Senior or Lead Architect

About the role

TechBridge is seeking a seasoned Lead Architect who has expertise in leading all levels of technology consulting projects, including sales, requirements, design, development, delivery, and support both for client-facing and internal projects. The Lead Architect will possess a deep understanding of how software can be used to solve nonprofit business issues.

Core Competencies

• Proven ability to lead the identification and the technical approach to be used on customer projects and manage the system development process including the development of a strategic plan, systems analysis, technical design, configuration, testing, and acceptance of a system and/or application (includes the creation of all required documentation)
• Experienced in change management, understanding the system development lifecycle and project management
• Proven experience in data R&D or an associated development background
• Extensive agile (Scrum/XP) and traditional software delivery experience in global/offshore delivery models
• Designs software architecture of given domain
• Manages and enhances software/data architecture best practices, standards, patterns, and reference architectures to design for the given domain
• Led with the design and development of project and deployment roadmaps
• Performs specific analysis/design efforts as needed and constructs responses for consumption at senior stakeholder levels
• Experience in Information Technology (IT) delivery or architecture, including experience as a Data Modeller and/or Database Administrator, application design and programming
• Experienced in financial reporting, specifically the design of a reporting architecture that facilitates the creation, publication, and distribution of reports both on a regular basis and ad-hoc (beneficial)
• Able to demonstrate Leadership skills to manage ad-hoc analysis or design deep dive
• Provide fourth-level technical support, diagnosing, troubleshooting, and restoring systems to service

Responsibilities

• Lead pre-sales estimates
• Gather requirements from client interviews, meetings, whiteboarding & documentation analysis to provide oversight of the solution throughout the project; ensure clients can make educated decisions on recommended services/products for sign-off
• Process design (flow mapping & scenario design) & document business workflows and requirements
• Solution design including object model, security, reports, custom APEX requirements
• Identification/selection of products, apps, and/or third-party tools necessary for a solution
• Identify appropriate options to meet both financial constraints and business needs
• Solution implementation Salesforce.com configuration of data models, workflows/process builders/flows, security configuration of profiles/permission sets/sharing rules, and configuration of 3rd party AppExchange packages
• Manage developers and jr. consultants
• Analyze and evaluate customer requirements and change requests
• Acts as a strategic technology leader in orchestrating how technical solutions meet business needs and ensure a cohesive solution is created
• User Acceptance Testing, client training, and ongoing support
• Innovate, articulate, and able to work directly with a broad range of stakeholders
• Communicates plans effectively and provides consultative advice, counsel, education, and guidance up, down, and across all levels on existing and future technologies, capabilities, policies, regulations, and risks to include implications to the business
• Organizes appropriately and presents ideas, options, plans initiatives, roadmaps, business cases, and other pertinent information required by senior leadership to make effective decisions
• Works closely with the Community Impact team

Minimum Qualifications

• Minimum of 7 years experience with customization on the Salesforce Lightning platform, which should include: Lightning Components using the Lightning Design System framework, Apex, Apex data loader, and declarative platform tools. (Process Builder, Visual Workflow, Lightning App Builder, etc.)
• Ability to adapt to a dynamic work environment and be creative within a team
• Knowledge of Cloud Computing (SaaS, PaaS) and Salesforce, either through work with industry participants or consulting for the industry
• A minimum of 7 years experience with Salesforce.com APEX data loader.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent (minimum 10 years) of work experience
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills. Ability to build and sustain internal and external relationships and to articulate and communicate with influence
• Strong written and presentation skills; ability to have a highly technical conversation with IT teams as well as simplify complex topics to non-technical audiences
• Excellent organization and time management
• Ability to manage multiple project timelines and meeting schedules
• Strong self-management and self-direction to manage a portfolio of projects and customers
• Experience managing employees
• An understanding of the concept of embedding simplicity in everything
• Experience with project billing, invoicing, and accounting

Job Benefits

• Full-time, remote work position
• Full benefits offered medical, dental, and vision insurance, plus 401k matching
• Generous time off, vacation, and Holiday policies

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