Stifel strives for a culture that puts its clients and associates first: a culture where everyone belongs, everyone is welcome, and everyone contributes to the success of our clients, their careers, and the firm as a whole.
Let’s talk about how you can find your place here at Stifel, where success meets success.
What You'll Be DoingThe Technical Architect-Salesforce is responsible for the design and build of the technical architecture of the Salesforce platform. This role level will require a structured analysis of technical issues, translating this analysis into technical designs and development specifications. The Technical Architect-Salesforce oversees development within the platform, whether custom code, vendor package integration, or data integration. The Technical Architect-Salesforce will assist in all phases of the development process, including design, integration, and maintenance, while observing proper behaviors, patterns, and standards. This position will ensure that Stifel's coding practices are used in all development projects.
What We're Looking For- Responsible for developing in Apex, Lightning Components, LWC, Lightning Aura, Visualforce, AngularJS, React, AJAX, and other technologies to build customized solutions that support business requirements and drive key business decisions.
- Lead technical design sessions and write technical design documents.
- Work directly with business stakeholders to define requirements and present solutions.
- Demonstrate technical leadership, setting best practices, including integration and application development, deployment, testing (unit and systems), and iterative refinement.
- Manage technical scope and client expectations.
- Design and develop integrations between applications and other systems as may be required.
- Provide hands-on expert-level assistance to developers for technical issues.
- Overseeing the development and implementation of programs.
- Providing technical leadership and support to software development teams.
- Communicate system requirements to software development teams.
- Evaluate and select appropriate software or hardware and suggest integration methods.
- Oversee assigned programs (e.g., conduct code review) and guide team members.
- Strong working knowledge of Salesforce platform out-of-the-box functionality along with Apex, Lightning Components, Salesforce APIs, and SOQL.
- Ability to acquire new technical expertise quickly within the SFDC platform and related technologies, such as client-side scripting libraries and ETL/ESB integration tools.
- Solid understanding of developing mobile, hybrid, and/or native iOS/Android applications.
- Ability to follow Agile development methodology and contribute to all phases of the software development lifecycle: analysis, design, development, testing, and production support.
- Experience with data migrations from third-party systems to Salesforce.
- Experience designing or building Salesforce integrations with third-party applications.
- Solid knowledge of key B2B, B2C, and hybrid business model levers.
- Solid understanding of Agile development methodologies.
- Solid understanding of writing and consuming web services.
- Excellent communication skills, analyzing abilities, and management skills.
- Ability to multi-task to address multiple and often conflicting priorities in a fast-paced environment.
- Ability to demonstrate a proactive approach to problem resolution, strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.
- Minimum Required: Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Business, or related field required.
- Minimum Required: 6+ years of experience administering or consulting with Salesforce.
- Minimum Required: 3-5 years of experience with Salesforce implementation in the Financial Service vertical and Investment Banking.
- Minimum Required: Salesforce Certified Technical Architect (CTA).
- Certified Platform Developer I (PDI) or equivalent experience.
- Certified Platform Developer II (PDII) or equivalent experience.
- Experience with the following languages and programs:
- JavaScript Libraries/Frameworks (Angular, jQuery)
- Salesforce Sales Cloud
- Lightning
- SOQL
- SQL
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Compensation RangeSalary: USD $130,000.00/Yr. - USD $190,000.00/Yr. Actual salaries may vary, and may be based on several factors, including but not limited to each candidate’s qualifications, skills, and overall competencies for the position. The base salary is one component of Stifel’s overall compensation package for each individual employee. Other benefits and offerings include, but not limited to, discretionary bonuses, health / dental / vision / prescription insurance offerings, Stifel Total Health Connect, flexible spending accounts, tuition & certification assistance programs, paid time off, and much, much more! To view a more comprehensive list of Stifel’s current offerings, please visit https://www.stifel.com/careers/benefits. Applications are accepted until the position is filled. About StifelStifel is more than 130 years old and still thinking like a start-up. We are a global wealth management and investment banking firm serious about innovation and fresh ideas. Built on a simple premise of safeguarding our clients’ money as if it were our own, coined by our namesake, Herman Stifel, our success is intimately tied to our commitment to helping families, companies, and municipalities find their own success.
