The Role
The Salesforce Solution Architect (SA) designs and manages Salesforce solution engineering. The SA is also in charge of leading the practice and introducing the overall technical vision for Salesforce. The SA leads the work with stakeholders, leadership and subject matter experts to build a holistic view of the Salesforce strategy and architectural roadmap and ensures that the business and IT are in alignment.
Role Responsibilities:
Not limited to...
Understanding existing Salesforce configuration and code to see how it supports the business process and policy.
Ensure development of application follows defined Salesforce CRM architecture and aligns with enterprise standards. Ensure it balances functional, quality, security and systems management requirements.
Own Release Management, Source Control, and Deployment concepts.
Responsible for Salesforce strategies and risks in relation to maintenance, data, integrations and security.
Accountable for the work done by all Salesforce developers, admins and testers.
Drive innovation within the Salesforce by creating and identifying re-usable components, tools, accelerators and App exchange solutions, driving the team's adoption of these accelerators.
Evaluate trade-offs with technology and feasibility and make choices that fit the constraints of the project
Communicate concepts, architectures, solution approach options and evaluations through effective diagrams, written materials and meetings with the goal to support all stakeholders understanding and decision making.
Recommend alternate approaches, define technical impacts, and provide high level sizing estimates.
Teaming up with business analysts to ensure Salesforce solutions meet the BD requirements.
Providing Salesforce training and knowledge sharing.
What BAE Systems are looking for, from you:
Extensive hand on knowledge, experience of Salesforce declarative programming techniques and administrative features.
Extensive hand on knowledge, experience of Salesforce coding language (APEX, Triggers, Batch Apex, LWC).
Experience in data modelling.
Experience in managing CI/CD process.
Extensive knowledge of Salesforce, Sales Cloud and sales processes.
Good understanding in Service Cloud is good to have.
Knowledge of intergrations, 3rd party integration tools, ETL with Salesforce is good to have.
Security Requirements: BPSS only
This role requires you to obtain a basic disclosure along with employment reference checks before starting.
The Umbrella rate quoted above is the Gross Umbrella rate (i.e. the rate we pay to the Umbrella Company inclusive of ALL employment costs). Please note, the rate paid by the Umbrella will be less, as will a Limited Deemed rate or Agency PAYE rate. Please get in touch to discuss the rates via these different payment vehicles
