Technical Architect-Salesforce

Stifel•New York, NY

About The Position

The Technical Architect-Salesforce designs and builds the technical architecture of Stifel’s Salesforce platform. The role analyzes technical issues and translates findings into technical designs and development specifications. It oversees platform development, including custom code, vendor package integration, and data integration, and contributes throughout design, integration, and maintenance while ensuring proper behaviors, patterns, standards, and Stifel coding practices are followed. The position develops customized solutions to support business requirements and business decisions, leads technical design sessions, and works with business stakeholders to define requirements and present solutions. It provides technical leadership to development teams, oversees programs and code reviews, guides developers, and supports integrations with other applications and systems. The role also manages technical scope and client expectations and contributes to analysis, design, development, testing, and production support.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Business, or a related field.
At least 6 years of experience administering or consulting with Salesforce.
3–5 years of experience with Salesforce implementation in the Financial Service vertical and Investment Banking.
Salesforce Certified Technical Architect (CTA).
Certified Platform Developer I (PDI) or equivalent experience.
Certified Platform Developer II (PDII) or equivalent experience.
Strong working knowledge of Salesforce out-of-the-box functionality, Apex, Lightning Components, Salesforce APIs, and SOQL.
Ability to acquire new technical expertise quickly within the Salesforce platform and related technologies, including client-side scripting libraries and ETL/ESB integration tools.
Solid understanding of developing mobile, hybrid, and/or native iOS/Android applications.
Ability to follow Agile development methodology and contribute to all phases of the software development lifecycle.
Experience with data migrations from third-party systems to Salesforce.
Experience designing or building Salesforce integrations with third-party applications.
Solid knowledge of B2B, B2C, and hybrid business model levers.
Solid understanding of Agile development methodologies and writing and consuming web services.
Excellent communication, analytical, and management skills.
Ability to multitask across multiple and potentially conflicting priorities in a fast-paced environment.
Proactive approach to problem resolution, with strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.
Experience with JavaScript libraries/frameworks such as Angular and jQuery, Salesforce Sales Cloud, Lightning, SOQL, and SQL.

Responsibilities

Develop Salesforce solutions using Apex, Lightning Components, LWC, Lightning Aura, Visualforce, AngularJS, React, AJAX, and other technologies to support business requirements.
Lead technical design sessions and prepare technical design documents.
Work directly with business stakeholders to define requirements and present solutions.
Set and promote best practices for integration and application development, deployment, testing, and iterative refinement.
Manage technical scope and client expectations.
Design and develop integrations between applications and other systems.
Provide expert hands-on assistance to developers with technical issues.
Oversee the development and implementation of programs.
Provide technical leadership and support to software development teams.
Communicate system requirements to software development teams.
Evaluate and select appropriate software or hardware and recommend integration methods.
Oversee assigned programs, conduct code reviews, and guide team members.
Contribute to phases of the software development lifecycle, including analysis, design, development, testing, and production support.
Ensure Stifel coding practices and appropriate technical behaviors, patterns, and standards are used in development projects.