Cognizant Technology Solutions is currently seeking a highly skilled Salesforce Technical Architect who will be responsible to translate business requirements into well architected solutions that best leverage the Salesforce platform.

Are you ready to be a change-maker? At Cognizant, we believe those who challenge the way they work today will lead the way tomorrow!

Responsibilities:

* Develop comprehensive configuration designs and architectural documentation to support the successful implementation of projects and processes.

* Identify and recommend Salesforce.com based solutions, integration points and related implementation architecture for business usage improvements, scalability and performance

* Ensure the technical design aligns to the overall enterprise architecture and scales with it in the future.

* Lead technical design sessions; architect and document technical solutions aligned with Viasat business objectives; identify gaps between current and desired end states

* Define/document technical best practices for use by the CRM team

* Work closely with CRM team members to provide high level and detailed architecture design documents

* Engage in code reviews and ensure adherence to best practices.

* Evaluate possible application performance bottle necks at early stages of the implementation & recommend solutions to fix.

* Identify any application/code security issues & recommend solutions to fix.

Required Skills/Qualifications:

* 15 years of experience in Salesforce platform, Sales Cloud. Service Cloud, Salesforce partner Management implementations for large enterprise clients

* 6 years Salesforce development/Hands on experience with Salesforce.com

* Have a broad range of technical knowledge and solution strategy expertise in order to advise on the best technical solution for stakeholder requirements

* Must have experience in designing and implementing the configurable AppExchange Managed package products

* Must have experience in designing and implementing the configurable AppExchange Managed package products

* Expert level understanding of the Salesforce product suite, including Sales, Service, Marketing, and Community Clouds

* Strong knowledge and experience of Salesforce development and configuration.

* Strong Communication skills required to work with Customer Executive team & Drive Solutions.

* Strong expertise in various design patterns is a must.

* Good understanding of salesforce API's.

* Understanding of systems architecture and ability to design scalable performance-driven solutions

* Understanding of key design patterns and large data volume limitations and best practices

* Understanding of data sharing and visibility considerations and how to use it in platform architecture

* Extensive experience using UML to document technical architectures.

* Familiarity with platform authentication patterns (SAML, SSO, OAuth).

* Knowledge of data integration tools and experience integrating Salesforce with different business systems (ETL, CPQ, marketing automation, reporting, etc.).

* Strong understanding of environment management, release management, code versioning best practices, and deployment methodologies.

Preferred Skills/Qualification:

* Salesforce Architect Certification is an add-on.

Our strength is built on our ability to work together. Our diverse backgrounds offer different perspectives and new ways of thinking. It encourages lively discussions, inspires thought leadership, and helps us build better solutions for our clients. We want someone who thrives in this setting and is inspired to craft meaningful solutions through true collaboration.

If you are comfortable with ambiguity, excited by change, and excel through autonomy, we'd love to hear from you.

Salary and Other Compensation:

The annual salary for this position is between $180,000 to $200,000 depending on experience and other qualifications of the successful candidate.

This position is also eligible for Cognizant's discretionary annual incentive program, based on performance and subject to the terms of Cognizant's applicable plans.

Benefits: Cognizant offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements:

• Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance
• Paid holidays plus Paid Time Off
• 401(k) plan and contributions
• Long-term/Short-term Disability
• Paid Parental Leave
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Disclaimer: The salary, other compensation, and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. Cognizant reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable law.

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• Cognizant is one of the top 2 GSIs and is a trusted leader in designing, implementing, and driving transformational experiences using Salesforce solutions.
• We have 9800 Salesforce-skilled people globally.
• Ranked #3 in total number of certifications with an overall 4.77/5 rating in the Salesforce ecosystem
• 2400 projects for 800 clients, many of which are Fortune 500 companies
• Powered by our world-class global delivery, our unique partnership is based on our shared obsession with helping our clients create groundbreaking experiences
• Cognizant's Salesforce services span Consulting and advisory services, design, implementation, and continuous value improvement.
• 7 Innovation Partner Awards (Industry and market awards and rated the no.1 in 2 Industry Segments