Salesforce Architect, New York (368)

We are seeking an experienced Salesforce Architect to join our newly created Service Consultant Sub-Practice and exclusively work with a mature and impactful long-term client in the financial services industry. This role requires a balance of independent work and teamwork, focusing on advancing the client's agenda. The ideal candidate will possess some understanding of the financial services sector, coupled with a proven track record of independent work and team collaboration. Join us to make a meaningful impact and contribute within our innovative team. 

What you’ll do:

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Architectural Leadership: 
• Help the lead architect to define and maintain the overall Salesforce architecture strategy, ensuring alignment with business goals. 
• Design of Salesforce solutions to support the lead architect 
• Provide expertise, oversight and guidance on all Salesforce projects and initiatives. 
Solution Design: 
• Collaborate with stakeholders to gather and analyze requirements, translating them into technical solutions. 
• Ensure best practices are followed in the design, development, and deployment of Salesforce solutions. 
Platform Management: 
• Oversee the administration and maintenance of the Salesforce platform, ensuring optimal performance and stability. 
• Manage platform upgrades and ensure compatibility with existing solutions. 
• Monitor system performance, resolve technical issues, and optimize the platform for scalability. 
Team Collaboration & Leadership: 
• Work closely with developers, administrators, and other IT teams to ensure cohesive and efficient development processes. 
• Mentor and provide technical guidance to junior team members and developers. 
• Foster a collaborative and innovative team environment. 
Stakeholder Engagement: 
• Engage with business leaders and stakeholders to understand their needs and provide technical solutions. 
• Present architectural solutions to stakeholders. 
Compliance & Security: 
• Ensure that Salesforce solutions comply with industry standards and bank's security policies. 
• Implement and enforce security best practices within the Salesforce platform. 
Continuous Improvement: 
• Stay current with industry trends and advancements in Salesforce and related technologies. 
• Identify opportunities for process improvements and recommend innovative solutions to enhance platform capabilities. 

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or software engineering 
• Prior work experience in the development of applications and software 
• Hands-on experience with scripting languages like MYSQL, JavaScript, Apex, Native, and VisualForce 
• Proficiency in the Salesforce CRM platform 
• In-depth experience with designing customer-facing interfaces 
• Fundamental object-oriented programming techniques (OOPs) 
• Basic knowledge of Java, C#, and .Net 
• Apex DML, Apex Triggers, Apex Testing, Batch Apex 
• Data management and modeling competence 
• Understanding of Salesforce Object Query Language (SOQL) and Salesforce Object Search Language (SOSL) 
• Experience in building and maintaining sites hosted on Force.com or Site.com 
• Expertise in Lightning Framework 
• APIs & Integrations 
• Basic understanding of the development and maintaining Customer communities. 
• Salesforce technical consultancy and system assessment 
• Solution design (architecting) and code review, including the considerations, limitations, and impact. 
• Implementation of batch classes to enable data migration without data loss and corruption. 
• Creation of user-friendly and visually appealing designs with custom styling to support dynamic versions of the components when setting up in Lightning App builder. 
• Building Lightning Components via Lightning App Builder to facilitate component development. 
• Database modeling, data sets deduplication, data querying from a custom object to a standard object, and performance of DML operations with consideration of governor limits. 
• Resolving code coverage issues and writing test classes. 
• Development of custom objects, custom reports, and dashboards for sales and marketing needs. 
• Creation of custom fields and validation rules for new and existing objects and custom functionality using custom controllers and custom extensions. 
• Maintenance of user roles, application-level security, system-level security, single Sign-on configuration, and customized security rules. 
• Design and development of Apex Classes, Controller Classes, extensions, and Apex Triggers across multiple objects and applications for various functional needs. 
• Integrating with third-party solutions that are