Salesforce Technical Architect

Acumen Solutions drives excellence - not only in our performance, but also in the results we deliver for our clients. We are a global cloud consultancy that combines the insight of our strategists, the vision of our innovators, and the ingenuity of our engineers to achieve this extraordinary impact. The Fortune 500 trust us to build solutions focused on growing revenue and profits by amplifying competitive advantage and strengthening customer relationships. Our groundbreaking solutions in the public sector streamline operations and improve productivity. We apply this same focus on excellence to our unparalleled social responsibility program, generating sustainable impact across our local communities.

Acumen Solutions is hiring a 

Salesforce Technical Architect

 in our 

McLean, Virginia

 location.   

Roles and Responsibilities:

The candidate will be responsible for owning and delivering complex cloud based solutions using technologies such Salesforce, Heroku and J2EE. The candidate will be responsible for owning the architecture and design of complex solution components (e.g., integration, security, custom development).   The candidate must demonstrate strong leadership skills in all stages of the software development life cycle.

The candidate will own reviewing design elements and signing off on the overall technical design. The candidate will be responsible for ensuring that the system accurately meets the defined expectations of the business, ensuring that proper testing is implemented, and performance and security requirements are closely monitored by working with the project teams.   The candidate must also be able to identify and confirm technical design risks, and develop mitigating approaches.   The candidate must also have experience providing level of effort estimates for technical portion of solutions.

Specific Duties:

• Experience in designing and developing software components
• End to End implementation experience with the Salesforce platform
• Ability to lead design sessions and communicate design options to clients
• Experience with development technologies such as Apex/VF, JAVA, .Net, Ruby, JS, jQuery, Angular.js, Objective C
• Integration experience using both Web based technologies (Soap, Rest) and Integration/Middleware tools such as Informatica, Jitterbit and MuleSoft
• Knowledge of options and how to handle security requirements such as single sign on and data security
• Experience with Release Management, Source Control, and Deployment concepts and technologies such as ANT, SFDC Metadata API, Jenkins, SVN
• Ability to define the system landscape, to identify gaps 

Requirements

• At least 2-4 years’ experience in Architecture role.   SFDC or other CRM architecture experience a plus
• At least 4 years’ experience with Integration technologies
• Working knowledge of security concepts such as single sign on and data security
• At least 4 years’ experience in Agile, Scrum and Waterfall methods
• Salesforce Developer and Architect Certifications a plus
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent
• Willingness to travel
• Must be authorized to work for any U.S. employer

Benefits
Acumen Solutions offers the opportunity for growth and advancement, as well as a competitive base salary, annual performance based incentives, medical benefits & 401k

About Us
Acumen Solutions is the trusted leader in Enterprise Cloud Transformation, helping organizations realize dramatic improvements in productivity and profitability through innovations in business and technology.  Industry and government leaders including American Express, Comcast, McKesson, the US Army, and the US Securities and Exchange Commission rely on our global consultants to deliver cloud solutions that yield exceptional results.  We apply this same focus on results to our unparalleled social responsibility program, generating sustainable impact across our local communities.

As a leading management and technology consulting firm, Acumen Solutions offers a range of challenging and rewarding opportunities whether you’re just starting out in your career, looking to advance your career, or seeking a senior leadership position. Acumen Solutions employees are ambitious, committed, passionate problem solvers.

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