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Salesforce Solution Architect

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Accenture

17d ago

  • Job
    Full-time
    Senior & Expert Level
  • Software Engineering
    IT & Cybersecurity
  • Pretoria

AI generated summary

  • You need 2+ years in Salesforce customizations, technical architecture, and data migrations, plus 5+ years in full lifecycle tech implementation. Bachelor’s or equivalent experience is required.
  • You will design solutions, provide technical leadership, manage projects, mentor team members, support sales efforts, and enhance practice development across multiple initiatives.

Requirements

  • A minimum of 2 years of experience developing Salesforce customizations (Apex/VF), integrations, and developing and executing data migrations.
  • A minimum of 2 years of experience creating the technical architecture for complex Salesforce implementations.
  • A minimum of 5 years of experience in technology implementation for full lifecycle enterprise software projects.
  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent (minimum 12 years) work experience. (If associate degree, must have minimum 6 years work experience)

Responsibilities

  • Solution Design & Architecture: Collaborate with functional teams to determine the best implementation approach on the Salesforce platform, making strategic decisions about declarative vs. programmatic solutions and AppExchange usage.
  • Technical Leadership & Escalation Point: Serve as a technical escalation point, bringing deep expertise in Salesforce platform, security, integration, and data migration.
  • Comprehensive Solution Development: Design and implement end-to-end solutions, including components that extend beyond the Salesforce platform to ensure seamless integration across systems.
  • Project Management & Multi-Project Oversight: Play the Technical Architect role on multiple projects simultaneously, typically part-time across more than one project.
  • People Management: Conduct regular one-on-one meetings with team members, provide mentorship, perform annual reviews, and support their professional growth.
  • Sales Support: Collaborate with the sales team to scope, solution, and estimate new sales opportunities, assist in creating Statements of Work (SOW), and support business development.
  • Practice Development: Mentor junior team members, contribute to expanding overall practice capabilities, and assume leadership roles to drive practice development.

FAQs

What is the role of a Salesforce Solution Architect in your company?

The Salesforce Solution Architect is responsible for designing technical architecture solutions, managing the development lifecycle, ensuring security and scalability, and providing technical leadership and mentorship to the team.

What are the key responsibilities of this position?

Key responsibilities include solution design and architecture, serving as a technical escalation point, comprehensive solution development, project management, people management, sales support, and practice development.

What qualifications are required for this position?

A minimum of 2 years of experience developing Salesforce customizations, 2 years of experience creating technical architecture for complex Salesforce implementations, and 5 years of experience in technology implementation for full lifecycle enterprise software projects are required.

Is prior experience with Apex and Visualforce necessary?

Yes, a minimum of 2 years of experience developing Salesforce customizations using Apex and Visualforce is required.

How does the company support team members’ professional growth?

The company supports professional growth through regular one-on-one meetings, mentorship opportunities, and conducting annual reviews to guide the career development of team members.

Will I be involved in sales support activities?

Yes, you will collaborate with the sales team to scope, solution, and estimate new sales opportunities as well as assist in creating Statements of Work (SOW).

What is the expected experience level for this position?

Candidates should have a minimum of 12 years of work experience or a Bachelor's degree along with the specified years of experience in Salesforce and technology implementation.

Does this role involve managing multiple projects at once?

Yes, you will play the Technical Architect role on multiple projects simultaneously, typically being part-time on various projects.

Is experience in data migrations required for this role?

Yes, a minimum of 2 years of experience in developing and executing data migrations is required for this position.

What is the company's approach to practice development?

The company encourages team members to mentor junior staff, expand overall practice capabilities, and assume leadership roles to drive practice development.

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10,001+
Employees
1989
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Mission & Purpose

Accenture is a global professional services company with leading capabilities in digital, cloud, and security. Combining unmatched experience and specialized skills across more than 40 industries, we offer Strategy and Consulting, Technology and Operations Services, and Accenture Song—all powered by the world’s largest network of Advanced Technology and Intelligent Operations centers. Our people deliver on the promise of technology and human ingenuity every day, serving clients in more than 120 countries. We embrace the power of change to create value and shared success for our clients, people, shareholders, partners, and communities.

Culture & Values

  • Client Value Creation

    Enabling clients to become high-performance businesses and creating long-term relationships by being responsive and relevant and by consistently delivering value.

  • One Global Network

    Leveraging the power of global insight, relationships, collaboration and learning to deliver exceptional service to clients wherever they do business

  • Respect for the Individual

    Valuing diversity and unique contributions, fostering a trusting, open and inclusive environment and treating each person in a manner that reflects Accenture’s values.

  • Best People

    Attracting, developing and retaining the best talent for our business, challenging our people, demonstrating a “can-do” attitude and fostering a collaborative and mutually supportive environment.

  • Integrity

    Being ethically unyielding and honest and inspiring trust by saying what we mean, matching our behaviors to our words and taking responsibility for our actions.

  • Stewardship

    Fulfilling our obligation of building a better, stronger and more durable company for future generations, protecting the Accenture brand, meeting our commitments to stakeholders, acting with an owner mentality, developing our people and helping improve communities and the global environment.

Benefits

  • Medical coverage

    Employees have a choice of national plans (PPO, EPO, HDHP) covering a wide range of medical services and prescription drugs.

  • Parental leave

    16 weeks paid maternity leave for birth parents. 8 weeks paid time off for other parents

  • Flexible work arrangements

    Flexible work arrangements help employees achieve work/life balance while also meeting Accenture’s business needs.

  • Paid time off

    PTO encompasses traditional vacation time along with paid sick leave; days vary based on level and tenure from 17 to 27 per year.

  • Holidays

    We provide 8 paid standard holidays and 2 culture days (for any days you choose), in addition to the PTO program.

  • Life Insurance

    Accenture provides you with a basic level of coverage and you can purchase more coverage for yourself and your family.