Do you want a key customer-facing role in Cognizant's Salesforce practice in the Nordics?

At 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 provide relevant expertise and experience within their domain combined with deep knowledge of the Salesforce platform and wider ecosystem.

As a Salesforce Technical Architect you will work closely with our clients and internal teams to act as subject matter expert and drive the design of effective and innovative solutions across industries.

Key Responsibilities:

• Owns definition of blueprints and technical designs for Salesforce solutions and related enterprise components
• Provides strategic architecture advisory in a specific domain of expertise such as Marketing/DMP, Analytics & AI, Commerce, CPQ, DevOps or Integration
• Drives effective design conversations (meetings, workshops) with senior client stakeholders on both business and technology side
• Collaborates with Cognizant’s wider team across Technology Consulting, Digital and Financial Services
• Provides thought-leadership and a strategic view on how our clients can exploit new technologies, innovation and best practice within the Salesforce space
• Helps to shape Cognizant’s consulting propositions and contributes actively to our community of practice
• Provides quality assurance during ongoing delivery

Job Requirements:

These are some of the essential skills, it would be great if you had the majority of them

• Excellent overall understanding of the Salesforce core product suite combined with deep expertise and experience in at least two of the major cloud products (Sales, Service, Marketing, Community, Commerce, Einstein, etc.)
• Very good understanding of the relevant Salesforce architecture concepts, data and security structures as well as configuration and customization options (including Apex, Lightning, JS, Integration, etc.)
• Deep experience in integration of Salesforce with other enterprise systems including understanding of relevant integration frameworks and technologies (SOAP/REST, XML/JSON)
• Understand both Agile (SCRUM) and Waterfall delivery models and understand the importance of SDLC (Software Development Lifecycle Principles) and Salesforce development best practices.
• Holds a number of relevant Salesforce certification (Administrator, Platform App Builder & Developer, Sales, Service, Application/System Architect)
• Experience in designing and implementing complex Salesforce solutions in the context of enterprise-scale environments
• Strong background in either technology advisory or in-house consulting functions
• Good insight into Salesforce space, related technology trends and changes impacting our clients businesses
• Understanding of relevant architecture frameworks and design methodologies (SOA, UML, ERD Data Modelling, etc.)
• Demonstrate the ability to independently problem solve and research solutions
• Good communication and stakeholder management skills

Additionally…

• Demonstrated aspirations and progress on becoming a Certified Technical Architect
• Understanding of the TOGAF enterprise architecture framework and related certifications desirable

You will be part of the core team of Salesforce practice in Nordics and have the opportunity of being part of a great growth story. Apart from being involved on a customer-facing role, you would actively contribute to the expansion of our practice within the region. (E.g. professional development, proposal development, knowledge sharing, mentoring). You will also be part of the broader European Salesforce practice with opportunity for travel & work across European Union.

Cognizant is moving from Fornebu to brand new office facilities at Lysaker in January 2020. Please apply latest 29.1.2020.