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:
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 already installed and running on the client's systems.
- Salesforce Certified AppBuilder.
- Salesforce Certified Platform Developer, JavaScript Developer
- Additional certifications in ITIL or other relevant frameworks are a plus.
- Knowledge of Agile methodologies and experience working in Agile development environments.
- Familiarity with DevOps practices and tools.
Lab49 is a specialist strategy, design, and technology consulting company dedicated to the financial services industry. We were founded in 2002 to fill a need in the Financial Technology marketplace for high-end execution and reliable delivery of technology projects. We have office hubs in Midtown Manhattan, Washington DC, London, Budapest, New Delhi and Sydney.
Our Hybrid Work Model At Lab49, we embrace a hybrid work model, offering you the flexibility to work from the office or remotely. We expect our Lab49ers to average 2-3 days per week in person and this could be at our midtown office in NYC or at a client site. We believe that both the flexibility and in person connection to each other and our clients build a collaborative culture and the opportunity to accelerate growth and innovation. Lab49/ION is committed to maintaining a supportive and inclusive environment for people with diverse backgrounds and experiences. We respect the varied identities, abilities, cultures, and traditions of the individuals who comprise our organization and recognize the value that different backgrounds and points of view bring to our business.
Lab49/ION adheres to an equal employment opportunity policy that prohibits discriminatory practices or harassment against applicants or employees based on any legally impermissible factor.