Salesforce Solutions Architect Lead

The Solutions Architect Lead is a member of the architecture team and maintains the architecture (and related artifacts) for a related set of applications and systems, which together comprise a program. The Solutions Architect is responsible for leading collaboration with Business and IT Stakeholders throughout the organization in order to design solution architectures that deliver the required business capabilities while being aligned to business and technology strategies.

This position translates business capabilities/requirements into specific business, application, information, and technology architectures to deliver business value. The incumbent will need to build relationships with key business and technology stakeholders across the enterprise; be highly collaborative; drive communication to the business, architecture, and software delivery teams; and apply analytical and problem-solving skills to help identify and solve systems problems.

An effective Solutions Architect will have a broad range of technical knowledge and will deliver solution architectures across multiple projects, as well as consultative technical leadership across the organization, from strategic decision making to project planning to architectural governance and oversight. This position will work closely with others to grow their base of knowledge, but also share their knowledge with the business and IT teams via collaborative meetings, documentation, and formal presentations.

Essential FunctionsStrategy & Planning

• Provide strategic, technical and operational expertise in support of business and technology transformational activities.
• Contribute to technology strategy and planning; conduct research on emerging technologies in support of systems development efforts; recommend introduction of technologies, new features, or other non-functional requirements for implementation that will increase cost effectiveness and systems flexibility.
• Develop and foster relationships with the divisional and business unit subject matter experts.
• Confer with stakeholders to define business requirements for complex systems development – from both functional and non-functional perspectives (i.e. concept of operations, performance, test, cost, schedule, training, support and disposal).
• Promote synergies and reuse within and across projects and programs in order to maximize rapid yet responsible delivery of business value.
• Work with Technical Domain and Enterprise Architects to develop comprehensive solutions architecture.
• Communicate the Solution Architectures to business, architecture, and development teams through deliverables, presentations, training and other appropriate means and forums.
• Support system development teams in implementing reference architectures and standards.
• Collaborate with SOA CoE/Integration Competency Center to facilitate design of Services and Integrations to realize reliable business value.