Cloud First - Salesforce Technical Lead Architect


Job Location: MA - Boston, NJ - Florham Park, NY - New York, PA - Philadelphia

Regional Description: Northeast

Job Number: 00533087

- Job description

ü Join the Accenture Cloud First team and help transform leading organizations and communities around the world.  The sheer scale of our capabilities and client engagements and the way we collaborate, operate and deliver value provides an unparalleled opportunity to grow and advance.  Choose Accenture, and make delivering innovative work part of your extraordinary career.

ü Accenture is a leader in helping organizations move to the cloud to take advantage of a new era of service delivery and flexibility, where applications, infrastructure and business processes are brought together and delivered As-a-Service. You will be joining the Cloud First Applications group focusing on leading cloud technology based solutions like SFDC, Google, Pegasystems and other emerging Cloud Applications. Accenture’s Cloud First agenda offers comprehensive, industry-focused cloud services including strategy, implementation, migration and managed services, and assets including the Accenture Cloud Platform, that can drive broader transformational programs for clients.   

ü People in our Client Delivery & Operations career track drive delivery and capability excellence through the design, development and/or delivery of a solution, service, capability or offering. They grow into delivery-focused roles, and can progress within their current role, laterally or upward.  

Job Description 



Cloud First is growing rapidly and is looking to add experienced Salesforce.com Technical Leads to join our team as Associate Managers.  This role will have day-to-day management of our Salesforce.com technical team, onshore and offshore.  You'll oversee programmatic elements, Integration, Data Migration and we'll need you to have a strong understanding of the Salesforce.com platform, and basic to intermediate understanding of integrations, single sign, security, etc. (Mulesoft, Informatica, other ETL tools a huge plus).  You'll coordinate offshore usage with a Solution Architect and Project Manager.  You'll lead development of customized components, so we're looking for candidates who can get their hands dirty and jump in and write code if necessary (Apex, Visualforce).   

We can hire for this role anywhere in the US, as long as you are willing and able to travel domestically approximately 80% of the time to meet client needs.  

Key Responsibilities may include:  

ü You’ll be responsible for environment management. 

ü Integrate multiple technologies with Salesforce.com/Force.com. 

ü Design and develop advanced customizations utilizing Salesforce.com and Force.com. 

ü Manage technical project team members (onshore and offshore). 

ü Running workshops, working closely with client, able to talk about tradeoffs e.g. terms of config vs code. 

ü Map functional requirements to Salesforce.com features and functionality. 

ü Disseminate best practices on solution positioning and delivery. 

ü Mentor junior team members in Salesforce.com technology, Force.com, Integration Technologies, and Salesforce.com best practices. 

ü Oversee code reviews. 

ü Support pre-sales activities inclusive of participating in sales calls and proposal development. 

ü Manage offshore resources and provide technical specs to developers. 

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- Basic qualifications

A minimum of 2 years of experience developing Salesforce customizations (Apex/VF), integrations, and developing and executing data migrations. 

A minimum of 5 years of experience in technology implementation for full lifecycle enterprise software projects. 

Preferred Skills 

Experience managing developers a huge plus. 

Well-rounded in both functional and technical aspects of a CRM engagement. 

Excellent communication and presentation skills. 

Combination of business analysis and technology implementation experience. 

Ability to adapt to a dynamic work environment and be creative within a team. 

Professional Skill Requirements 

Proven ability to build, manage and foster a team-oriented environment. 

Proven ability to work creatively and analytically in a problem-solving environment Desire to work in an information systems environment. 

Excellent communication (written and oral) and interpersonal skills. 

Excellent leadership and management skills. 

All of our consulting professionals receive comprehensive training covering business acumen, technical and professional skills development. You'll also have opportunities to hone your functional skills and expertise in an area of specialization.  We offer a variety of formal and informal training programs at every level to help you acquire and build specialized skills faster. Learning takes place both on the job and through formal training conducted online, in the classroom, or in collaboration with teammates. The sheer variety of work we do, and the experience it offers, provide an unbeatable platform from which to build a career.



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