While our headquarters is in St. Louis, we have offices in New York, San Francisco, Baltimore, London, Frankfurt, Toronto, and more than 400 other locations. Stifel is home to approximately 9,000 individuals who are currently building their careers as financial advisors, research analysts, project managers, marketing specialists, developers, bankers, operations associates, among hundreds more. Let’s talk about how you can find your place here at Stifel, where success meets success.
At Stifel we offer an entrepreneurial environment, comprehensive benefits package to include health, dental and vision care, 401k, wellness initiatives, life insurance, and paid time off.
Stifel is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Business, or a related field
- 6+ years of experience administering or consulting with Salesforce
- 3-5 years of Salesforce implementation experience in the financial services and investment banking vertical
- Salesforce Certified Technical Architect (CTA)
- Certified Platform Developer I (PDI) or equivalent experience
- Certified Platform Developer II (PDII) or equivalent experience
- Strong knowledge of Salesforce platform functionality, Apex, Lightning Components, Salesforce APIs, and SOQL
- Experience with JavaScript libraries or frameworks, including Angular and jQuery
- Experience with Salesforce Sales Cloud, Lightning, and SQL
- Experience designing or building Salesforce integrations with third-party applications
- Experience with data migrations from third-party systems to Salesforce
- Understanding of mobile, hybrid, or native iOS and Android application development
- Understanding of writing and consuming web services
- Understanding of Agile development methodologies and the software development lifecycle
- Strong communication, analytical, management, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills
Stifel Financial Corp. Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Stifel Financial Corp. and has not been reviewed or approved by Stifel Financial Corp..
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Strong & Reliable Incentives — Compensation is positioned as highly attractive for financial advisors, with emphasis on meaningful earning upside tied to production. Recognition for advisor satisfaction indicates that incentive mechanics can be a differentiator in producer roles.
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Flexible Benefits — The benefits program is broad and multi-option, spanning multiple health plan choices, FSAs/HSAs, and a wide set of voluntary insurance add-ons. This menu-style design supports tailoring coverage to different life stages and needs.
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Parental & Family Support — Family-oriented benefits are extensive, including parental leave, adoption assistance, fertility and family-building support, and back-up childcare and elder care. These offerings signal a comparatively strong support system for caregiving and family planning.
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What We Do
Established in 1890, Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated is one of the nation’s premier full-service financial services firms, providing brokerage, trading, investment banking, investment advisory, and related services to individual investors, professional money managers, businesses, and municipalities through more than 400 locations across the U.S. Stifel ranks as the 7th largest brokerage firm in the country as measured by number of financial advisors, with approximately 2,300, and features a highly regarded equity research department that has earned numerous accolades from such publications as The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, and the Financial Times. In 2023 and 2024, Stifel was recognized as the No. 1 wealth management firm for employee advisor satisfaction, based on the J.D. Power U.S. Financial Advisor Satisfaction Study*. Stifel is the principal subsidiary of Stifel Financial Corp. (NYSE: SF), a financial services holding company headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri. Stifel Financial Corp.'s other subsidiaries include Stifel Independent Advisors, LLC, an independent contractor broker-dealer firm; Stifel Nicolaus Europe Limited, the Company’s European subsidiary; Stifel Nicolaus Canada, Inc., our Canadian subsidiary; Stifel Bank and Trust and Stifel Bank, retail and commercial banks; and Stifel Trust Company, N.A. and Stifel Trust Company Delaware, N.A, our trust companies. *Stifel received the highest score among employee advisors in the J.D. Power 2023-2024 U.S. Financial Advisor Satisfaction Studies, which measures employee advisors’ satisfaction among those who are employed by an investment services firm. Visit jdpower.com/awards for more details.
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