Salesforce Technical Architect

As a Steampunk Salesforce Technical Architect, you will be responsible for crafting and executing innovative solutions that push the boundaries of what is possible using the Salesforce platform. Our Architect’s welcome the challenge of blending declarative and programmatic development leveraging lightning components, apex, triggers, flows, approval processes, and validation rules. You will oversee the development of solutions, leading code reviews, developing project and platform standards, and providing constructive feedback to your team. Steampunk Architects aren’t afraid of getting their hands dirty with configuration and development and are integral parts to delivering cutting-edge solutions to our clients.

Contributions

Embrace and promote a culture of continuous learning and development by leading internal upcoming release briefings, contributing to internal technology solution reviews, and supporting the creation of a common component library

Design, develop, test and deploy high quality Salesforce solutions utilizing SFDC best practices while balancing the unique needs of our clients

Foster a culture of continuous improvement and innovation within your teams

Support business customers closely with support and remediation for bugs

Implement O&M plans for existing solutions, including development of new features and functionality based on the product backlog

Collaborate with fellow architects to creatively solve client problems across the business, and design solutions that can be repurposed across business units

Identify and develop reusable assets and accelerators based on recurring client themes

Communicate project status and blockers to client stakeholders, and engage fellow architects as needed to maintain project velocity

Implement AppExchange and other non-native platforms to extend base Salesforce functionality

Maintain Salesforce credentials and stay current on the latest technologies within the Salesforce eco-system to communicate trends and future needs to clients as well as leadership

Develop solutions which adhere to Salesforce platform limits and performance best practices

Collaborate with business analysts and technical developers to bridge the gap between functional requirements and product delivery

Build meaningful relationships with clients to enable the delivery of innovative and high-quality Salesforce solutions

Qualifications

Required:

U.S. Citizen

Bachelor’s degree and at least 5 years of experience

Eligible to obtain and maintain and government security clearance

Proficiency with declarative Salesforce development, including but not limited to objects, flows, process builders, lightning app builder, approval processes, and communities

Proven knowledge and practical application of Salesforce development, including but not limited to apex, lightning components, force.com APIs and web services

Demonstrate sharp, analytical, problem solving, and decision-making skills

Demonstrate self-motivation and the ability to grasp concepts quickly

Functional knowledge of Salesforce data structure and understanding of how to leverage the tool to meet complex process and reporting requirements

Ability to work across multiple projects/priorities while maintaining sound development practices to ensure the quality delivery of enterprise solutions

Preferred Skills:

Knowledge and experience with Agile and DevSecOps methodologies

Experience with MuleSoft and Einstein Analytics

Experience with GitLab, GitHub, Jenkins, SonarQube, Checkmarx

Unique combination of being business-minded and highly analytical while also having a strong and deep technical background in Salesforce.com

Able and willing to work independently and in a fast-paced environment with tight deadlines, with minimal supervision

Excellent interpersonal skills, as well as excellent communication skills, verbal and written to both technical and non-technical audiences that are in a geographically dispersed environment (conference calls, Teams, face-to-face)

Take initiative to recommend process improvements and demonstrate creative thinking

Preferred Certifications:

Salesforce Certified System Architect

Salesforce Certified Application Architect

Salesforce Certified Platform Developer I

Salesforce Certified App Builder

About

steampunk

Steampunk is a Change Agent in the Federal contracting industry, bringing new thinking to clients in the Homeland, Federal Civilian, Health and DoD sectors. Through our Human-Centered delivery methodology, we are fundamentally changing the expectations our Federal clients have for true shared accountability in solving their toughest mission challenges. As an employee owned company, we focus on investing in our employees to enable them to do the greatest work of their careers – and rewarding them for outstanding contributions to our growth. If you want to learn more about our story, visit

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Steampunk participates in the E-Verify program.