Technical Architect (Performance & Scalability)
Harrogate or Granada based
Application Deadline - 22 November 2024
THE ROLE
As a Technical Architect for Performance and Scalability, you will play a significant role in developing the future technical strategy of the Certinia product portfolio. Working in a team you will take a lead in developing processes, practices and patterns to ensure that Certinia products remain scalable and highly performant.
Certinia products are built on the Salesforce platform, and you will be expected to be proficient in a wide range of Salesforce technologies, and an expert in Salesforce performance and scalability.
You will be a great communicator, able to clearly articulate architectural values and priorities in discussion with product managers, user experience designers, engineering managers and senior product leadership, taking into consideration functional and non-functional business requirements.
You will work closely with senior technical staff in our product development teams, providing support and guidance related to performance and scalability, and be directly involved in engineering work.
You will meet regularly with Salesforce platform specialists, representing Certinia's needs, and maintain a detailed understanding of Salesforce's roadmap in areas that relate to performance and scalability.
Ad-hoc flexibility in working hours in order to support and liaise with the company’s US division and technology partners including Salesforce may also be needed.
WHAT YOU WILL DO IN THIS ROLE
Manage architecture for performance and scalability across the product portfolio, ensuring a consistent approach throughout the development organisation
Apply a data-driven approach to directing engineering investment for performance and scalability
Work with product management to ensure that product design and work prioritisation takes into account technical and architectural considerations, especially in relation to performance and scalability
Work with Certinia customers, partners, and internal teams providing specialist support in areas of performance and scalability
Provide technical direction and leadership to software engineers in the product teams
Design architectural blueprints
Ensure the smooth adoption of architectural blueprints and the technical quality of deliverables by reviewing approaches at various stages of development
Act as an engineer within a specialist performance team, and on occasion within product teams
Direct the work of small groups of engineers on technical projects
Research and assess Salesforce technologies
Define testing / benchmarking strategies
Perform analysis and estimation of research, prototyping and development work
On occasion, assist the recruitment process, train and mentor new starters
WHAT YOU NEED TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN THIS ROLE
An understanding of application architecture principles
Experience developing complex applications on the Salesforce platform (Apex, Visualforce, LWS)
Detailed understanding of Salesforce governors, limits, and best practice for scalable applications on the Salesforce platform
Ability to work independently, managing time and managing technical projects; leading others on technical approaches
Resourcefulness in getting over problems and establishing clarity; great communication skills
WHAT ELSE WOULD BE GREAT
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