Technical Architect – Salesforce Industries (South Africa)

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Salesforce are currently seeking candidates for their open Technical Architect – Salesforce Industries (South Africa) position in null, null through Go Job Search. Are you an experienced candidate looking to take up a Technical Architect – Salesforce Industries (South Africa) role such as with an industry leading company like Salesforce?

To get the best candidate experience, please consider applying for a maximum of 3 roles within 12 months to ensure you are not duplicating efforts.Job CategoryCustomer Success GroupJob DetailsSalesforce Professional Services focuses on delivering strategic engagements that define transformational opportunities and articulate clear plans for execution of change programs. We rely on our team’s expertise and specialisms to engage with executive-level customers to agree on specific business goals and actions to ignite the full value of Salesforce. Our approach considers people, process, and technology — and a successful engagement includes recommendations to the business for change to support deeper, more relevant use of the Salesforce platform.Salesforce Industries brings the most complete and innovative suite of industry-focused, customer-centric & omnichannel solutions. These industry-specific capabilities as out-of-the-box products with 3 fundamental layers:An extensive data modelA complete set of business processes and integrations.A full range of omnichannel experiences and apps (including sales, marketing, service, enterprise product catalog, CPQ, contract management, order management and commerce solutions).Are you passionate about Customer Success and would you like to work at the forefront of Digital Innovation at one of the most exciting CRM company?Role DescriptionOur team collaborates with our Customers and Partners during the project lifecycle to share their extensive knowledge of the platform and product suite, as well Industry-specific products. Combined with their experience in technical architecture, enterprise integration, and business solution implementation, they directly drive towards the best possible solutions. They paint a solution vision, architect the system and provide guidance during the implementation. Based on seniority they are involved in the building of solutions (configuration and coding) and/or leading diverse teams of resources in delivery or in strategic aspects:Technical Architects are highly effective interacting across technical and business resources from the developer level through mid-management and above and are therefore a trusted advisor for business and technology collaborators. Finally, with experience in software delivery cycles based on agile methodologies the architect supports and is in close alignment with project management activities.Your Impact Through our extended onboarding program of formal certifications, internal training, knowledge transfer, hands on experience and closely working with other Technical Architects you will become a Salesforce Industries Authority at the forefront of our Architecture offerings, delivering outstanding customer success.To be successful in the role you:Ensure scalable and standard methodology solutions to meet and exceed customer needsGuide the evaluation of business and technical requirementsBuild relationships with key collaborators and team membersAct as lead architect for the overall engagement by coordinating and aligning work of multiple architects on the teamAlign with project and engagement managers to support planning and implementation in close collaboration with the customerReview and guide project vision and direction, implementation approach and key artefactsDirect early solution evaluation, including proactive management of issues and effective engagement with executives, the account team, engineering, and product managementWhere required, hands-on application configuration to meet customer needsDirect and mentor diverse teams, such as customers, partners, and colleagues in technical delivery aspects, as well as non-technical topics such as communication strategies or executive influenceFuel our internal growth by identifying, leading or contributing to internal initiatives, such as innovations, building up a strategic brand, and nurturing teammates’ skills by sharing knowledge.Where required, support pre-sales activities to position Salesforce ServicesContribute to broader goals by becoming a citizen philanthropist and give back to our communities by joining or leading volunteering activitiesBasic RequirementsHands-on technical consulting and solution implementation experience for a major software domain (e.g. CRM, ERP, HR) as well as coding experience in object oriented languagesAbility to analyze, design, and optimize business processes via technology and integrationExperience in delivering drafting and delivering technical Architecture documents and High level designExperience in guiding customers and project members in rationalizing and deploying emerging technology for business use casesWork independently and as part of a distributed team and a willingness to take ownership of problemsRapidly learn new technologies as well as strong presentation, communication and facilitation skillsProficiency in English languageAvailable to travel regionally and occasionally internationally depending on customer needsPreferred RequirementsPrior experience in Telco and Media industry would be advantageousA detailed understanding of Web Services, Data Modeling, and Enterprise application integration concepts, including experience with enterprise integration tools (ESBs and/or ETL tools and/or Java and/or API tools), and common integration design patterns with enterprise systems (e.g. CMS, ERP, HRIS, DWH/DM)Ability to build and maintain key relationships with C-level / mid level and key decision makersExperience as a Senior Architect and/or CTO in a mid to large sized organization with leadership driving an organizational transformation in a matrixed organizationExperience of defining and delivering enterprise applications on the Salesforce Platform including coded solutionsDegree PreferredAccommodationsIf you require assistance due to a disability applying for open positions please submit a request via this .Posting StatementAt Salesforce we believe that the business of business is to improve the state of our world. 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