Technical Architect

Job Title: Technical Architect
Location: Stockholm, Sweden
Experience: 8-10+ Years
Job Description:
A technical architect (TA) designs the key technical components of the solution and helps direct Appirio technical resources to develop and deliver the project deliverables. The TA reduces the overall project technical risk by uncovering design issues early in the project life-cycle, shares implementation best practices, and recommends solution alternatives. Additional, the TA often conducts design/code reviews during major project milestones.
Respnnsibilities:
Hands-on experience with Vlocity DataRaptor, Vlocity Cards, Vlocity OmniScript, VlocityDX, Vlocity Integration Procedures, Vlocity CPQ, Vlocity OM/OM+ and either Vlocity EPC or Ratings Engine.
Judges the trade-offs with technology and feasibility and makes choices that fit the constraints of the project.
Serves as the technical expert on Appirio projects focused on Salesforce.com, vlocity and the Force.com platform.
Designs and implements business technology solutions focused on cloud-based business applications, specifically, Salesforce.com.
Direct involvement and/or oversight of developing business requirements, specifications, process flows, application design, application configuration, testing and deployment.
Works directly with clients to lead projects, facilitates business process analysis sessions, develops and delivers key components of technology solution.
Provides mentoring and guidance to other team members, including offshore team members.
Conducts business with the utmost professionalism including:
Fulfills commitments consistently on-time and proactively escalates commitments that are in jeopardy.
Responds promptly to requests and never allows queries to fall into a "black hole."
Attends meetings on time, always.
Judges the tradeoffs with technology and feasibility and makes choices that fit the constraints of the project.
Familiar with project management fundamentals and fulfilling the project management role on projects.
Designs and implements business technology solutions focused on cloud-based business applications, specifically, Salesforce.com, vlocity and other custom solutions.
Direct involvement and/or oversight of developing business requirements, specifications, process flows, application design, application configuration, testing and deployment.
Works directly with clients to lead projects, facilitates business process analysis sessions, develops and delivers key components of technology solution.
Provides mentoring and guidance to other team members, including offshore team members.
Serves as vlocity subject matter expert.
Confident and willing to challenge a customer and guide the customer towards the appropriate solution for their needs and push back if a customer is asking for solutions that aren't in their best interest.
Ability to guide customer towards creative uses of standard cloud software functionality to meet business requirements instead of simply relying on custom code solutions.
Travels to client site as required.
Generates timely status reports, time tracking, and expense reports.
Functioning as leader within the organization and industry. Examples may include subject matter expert, Community leader, Silver Lining lead, speaker at industry events.
Participates actively in Discussions, building a reputation as a go-to resource for the toughest problems. Contributes to the wiki, contributes to the Asset Libraries, Cloud Management Center, sponsors new employees, and presents Cool Code at Lunch and/or Continuing Ed sessions.
Provides presales support as requested.
Achieve published company utilization targets.
Brings 8+ years project experience with packaged software or custom development implementations.
Brings experience with CRM software (Salesforce, Siebel, Clarify, Vantive, Peoplesoft, NetSuite, etc.), or Messaging and Collaboration software.
Oversee technical decisions and activities of Appirio project teams including dividing up work, assigning to team members, and monitoring for quality.
Understand platform limitations and design alternatives to work around limitations
Ability to split time between many projects at once
Identify when business requirements conflict with technical capabilities
Provide constructive feedback to project teams
Monitor technical deliverables for consistent quality as well as compliance with Appirio standards
Partner with project managers to monitor project status and risk areas
Perform the most advanced design and development tasks


Education and Required Experience :
Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Business or a related field
8+ years of experience in a hands-on technical leadership position
Some Vlocity experience or Vlocity certification(s)
5+ years Salesforce development experience
3+ years' experience of working on deployment teams, ideally using Agile development techniques.
!+ years Vlocity development experience
Excellent communication skills, equally comfortable with crafting emails as leading a white-board discussion with customers, or delivering a technical presentation.
Business operations and process experience in some or all of the following industries / domains:
Health Insurance
Financial Services / Insurance (all other than Health)
Comm & Media
Energy
Public Sector
Must be able to direct and drive development team
3+ Agile Methodology / SCRUM Framework
Salesforce advanced administrator, advanced developer, or technical architect certifications highly preferred
One or more current Salesforce.com certifications (developer, administrator, sales/service, TA, etc)
Had to spent atleast a year as Technical Lead in different projects.
Vlocity Platform Developer/Consultant certification
Vlocity CPQ certification or certification in either Salesforce CPQ or Apttus CPQ
Vlocity OM certification and Vlocity Certified Industry Developer II are highly preferred.