Remote Salesforce Technical Architect

Summary

The job description is for a Salesforce Technical Architect position at Pierce Washington, a tech company specializing in quote-to-cash process automation. The role involves serving as a strategic advisor to clients and guiding them on emerging technologies that drive business value. The candidate should have 5+ years of enterprise architecture or consulting experience, with a specialization in Salesforce Revenue Cloud or CPQ.

Requirements

• 5+ years enterprise architecture or consulting experience
• Specialization in Salesforce Revenue Cloud or CPQ or some form of Configure/Price/Quote background (Apttus, Steelbrick. etc)
• High understanding of the technical integration of Salesforce into SAP, or other similar ERP systems
• Strong application design skills combined with strong data, integration, and security architecture skills
• Strong presentation skills. Able to effectively present and defend a point of view to a variety of audiences
• Detail-oriented individual with the ability to rapidly learn and take advantage of new concepts, business models, and technologies
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal. Able to effectively develop materials that are appropriate for the audience
• A great listener with the ability to communicate with people in diverse roles
• Proven ability to analyze, design, and optimize business processes via technology and integration
• Possess the ability to code and direct others on best practice with APEX, JavaScript and LWC
• Resourceful and innovative thinker who can work through and solve problems

Responsibilities

• Serve as a trusted advisor to the client
• Guide customers and colleagues in rationalizing and deploying emerging technologies that drive increased business value
• Work collaboratively and have very strong communications skills, especially in teaching complex concepts, and creative, prescriptive thinking
• Identify and proactively manage risk areas and commit to seeing an issue through to complete resolution
• Manage customer expectations; negotiate solutions to complex problems with both the customer and third-party partners
• Review and correct project/program direction, approach, and key artifacts to keep programs on track and solutions extendable and maintainable going forward
• Work closely with Delivery Managers, Solution Architects, and directly with clients to architect technology solutions to meet client needs
• Contribute to a program vision while advising and articulating program/project strategies on enabling integrations of SAP into the Salesforce Platform
• Develop current-state and future-state architectural diagrams and define technical and functional requirements for integration interfaces

Preferred Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent relevant experience required
• Ability to convey and convince customers of best practices at various levels within a large organization
• Application design and development background
• Travel may be required and varies depending on the client requirements
• Strong Enterprise Architecture background would be favorable
• Relevant Salesforce experience is desired
• Highly beneficial to have any Salesforce product certifications prior to joining: Salesforce Certified Administrator, Salesforce Certified Advanced Administrator, Platform Developer 1, Platform Developer 2, etc

Benefits

• Competitive compensation package
• Health, vision, dental, life & disability insurance
• Flexible, collaborative work environment with a commitment to work life balance
• Work anywhere, with full remote and hybrid options depending on location
• Learn and challenge yourself in a fast-paced, growing tech company