Salesforce Application Architect

**Requirements**:
Qualifications and Certifications Required for Salesforce Developer Role:
To be considered for the Salesforce Developer position, you must have the following certifications:

- Salesforce Certified Administrator
- Salesforce Certified Platform App Builder
- Salesforce Platform Developer 1
- Salesforce Certified Sales Cloud
- Salesforce Certified Service Cloud
- Salesforce Certified Community Cloud (preferred)
- Certified Agile Practitioner (preferred)
- Salesforce Accredited Financial Services Cloud (preferred)
- Salesforce Certified Business Analyst (optional)

Experience Required:

- Full lifecycle software development experience with demonstrated achievements and progressive responsibilities
- Advanced experience with Salesforce configurations
- Strong background in CRM process design and implementation
- Understanding of how Salesforce fits into wider Enterprise Architecture
- Understanding of how Salesforce integrates with other systems, such as middleware like Mulesoft
- Experience with integrated packages such as AdobeSign, DocuSign, CTI, and Marketing Tools
- Support change control best practices, including management of multiple code/configuration streams, code/configuration merging, and promoting changes to production
- Configuration of Salesforce using flows
- Customization of Salesforce using Apex and Visualforce
- Data migration and integration using data transfer tools

Responsibilities of the Role:
As a Salesforce Developer, your responsibilities will include:

- Owning and managing engagements pertaining to all aspects of Salesforce Technology
- Managing and leading discovery and design workshops to identify client requirements
- Designing and/or reviewing Salesforce solutions to meet client requirements
- Owning and managing the estimation of engagements in discovery, pre-build, and in-build phases
- Managing the build of Salesforce programs using configuration
- Responsibility for managing quality and timeliness of all technical deliveries
- Ability to review and QA the Customization of Salesforce using Configuration, Apex, and LEX/Aura
- Managing the delivery of data migration and integration using data transfer/ETL tools
- Overseeing and/or leading End User Training and other user adoption activity
- Working in an agile culture and high-performance driven environment
- Identifying and maintaining key client and stakeholder relationships, including C-suite
- Recommending new features and improvements to optimize and increase use of the clients platform
- Leading the delivery of technical specifications and helping maintain overall documentation for the business
- Adhering to and promoting best practices and design guidelines

Commercial:

- Producing proposals and working with Salesforce to present proposals
- Reviewing proposals during the pre-sales process to ensure proposal accuracy
- Working with the commercial team to ensure a smooth handover into delivery processes
- Ability to work with engagement leadership to ensure accurate and achievable resourcing planning
- Ability to balance required engagement skills with commercial profitability

General:

- Maintaining certification in selected Salesforce products
- Maintaining and improving internal team skills, processes, and ways of working
- Managing, mentoring, and coaching other colleagues
- Participating in the PwC culture, practices, and teams

Desirable Skill Sets Include:

- Strong presentation and communication skills
- Strong aptitude; logical and analytical ability

Role Related Attributes:

- Facilitating discovery workshops
- Documentation of requirements
- Translation of client requirements into designs and solutions
- Management of design and requirement issues and change requests
- Gap analysis and capability mapping
- End User Training and other user adoption activities
- Developing project delivery roadmaps
- Reporting of delivery performance, risks, and issues

Independence Requirements to be Taken into Consideration:
Industry specialist knowledge in Financial Services (Banking, Insurance, or Wealth Management) is required