What makes Cognizant an outstanding place to work? The combination of rapid growth and an international and innovative environment! At Cognizant, you will collaborate with your colleagues worldwide on crafting solutions for the world's leading companies and helping them become more flexible, innovative, and successful. This is your chance to be part of the success story. We are currently looking for a Technical Architect to join our Salesforce practice. About the role As an architect, you will be responsible for engineering, architecting, and delivering outstanding solutions for our customers. You will produce enterprise-standard implementations that demonstrate the platform's full capabilities and lead delivery teams to deliver high-quality solutions on Salesforce.com. Qualifications Strong communication, people, and management abilities to bring out the best in team members A minimum of 5 years experience developing Salesforce customizations (Apex/VF), integrations, and developing and implementing data migrations A minimum of 6 years of experience creating the technical architecture for complex Salesforce implementations Financial services industry experience (as a consultant or in a line management function) and banking and insurance experience are required. A demonstrated ability in technology implementation for full life-cycle enterprise software projects (5 years, minimum) Bachelor's degree or equivalent (minimum 16 years) of work experience You have experience collaborating with medium to large firms that consult on cloud computing issues (storage, SaaS, multi-tenant computing, large-scale computing environments, etc.) You are familiar with multiple implementation standards and Agile methodologies. You are up to speed on programming languages - APEX, Visual Force You know your way around ANT and Eclipse tools for working with the IDE You have Salesforce.com Application and System Architect certifications Responsibilities Lead a team of Tech Architects focused on driving optimized solutions for our FSC clients leveraging Salesforce Financial Services Cloud, Service Cloud, Sales Cloud, Salesforce Data Cloud, and Experience Cloud. Collaborate with the functional team to figure out the best way to implement a solution (which could involve decisions around declarative vs. programmatic vs Handle technical issues brought to you by less experienced teams Serve as the technical authority on the Salesforce platform, security, integration, data migration, and other solution components for Life Sciences Lead team members and performance through regular one-on-one meetings, periodic feedback, annual reviews, etc Help with sales initiatives from providing leads through scope/SOW, solution, and developing price estimates Mentor the Salesforce practice team members and take on leadership roles to expand the capabilities of the practice Certifications in Salesforce Application Architect, PD1/PD2, App Developer, Sales/Service Cloud consultant. FSC (Preferred); Integration; Copado Minimum KSAs (Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities) FSC certification is preferred. Why Cognizant Salesforce Cognizant is one of the top 2 GSIs and is a trusted leader in designing, implementing, and driving transformational experiences using Salesforce solutions. We have 9800+ Salesforce-skilled people globally. Ranked #3 in total number of certifications with an overall 4.77/5 rating in the Salesforce ecosystem 2400+ projects for 800+ clients, many of which are Fortune 500 companies Powered by our world-class global delivery, our unique partnership is based on our shared obsession with helping our clients create groundbreaking experiences. Cognizant's Salesforce services span Consulting and advisory services, design, implementation, and continuous value improvement. 7 Innovation Partner Awards (Industry and market awards and rated the no.1 in 2 Industry Segments Applications will be accepted until 01/13/2025. The annual salary for this position is between $185,000 – 200,000, depending on the experience and other qualifications of the successful candidate. 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.