The Salesforce Cloud Technical Architect is a pre-sales customer-facing enterprise domain expert applying broad technical skills, with industry knowledge and deep business acumen, supporting sales teams in developing Salesforce value propositions that align to our customers’ business strategies on digital transformation and cloud adoption.
The Salesforce Cloud Technical Architect is a subject matter expert in one or more categories that may include: business strategy, application architecture, data & information, integration, security, cloud computing, artificial intelligence, distributed platforms, mobile, and analytics.
With a solid blend of technical and sales skills, the Salesforce Cloud Technical Architect uses a consultative approach to understand business and technical requirements.
The Salesforce Cloud Technical Architect determines which Salesforce and third party technologies to leverage in customer driven architectures, based upon product knowledge, industry experience, industry standard integration frameworks and Salesforce Architecture methodologies.
With a broad IT background including solution architecture, technical architecture, software/systems engineering, cloud computing, and governance, the Salesforce Cloud Technical Architect leads key discussions and considerations around change programs from both a business and technical perspective.
The Salesforce Cloud Technical Architect helps the TMT CMRCL sales teams develop specific, repeatable propositions and go to market strategies.
The Salesforce Cloud Technical Architect also participates in the delivery of solution best practices, reference architectures, educational sessions and industry summits to existing customers, partners and to internal audiences.

Requirements

Ability to understand business & IT department requirements, translate those business needs into a compelling solution, and present your recommendations to executive, technical, and business audiences.
Deep knowledge of enterprise software applications and their delivery
Some coding experience and a willingness to work with code (Apex, Node, Go, R, Java or C#, JavaScript, python, Ruby, etc.)
Database and data management fundamentals
Web and mobile application development and architecture
Application lifecycle management
Integration principles and tools
Enterprise data management tools and methods
Process orchestration
Principles of network, application, and information security
Strong oral, written, presentation, and interpersonal communication and relationship skills.
Strategic problem solver, thought leadership and comfort communicating with executive audiences.
Excellent time management skills and the ability to support multiple, concurrent projects.
Lifelong learner, inquisitive, practical, and passionate about technology and sharing knowledge.
Willing and able to travel domestically.
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, MIS, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Data Science, Management Information Systems, other STEM degrees or equivalent work experience.
Graduate study a plus.

Benefits

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Hard Skills & Tools

ApexNodeGoRJavaC#JavaScriptPythonRubydatabase management

Soft Skills

communication skillspresentation skillsinterpersonal skillsstrategic problem solvingthought leadershiptime managementconsultative approachrelationship buildinginquisitivepassionate about technology

Certifications

Bachelor’s degree in Computer ScienceBachelor’s degree in MISBachelor’s degree in Software EngineeringBachelor’s degree in Electrical EngineeringBachelor’s degree in Data ScienceBachelor’s degree in Management Information SystemsGraduate study