Salesforce Solution Architect

Job Description:

JOB SUMMARY:

This position is responsible for designing, and implementing scalable, secure, and efficient enterprise-level solutions that meet business requirements within the Salesforce environment.

The individual in this position is responsible for delivering high-quality solutions that meet Vertex needs in an integrated landscape focusing on Salesforce-based solutions.

This individual collaborates with cross-functional teams of Business Product Owners, other IT Product Managers, Solution and Technical Architects, Compliance, development and support teams, and various stakeholders to accomplish objectives

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Product Strategy, Roadmap and Continuous Product Enhancement


* Develops understanding of business application strategy and roadmap for their product area, ensuring alignment with Vertex priorities and objectives, working closely with business product owners, IT Product Managers and Compliance.


* Stays informed of industry trends and directions, Vertex strategy, new features being delivered by Salesforce, and new technologies that may benefit Vertex in their area of responsibility.


* Attains and maintains requisite knowledge and skills to define and design effective solutions within our business application landscape, covering knowledge in our core applications of Salesforce Sales Cloud, Service Cloud, Experience Cloud, CPQ & force.com platforms, as well as integrated applications.


* Ability to take a holistic view of an organization's Salesforce landscape, considering how multiple systems, processes, and data flows interact within the larger business architecture.

Product Discovery & Solution Design


* Work on high-level design and governance, focusing on scalability, security, and compliance across all Salesforce applications within the organization.


* Collaborates with business and IT stakeholders to gather and analyze requirements, ensuing that the technical solutions address current and future business needs effectively


* Develop comprehensive solution architectures that align with business objectives, incorporating best practices in scalability, security, and performance


* Work with the Product Management to define technical requirements, support the development of epics, user stories, and acceptance criteria.


* Provides guidance to development teams, ensuring that they adhere to architectural standards and follow best practices.


* Adopts agile methods and tools within the SAFe agile framework as implemented within Vertex

IT Product Portfolio Architecture:


* Articulates the application solutions, data and integrations that support the various business value streams through comprehensive architecture documents, including for example: solution blueprints, system and integration diagrams, data flows, and collaborates with other teams and resources to ensure cohesiveness in the overall Architecture content.


* En...