Senior Salesforce System Architect

Network Recruitment • Other • Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa • $300 - $400 / year • 2d ago

A cutting edge financial institution is looking for a Senior Salesforce System Architect to join the Salesforce Development Team based in Johannesburg. Please note that this is not a sales role. You will be required to work extensively on a CRM platform called Salesforce. The successful applicant will need to have experience in software development (C# and Apex).

Qualifications:

Matric / Grade 12
Relevant IT Degree or equivalent relevant experience required
Salesforce certifications

Experience Required:

8+ years CRM experience with a minimum of 6 years on the Salesforce platform
Understanding of the Salesforce product suite, including sales, service, community, marketing, and community clouds
Understanding of systems architecture and ability to craft scalable performance-driven solutions
Understanding key design patterns and large data volume limitations and standard methodologies
Understanding data sharing and visible considerations and how these play into platform architecture
Familiarity with platform authentication patterns (SAML, SSO, OAuth)
Knowledge of data integration tools and experience integrating Salesforce with different business systems (FSC, ETL, marketing automation, and reporting etc.)
Solid understanding of environment management, release management, code versioning standard processes, and deployment methodologies
Experience with platform security capabilities (TLS, SSL)
Experience defining the system architecture landscape, identifying gaps between current and desired end-states, and delivering a comprehensive solution
Enterprise Banking Facilities (EBF) when compiling technical specifications
Infrastructure Architecture (IA) when compiling technical specifications
IT risk when compiling technical specifications
Development teams via technical specification hand-over processes
All other departments within Systems Development Team
Business development (electronic delivery channels)
Solid background in design/development of large web-based systems, or complete software product lifecycle exposure
Active Salesforce certifications

Methodologies and Languages Used:

Agile
Object-oriented development
Web API & RESTful web services
System design patterns (MVC, Serverless compute)
Unified modelling language
Relational & NoSQL database design
Cloud architecture & platforms (Azure, AWS)
Container platforms (Docker, Kubernetes)
Back-End Technologies:
- C#, Java or Node.js
Architecture & Development:
- Experience & knowledge of UML diagrams
- Proven practical experience with Salesforce application development (hands-on code)
Front-End Technologies:
- HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript Frameworks

Essential Experience Required:

Experience in designing and developing software components and having a very strong service oriented architecture and integration background
Experience in Salesforce (SFDC) CRM with end to end implementation experience
Salesforce.com integration experience, including between different business systems as well as working with integration tools
Proficiency in programming using Salesforce SFDC, Force.com, Java, JavaScript, and XML and their use in the development of CRM solutions
Strong experience with configuration, customization, programming with APEX APIs, APEX Triggers, and implementing new instances of Salesforce.com from scratch
Strong practical deployment knowledge of VisualForce, Flex, Salesforce configurations, Apex classes, APEX Web services, API, AppExchange deployment, and Salesforce.com s-controls
Ability to define the system landscape, to identify gaps between current and desired end-states and deliver a CRM solution
Additional Salesforce.com experience includes workflow alerts and actions, and approval workflow
Programming experience with the following languages: J2EE, HTML XML, SQL
IT systems development processes (SDLC)
Application, web & mobile development
Systems analysis and design
UML
Testing practices

Additional Skills Required:

Research & development – prototyping experience
Internet of Things (IoT)
Artificial intelligence
Virtual assistants
Unified communication

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