As a Salesforce Platform 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.

About Cognizant

Cognizant (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 Unit

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 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.

Your Key Result Areas Provides technical consultation on various aspects of the product and solutions based on the customer’s business requirements Create, manage, and present an actionable BRD/FSD (Blueprint) that aligns a customer’s technical business needs with Salesforce Solutions. Responsible for designing/architecting the solution and development part with the help of development for large-scale customers. Responsible for Hands-on development of POCs / features Required skills and experience: Responsibilities:

Lead functional and technical workshops. Demonstrate leadership skills in designing, delivering, testing, and deploying.

Expertise in User Journey preparations, User Story reviews, Data Modeling, Apex Design Patterns, LWC, and other modern UI techniques.

Serve as a trusted advisor to the client, driving conversations with their enterprise architects and business stakeholders to shape the architectural vision and establish a program architectural roadmap.

Manage customer expectations; negotiate solutions to complex problems with customer and third-party stakeholders.

Guide our customers, partners, and implementation teams on executing digital transformation with the Salesforce platform using Salesforce Industries.

Establish trust with the customer’s leadership, promoting and/or implementing standard processes with SFI and Salesforce.

Develop sophisticated business processes using native Salesforce Industries technology, the Force.com platform's toolkit, and integration tools.

Work closely with Delivery Managers and solution Architects across multiple POD teams and directly with clients to architect technology solutions to meet client needs.

Highlight and manage risk areas in the solution proactively and commit to seeing an issue through to completion.

Qualifications:

10+ years of experience in developing technology solutions.

3+ years of experience in handling client-facing projects in positions of increasing responsibility in the context of systems development and related business consulting.

Expertise in one or multiples of → Sales/Service/Experience Cloud

Integration Architecture (Must have)

Excellent understanding of the Salesforce Platform, best practices, reducing the tech debt, streamlining the overall health

Identity and Access Management / Integration Security

Sharing and Visibility (Must have)

Data Architecture and Management (Must have)

Architectural Design Patterns

Apex Design Patterns (Must Have)

Salesforce/Apex, Triggers, Lightning Flows, Lightning, LWC, and experience with modern web and mobile technologies (HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Web Components, others)

Salesforce Certification Preferred (Admin, Developer, Sales, and Service Clouds, Application Architect)

What you can expect Join a growing team in a large organization with local empowerment where you can make a difference. A healthy work-life balance with flexible working conditions and the possibility to work from home. A competitive salary and benefits with excellent insurance, pension, and compensation package

Opportunity to work in a global Fortune 500 organization with strong local ambitions.

An agile, international, and multicultural work environment Organization driven by technology – We have a tremendous technology backbone!

If you’re comfortable with ambiguity, excited by change, and excel through autonomy, we’d love to hear from you!

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Applications will be accepted until 11/30/2024

The annual salary for this position is between $185,000 and $200,000, depending on the successful candidate's experience and other qualifications.

This position is also eligible for Cognizant’s discretionary annual incentive program, based on performance and subject to the terms of Cognizant’s applicable plans.

Benefits: Cognizant offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements:

Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance

Paid holidays plus Paid Time Off

401(k) plan and contributions

Long-term/Short-term Disability

Paid Parental Leave

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Disclaimer: The salary, other compensation, and benefits 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.

Employee Status: Full-Time Employee

Shift: Day Job

Travel: No #li-rc1

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.com

Our 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.