EL1 Salesforce Solution Architect

  • Australia
  • Melbourne
  • Contract
  • AU$160.00 - AU$185.00 per hour

Our client is a federal government organisation with offices throughout Australia. Due to growth, they are seeking an EL1 Salesforce Solution Architect to join their team Richmond, Victoria.

  • 12-month initial contract plus 12-month extension
  • Hybrid with 3 days per week onsite
  • Federal government role – Australian citizenship required

We are seeking highly skilled and energetic Salesforce Solution Architect to join Technology Services Division (TSD) at our client. This exciting opportunity will have you working as part of a dynamic and passionate team committed to delivering a better service.

Key duties and responsibilities

  • Define Salesforce technical requirements, design and review Salesforce solutions “inside the box (within Salesforce and its immediate integrations)” and recommend improvements via Key Design Decision packs
  • Participate to TSD technical forums (such as Design Authority Forum and Architecture Review Board) and present the solution for review and endorsement
  • Ensure development of application follows defined Salesforce CRM architecture, product road map and best practices
  • Groom and refine Salesforce product backlog, in liaison with TSD Business Architects, Product Owners, Functional Consultants, Release Train Engineer and Developers
  • Approve configuration and coded items to be deployed between environments
  • Provide guidance and support to the development and testing teams
  • Provide guidance on user story to Functional Consultants and development teams
  • Ensure success and acceptance criteria are defined for each story
  • Describe and illustrate designs with appropriate justifications
  • Ensure documentation of the steps for testing
  • Groom and refine the Salesforce product backlog, in liaison with Salesforce SMEs
  • Supervise the configuration, quality assurance, testing, and deployment of Salesforce
  • Participate in squad ceremonies such as sprint planning, stand up and sprint review

To apply you will need the following skills and experience:

Essential criteria:

1. At least 3 to 5 years’ experience in a leading role in delivering Salesforce projects with Salesforce and Vlocity certification
2. Strong practical deployment knowledge of Salesforce and Vlocity configurations
3. Ability to demonstrate wide range of architectural knowledge across various salesforce clouds and industry solutions to support business requirements with strong practical deployment knowledge of Salesforce and Vlocity configurations
4. Ability to perform hands-on prototyping and proof of concepts for business to provide early feedback on proposed solutions
5. Strong analytical skills, with the ability to observe trends with excellent written and verbal communication skills
6. Excellent relationship-building skills and ability to liaise with stakeholders at all levels and articulate solutions

Desirable criteria
1. Exposure to Vlocity insurance industry solution including design and hands-on experience
2. Salesforce and Vlocity certified: Salesforce Solution Architect certification preferred
3. A pro-active personality, with a can-do attitude
4. Comfortable with new ways of thinking about accessibility and enthusiastic about accessible design & development will be highly regarded.

APPLY:
Submit your resume or contact Shelley at shelley.harrison@talentinternational.com or call 0418 572 482 for further information. Shortlisted will be contacted and applicants will be required to provide one page pitch to address all criteria specified (this is equal to 5000 characters).

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