Wipro

Overview

Senior Salesforce Architect (all genders)

Wipro Limited (NYSE: WIT, BSE: 507685, NSE: WIPRO) is a leading global information technology, consulting and business process services company. We harness the power of cognitive computing, hyper-automation, robotics, cloud, analytics and emerging technologies to help our clients adapt to the digital world and make them successful. A company recognized globally for its comprehensive portfolio of services, strong commitment to sustainability and good corporate citizenship, we have over 240,000 dedicated employees serving clients across six continents. Together, we discover ideas and connect the dots to build a better and a bold new future.

This role belongs to our German subsidiary Wipro Technologies GmbH with a headquarter in Frankfurt. This role is open for all locations in Germany.

Your working area & responsibilities

As a technical architect (TA) you will be responsible for designing the key technical components of the solution and helps direct Appirio technical resources to develop and deliver the project deliverables. You will be involved in reducing the overall project technical risk by uncovering design issues early in the project life-cycle, share implementation best practices, and recommends solution alternatives. Your key responsibilities will include:

• Utilize your expertise on Vlocity DataRaptor, Vlocity Cards, Vlocity OmniScript, VlocityDX, Vlocity Integration Procedures, Vlocity CPQ.
• Judge the trade-offs with technology and feasibility and makes choices that fit the constraints of the project.
• Serve as the technical expert on Appirio projects focused on Salesforce.com, vlocity and the Force.com platform.
• Design and implement 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.
• Work directly with clients to lead projects, facilitates business process analysis sessions, develops and delivers key components of technology solution.
• Provide mentoring and guidance to other team members, including offshore team members.
• Conduct 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." 
• Familiar with project management fundamentals and fulfilling the project management role on projects.
• 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 support to pre-sales team as required.
• 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

Your skillset

• 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.
• Knowledge of ESM Package would be an added advantage.
• 1+ years Vlocity architecture 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 communications 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 Architecture in different projects.
• Vlocity Platform Developer/Consultant certification.
• Vlocity CPQ certification or certification in either Salesforce CPQ or Apttus CPQ.

Benefits include:

• New Hires Buddy-Program
• Regular All-hands Meetings
• Referral Program
• Comprehensive Learning Offerings
• Company pension plan
• Highly international, high-Performance culture
• Diversity is in our DNA
• Women Of Wipro Network
• Top-notch Preventive Health Care benefit

Applications from people with disabilities with appropriate suitability are explicitly welcome.

At Wipro, we endeavor to provide a formidable platform for professionals who will be our change agents – catalysts who are torchbearers of our fortitude to excel and redefine the limits of technology to make our clients successful. Our hiring team focuses on the recruitment of talented professionals in the industry. If you are experienced in the pursuit of excellence in IT, and looking for challenging opportunities to actualize your fire within, look no further. A career at Wipro offers just that and a lot more.

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