This is an exciting and challenging opportunity for a Solutions Architect to join our central Global Commercial Platforms function
Working within dentsu Practices and Primary Markets, the primary focus will be to provide the discipline of solution architecture for the Salesforce platform, including the delivery of technical designs and working with integration & technical teams to implement functionality to cost, quality, and schedule
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Develop solutions within the Salesforce platform to support critical business functions and meet project objectives, business requirements, and company goals
Ensure the Salesforce technical design aligns to overall enterprise architecture, Salesforce best practices and scalability
Hands on design, development, test, implementation and training of robust Salesforce solutions and related services
Provide expert knowledge in systems integration, able to identify the appropriate integration technology and patterns to be applied for end-to-end solutions, where needed, across multiple platforms
Collaborate cross-functionally with other departments such as Marketing, Product Development, Operations, IT and Security to drive the strategic architecture and roadmap
Communicate effectively with all levels of the organization, including management and C-level executives
Provide guidance to developers and other architects ensuring that best architecture principles and practices for technical design are followed
Recommending best practice approaches that challenge the status quo and ensure that all component parts fit together and realise the value of the salesforce platform
Working with and providing knowledge transfer of new developments to the Development Lead
Drive issue management and the management of risks, including identification, assessment, and prioritisation
Maintain detailed architecture and design documentation
REQUIREMENTS:
6+ years of direct experience with developing, configuring, and implementing successful Salesforce project implementations and at least 3 years of experience as a Salesforce Architect/Technical lead
Experience of designing and implementing solutions on Sales Cloud, Pardot, Experience Cloud, and CPQ
Data Migration experience
Hold Salesforce Application Architect certification
(Certified System Architect is a big plus)
Strong understanding of APIs and integration architecture
Familiar with integration solutions such as Mulesoft, Snaplogic, Dell Boomi, or others
Expert knowledge of, and experience with, various IT application development methodologies (e
g
, Agile, Waterfall and blended models), and software engineering concepts
Self-starter with initiative, who demonstrates great pro-activeness, the ability to both lead and work within a team, and to manage up, down and across the organisation
Attention to detail and complex problem solving
Good interpersonal and communications skills
Experience working remotely and asynchronously with team members across different countries and time zones