Technical Architect: Salesforce

In this Salesforce Architect role, you'll work in our IBM Client Innovation Center (CIC), where we deliver deep technical and industry expertise to a wide range of public and private sector clients around the world.? These centers offer our clients locally based skills and technical expertise to drive innovation and adoption of new technology.Involved in all aspects of a project and has dual ability to maintain the broad vision required for design development of a project, including strategic thinking and leadership. Oversees the intricate details of a project from inception through launch. Has a strong understanding of the Client's business, industry, economic model, organizational trends and customer needs in order to lead with relevant digital marketing solutions.Partner across teams to recommend and determine appropriate project execution models (waterfall and/or agile practices) and determine project engagement type (Retainer, Fixed Fee, Time and Materials) as part of solutioning. Establishes and maintains a Center of excellence for every project with Client, and/or Subject Matter Experts (SMEs). Serves as a central point of contact for project estimates, utilizing department leads and SMEs to determine estimates for their team's activities. Facilitates the creation of accurate project plans with clearly defined milestones, deliverables and tasks. Work with department SMEs to determine department level deliverables and create resource allocation/staffing plans for the lifecycle of the project. Experience with IBM Design Thinking, Agile, DevOps, Scrum, SAFe, LeSS and SDLC.Responsibilities:For a given scope area, evaluate architectural models and perform/drive in-depth analysis of systems, data flows processes, and KPIs/metrics about the current stateDevelop understanding of business processes, data flows, strategy, and long-term thinking to come up with an end-state architecture for large and complex systemsProficient in performing design and code reviews.Ensure application design standards are maintained.Problem solving skills to effectively identify and develop architectural systems that meet the needs of clients.