Salesforce Technical Lead Cognizant
Chicago, IL

Job Description

Cognizant is a global Salesforce partner with a successful track record in planning and delivering complex Salesforce.com projects, frequently involving multiple countries and with heavy integration requirements. We put strong emphasis on certification of our Salesforce.com consultants, bringing innovation and deep cross industry domain expertise to our projects. We also offer a culture of strong governance and project management in order to drive business success for each of our customers.

We are presently looking for a Salesforce Technical Lead that can assist with creation and implementation complex Salesforce solutions that meet our client's fast-growing business and technical requirements. Ability to work independently and remotely, with willingness travel for client engagements as needed.

Responsibilities:

* You will be Facilitating strategic, program level conversations with key holders
* Advising the team on key decisions and providing insights from experiences
* Leading critical reviewing, updating and approving Salesforce design approaches within the scrum team
* Managing escalations and working closely with Client leadership teams to resolve data migration conflicts
* You will Drive overall data management ACE delivery across work streams
* Participating and leading technical discussions during backlog refinement sessions
* Developing complex design solutions with a good understanding of
* Salesforce limitations, impact to overall data management and migrations
* Reviewing all scrum team code, providing feedback, fixing issues
* You will be Responsible for development and configuration of the Salesforce solution for most complex items
* Managing data and design session discussion across scrum team
* You will be Providing Technical insights/feedback into architectural decisions that impact stability of the application

Required Skills:

* 10-12 years of IT experience with 8-10+ years of experience in administering a Salesforce.com system and played the role of Technical Lead in at least one project.
* Knowledge of relational databases.
* Knowledge of .NET, JAVA, C#, HTML and/or Java Script a plus.
* Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
* Strong presentation and training skills.
* Strong problem solving skills and be able to apply creativity to improve processes.
* Have attention to detail a dedication to quality and be customer focused.
* Should be able to work in a dynamic environment and have strong time management skills.
* Good project management skills to manage lifecycles of small to large-scale projects.
* Proficient with MS Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).

Preferred Qualifications:

* An advanced degree would be an advantage.
* Salesforce certifications would also be a plus but not mandatory.
* APEX development knowledge desired.

Our strength is built on our ability to work together. Our diverse backgrounds offer different perspectives and new ways of thinking. It encourages lively discussions, inspires thought leadership, and helps us build better solutions for our clients. We want someone who thrives in this setting and is inspired to craft meaningful solutions through true collaboration.

If you're comfortable with ambiguity, excited by change, and excel through autonomy, we'd love to hear from you.