Technical Architect Job Description

Technical architects help plan, design and build IT systems for clients.

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Technical Architect Job Description Template

Our company is looking for a Technical Architect to join our team.

Responsibilities:

  • Provides on-going feedback to the software engineering and web development teams;
  • Coordinate with platform teams to automate the deployment of applications to AWS cloud;
  • Drive architectural transformation of legacy platforms to microservices and containers;
  • Identify relevant cloud architectural patterns of Amazon Web Services (AWS);
  • Reach out to application owners to gather cloud migration needs and constraints;
  • Lead system architecture design and specification documentation;
  • Lead the development of prototypes and proof-of-concept solutions to aid in organizational learning and new business development;
  • Analyze user requirements, procedures, and problems to improve existing systems and applications;
  • Provide guidance during evaluation of a business requirement and how it can be met with either point-and-click configuration or code and customization;
  • Operational Model;
  • Client facing;
  • Lead the technical delivery of Salesforce implementations;
  • Lead technical design sessions, design and document technical solutions that are aligned with the client’s business objectives;
  • Solution architecture and implementation options;
  • Structured and detail oriented.

Requirements:

  • 2+ years Web Services development or experience with the Salesforce API (REST/SOAP/Bulk, etc.);
  • 4+ Hands-on Lightning, Apex, Visualforce, JavaScript, HTML, and CSS development experience;
  • Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States without the need for visa sponsorship now or in the future;
  • Strong knowledge and experience of Salesforce development, configuration, and administration capabilities;
  • Excellent client-facing written, presentation and verbal communication skills;
  • Travel up to eighty percent;
  • Bachelor’s degree in a related field from an accredited college/university; MBA is preferred;
  • Must be eligible to work for any employer in the US;
  • Active Salesforce certifications (Application and System Architect strongly preferred);
  • Strong understanding of environment management, release management, code versioning best practices, and deployment methodologies;
  • 5+ years of Salesforce experience with the last 2+ years as a Technical Architect.