoring, alerting, integration, DevOps, deployment processes, and data architecture.
• Strong familiarity with the Salesforce Well-Architected Framework.
• Minimum 2-3 years of experience on Salesforce platforms.
• Expertise in data integration, especially metadata-driven approaches.
• Advantageous experience with AWS, Kafka, and synchronous/asynchronous integration patterns.
• Proficiency in compound APIs and understanding of Salesforce limitations.

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