Salesforce Lead Developer/Architect

Responsibilities:
Lead the Salesforce Development Team in the design and development of Salesforce custom solutions comprising of work in Apex, Visual Force, Salesforce APIs, Lightning, and data migration.
Interact directly with clients, managers and end users as necessary to analyze project objectives and capability requirements, including specifications for user interfaces, customized applications and interactions with internal Salesforce instances.
Facilitate solution design sessions and code reviews, advocate Salesforce best practices, recommend alternate approaches and create architectural designs.
Provide estimates of work effort for new projects and enhancements. Design, code, and test solutions. Analyze and mitigate issues identified during testing.
Follow an iterative software development methodology and contribute to all phases of the software development lifecycle and support.
Facilitate and actively participate in meetings with representatives from business and/or IT units.
Take accountability for quality of deliverables, provide status on development effort, and deliver on time and as per specifications.
Technical Skills
In-depth knowledge of Salesforce products and services, including Sales Cloud, Marketing Cloud, Partner Communities, B2B Commerce and Service Cloud
Expertise in various technical areas such as data modeling, integration, security and customization
Proficient with Apex, VisualForce, Lightning, Java, and JavaScript
Proficient with Object Oriented Programming methodology and Salesforce best practices
Previous experience with Azure DevOps, DX, Tricentis Tosca, Oracle SOA a plus

Qualifications
Self-motivated and creative
Highly detail oriented, accurate, and organized
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
Proven ability to handle complexity
Proven ability to succeed in a cross-functional environment working with business users, project team members and IT development personnel
Excellent written and oral communication skills
Experience in an Agile development environment
Strong customer service orientation; enjoys people and creates raving fans
Preference given to candidates located within commuting distance of Lisle, IL and willing to work in a hybrid environment

Education requirement:
MS in Computer Science and 6 years as a Salesforce architect, OR
BS in Computer Science and 8 years as a Salesforce architect
Required/Preferred Certifications: Salesforce Technical Architect certification or similar credential preferred.