As a Senior Technical Architect, you will be serving as a strategic advisor and Salesforce product and platform expert to the company s largest, most complex enterprise customers.

Here are some salient responsibilities the role entails -

Serve as a trusted advisor to the client
Identify and lead internal strategic initiatives to grow the consulting practice; serving as an active contributor to the community s overall knowledge base and expertise
Guide customers and colleagues in rationalising and deploying emerging technologies that drive increased business value
Work collaboratively and having very strong communications skills, especially in teaching complex concepts, and creative, prescriptive thinking
Identify and proactively manage risk areas and commit to seeing an issue through to complete resolution
Manage customer expectations; negotiate solutions to complex problems with both the customer and third-party partners
Review and correct project/program direction, approach, and key artefacts to keep programs on track and solutions extendable and maintainable going forward
Work closely with Delivery Managers, Solution Architects, and directly with clients to architect technology solutions to meet client needs
Contribute to a program vision while advising and articulating program/project strategies on enabling technologies including the Salesforce Platform
Lead the technical architecture team for an enterprise-level customer engagement
From time-to-time, the TA may be expected to partake in other pre-sales activities such as discovery and technical deep-dive sessions, Proof-Of-Concept (POC) development with prospects
Liaise with Salesforce product teams to support client implementations
Expected to participate in pre-sales activities such as discovery and technical deep-dive sessions, Proof-Of-Concept (POC) development with prospects
Travels to client sites for projects, estimated 50-75%

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

12+ years enterprise architecture or consulting experience
Strong application design skills combined with strong data, integration, and security architecture skills
Strong presentation skills. Able to effectively present and defend a point of view to a variety of audiences
Detail-oriented individual with the ability to rapidly learn and take advantage of new concepts, business models, and technologies
Strong communication skills, both written and verbal. Able to effectively develop materials that are appropriate for the audience
A great listener with the ability to communicate with people in diverse roles
Proven ability to analyse, design, and optimise business processes via technology and integration
Resourceful and innovative thinker who can work through and solve problems

Required Qualities:

TRUST: Trusts the company s core values; shows integrity, transparency, and reliability
TEAM PLAYER: Proficient at collaboration and working with members of a team
COMMUNICATOR: Speaks and writes with clarity, brevity, and purpose; explains the area of expertise clearly and confidently to others; influences and engages C-Level with authority and confidence

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

Bachelor s degree (or its foreign degree equivalent) in Computer Science, Engineering (any field), or a related quantitative discipline. Equivalent demonstrable work experience in lieu of a degree will be considered
Application, System Architect, CTA Certifications (Optional) or ability to clear the certifications on hire
Ability to convey and convince customers of best practices at various levels within a large organisation
Application design and development background

Preferred Qualities:

LEADERSHIP: Self-aware; proficient at building strong relationships
THOUGHT LEADER: Strong point of view and executive presence. Confident, but not arrogant, a great storyteller

Senior Salesforce Technical Architect