Salesforce Technical ArchitectAre you a seasoned Salesforce expert looking to significantly impact a dynamic and innovative environment? Join Cognizant as a Salesforce Technical Architect and lead the charge in delivering world-class solutions for our clients.As a Salesforce Technical Architect, you will be responsible for engineering, architecting, and delivering world-class solutions for our customers, producing enterprise standard implementations using the platform's full capabilities, and leading delivery teams to deliver high-quality solutions on Salesforce.com.About CognizantCognizant (Nasdaq-100 : CTSH) is one of the world's leading professional services companies, transforming clients' business, operating, and technology models for the digital era. Our unique, industry-based, consultative approach helps clients envision, build, and run more innovative and efficient businesses. Headquartered in the U.S., Cognizant is ranked 194 on the Fortune 500 and is consistently listed among the most admired companies in the world. Learn how Cognizant helps clients lead with digital at www.cognizant.com or follow us @Cognizant.About the Team / Business UnitAt Cognizant's Salesforce practice, we help our clients shape their digital transformation journey and design leading-edge Industry solutions using the power of Salesforce. Our team of experts provides relevant expertise and experience within their domain combined with deep knowledge of the Salesforce platform and wider ecosystem. This role will be part of the core team of the Salesforce practice and you will have the opportunity to be part of a great growth story.About YouAs a Salesforce Technical Architect, you will work closely with our clients and internal teams to act as subject matter experts and drive the design of effective and innovative solutions across industries. We seek someone who communicates clearly and confidently, leading technical briefings and business requirements gathering sessions.Responsibilities:Manage robust teams of Salesforce.com delivery team members, including BAs, Tech Leads, Architects, Developers & QA.Perform project and program management activities, including project financials.Liaise and manage collaboration between horizontals to bring in synergies and ensure successful delivery.Take accountability of delivery of work packages to customer-facing project teams, ensuring packages are delivered on time and with quality.Ensure for all projects, each Apex method developed has an equivalent test method with at least one valid unit test (using an assertion).Ensure total test coverage within QA and higher environments is at least 85%.Ensure all code is peer-reviewed against Cognizant development standards prior to deployment to QA.Maintain and publish Salesforce development standards to broader technical teams on a quarterly basis.Ensure developers are incorporating code review feedback prior to deployment to QA. Enforce the practice with regular training & project audits.Ensure version control has been correctly set up at the beginning of the project.Ensure all developers are using version control as the source of truth for development.Be an active part of the COE, owning technical & solution reviews for all projects on a regular basis.Report to internal senior management or Leadership teams on the overall engagement (across different dimensions like delivery, bid management, staffing, financials, etc.).Ability to understand pain areas of business and present workable solutions.Act as the escalation point when issues arise and understand what to do and who to work with to resolve them.Grow the maturity of our practice by leading internal initiatives to further develop methodology, tooling, and skillsets. This includes owning our Architect & CTA Academy, enabling CICD & version control for all projects.Define & enable development plan for TL's to make them into strong TA's.Help drive bootcamp for developers and drive best practices in all our developers.Essential Skills:Extensive experience in handling large delivery engagements with strong experience in managing SFDC programs.Deep knowledge and expertise across the Salesforce.com platform (Sales Cloud, Service Cloud, etc.), including experience delivering complex SFDC solutions.Background delivering multiple full end-to-end Salesforce.com implementations/projects, especially including highly integrated/complex ecosystems.Understands how to deliver capabilities on Salesforce AppExchange products.Strong program management and problem-solving skills.Excellent presentation and written communication skills.Strong exposure to SDLC and Agile methodologies.Exceptionally strong in scope management.Ownership for key projects' timelines, deliverables, budget, and metrics.Proven ability to efficiently manage a portfolio and drive operational improvements.Flexible in time and attitude.Works independently to manage the whole program and respective stakeholders/projects.Hands-on experience with setting up branching strategy, version control & CICD.The Cognizant community:We are a high caliber team who appreciate and support one another. Our people uphold an energetic, collaborative and inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive.Cognizant is a global community with more than 300,000 associates around the world.We don't just dream of a better way – we make it happen.We take care of our people, clients, company, communities and climate by doing what's right.We foster an innovative environment where you can build the career path that's right for you.About us:Cognizant is one of the world's leading professional services companies, transforming clients' business, operating, and technology models for the digital era. Our unique industry-based, consultative approach helps clients envision, build, and run more innovative and efficient businesses. Headquartered in the U.S., Cognizant (a member of the NASDAQ-100 and one of Forbes World's Best Employers 2024) is consistently listed among the most admired companies in the world. Learn how Cognizant helps clients lead with digital at www.cognizant.comOur commitment to diversity and inclusion:Cognizant is an equal opportunity employer that embraces diversity, champions equity and values inclusion. We are dedicated to nurturing a community where everyone feels heard, accepted and welcome. Your application and candidacy will not be considered based on race, color, sex, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, veteran status or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state or local laws.Disclaimer:Compensation information is accurate as of the date of this posting. Cognizant reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable law.Applicants may be required to attend interviews in person or by video conference. In addition, candidates may be required to present their current state or government issued ID during each interview.#J-18808-Ljbffr