Solutions Architect- Salesforce

Company Introduction:

At GAF, we cover more than buildings. We cover each other. No matter what role, tenure, or track, under this roof you are empowered to be there for your teammates, your customers, and especially your community. Under this roof, we don’t back down from hard work– we support one another in pursuit of something bigger. We define the future while leading the present. And under this roof, we own our opportunities. Becoming the market leader only happens when everyone feels they have the opportunity, and the support, to thrive. We are GAF. And under this roof, we protect what matters most.

Job Summary:

As a Salesforce Solution Architect, you will play a pivotal role in architecting, designing, and developing comprehensive Salesforce solutions that align with business requirements and contribute to the overall success of a given Salesforce portfolio. You will collaborate with key stakeholders, including project managers, business analysts, and product managers, to create solutions that adhere to architecture principles, leverage common solutions and services, and deliver tangible business value.

Essential Duties: 

• Transform business requirements into scalable and manageable solutions and design specifications, formulating detailed work breakdown structures and related task-level information for incorporation into project schedules

• Craft comprehensive solution architectures that meet business requirements, optimize performance and ensure scalability. Lead Salesforce developers in the delivery of custom solutions that follow GAF standard SDLC process

• Evaluate and select technology solutions, assess various technology options, identify POC and select the most appropriate solutions for specific business needs

• Oversee Solution Implementation of designed solutions, ensuring adherence to architectural principles and quality standards

• Provide technical expertise and guidance, share technical expertise and guidance with development teams, foster collaboration, and ensure project success

• Monitor and optimize solution performance, continuously monitor the performance of implemented solutions, identifying areas for improvement and optimizing resource utilization

• Champion Innovation and continuous improvement, advocate for innovation and continuous improvement, propose new technologies and strategies to enhance solutions and meet evolving business needs

Under This Roof, We Require 

• Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems or other related field

• 7+ years of experience in Salesforce Architecture with hands-on experience

• 10+ years of industry experience providing technical solutions development for enterprise software or hosted high-tech services using Front end stack and cloud technologies

• Exceptional communication skills, capable of conveying complex concepts to non-technical stakeholders

• Strong hands-on experience with APEX, Lightning, Salesforce App exchange products, CRMA, Einstein Analytics, API models, Tableau and Platforms, data distribution strategies, Enterprise Service Bus, and web standards

• Advanced integration experience with industry-standard Salesforce integration products

• Good knowledge of analytics, business intelligence, and artificial intelligence platforms

• Understanding of cloud computing and data integration in a hybrid cloud environment. Advanced data integration experience with industry-standard integration products

• Strong experience with GCP or Azure services offerings

• Professional Salesforce certifications or similar are advantageous

Under This Roof, We also value 

• Excellent verbal and written communication and problem-solving skills

• Good ability to define multiple solution options to business problems

• Excellent ability to work on multiple projects concurrently

• Strong ability to understand the long-term ("big picture") and short-term perspectives of situations

How We Protect What Matters Most:1. We offer a wide range of health insurance options that include medical, dental, and vision for you and your family. 2. Our Family-Building benefits support the many different journeys to fertility and parenthood. 3. Our robust 401K plan includes an employer match contribution with your pre-tax and/or Roth contributions. 4. Other exciting programs and perks are available to help employees achieve work-life balance, including (but not limited to) a wellness program, free financial coaching, a referral program, and product rebates when purchased for an employee’s primary residence. 5. Professional growth and development are very important to us! We offer internal training programs and courses, as well as a generous tuition reimbursement program. 6. We put diversity and inclusion into action with our Employee Resource Groups, which unite employees based on common perspectives, identities, demographic factors, or out of a desire to be an ally.

GAF complies with federal, state, and local disability laws and makes reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities. If a reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact HR Services at 833-HR-XPERT.

We believe our employees are our greatest resource. We offer competitive salary, benefits, 401k, and vacation packages for all full time permanent positions. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and GAF, Standard Logistics, SGI, and Siplast are proud to be affirmative action employers. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, or Veteran status. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know. If applying for positions in the U.S., must be eligible to work in the U.S. without need for employer sponsored visa (work permit).