Technical Architect
Location: Harrogate or Granada
Application Deadline - 22 November 2024
THE ROLE
As a Technical Architect, 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 are well architected.
Certinia products are built on the Salesforce platform, and you will be expected to be a platform expert. You will meet regularly with Salesforce platform specialists, representing Certinia's needs, and maintaining a comprehensive understanding of current capabilities and the Salesforce roadmap so that Certinia's architectural strategy can take full account of these technologies.
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 platform technologies, and on occasion be directly involved in engineering work.
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
Research and assess Salesforce technologies, and cultivate productive relationships with Salesforce platform specialists
Ensure Salesforce capabilities are appropriately used and incorporated into our product architecture
Contribute to a coherent cross-product strategy and ensure a consistent approach throughout the development organization
Work with product management to ensure that product design and work prioritisation takes into account technical and architectural considerations, especially in relation to effective use of the platform
Work with Certinia customers, partners, and internal teams providing specialist support particularly in respect of platform behaviour
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
On occasion act as an engineer within product teams
Direct the work of small groups of engineers on technical projects
Perform analysis and estimation of research and prototyping 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)
In depth knowledge and experience of current and emerging Salesforce technologies and best practice
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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