Salesforce Engineer

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POSITION SUMMARY

Our Client is seeking a Salesforce Engineer to join their team in a client-facing role that combines technical responsibilities and traditional consulting elements. The Salesforce Engineer will be involved in the post-sales, implementation stage of the client's services and solutions, and act as the technical adviser in the pre-sales/discovery process.

RESPONSIBILITIES

The Salesforce Engineer will deliver Salesforce solution definition, implementation, customisation, integration, and managed services for clients which will include, but isn't limited to the following:

* Participate in solution design, documentation and delivery efforts in concert with the Project Manager

* Complete and co/implement a configuration workbook

* Collaborate with a team of Salesforce Architects, Developers, and Engineers to determine the most appropriate technical strategy and designs to meet business needs

* Participate in internal projects as required

* Provide current best practice and 3rd Party solution alternatives as part of the functional design document

* Share best practices and be consultative to clients throughout the duration of the project and act as a trusted partner

* Establish and build a rapport with clients throughout the project lifecycle to identify areas of future business

* Participate and lead, when needed, project meetings with the customer

* Create, communicate and execute deployment plan

* Manage client expectations and maintain communication throughout the course of the project.

* Engage with customers on additional requirements and business needs

* Manage task-level budget/scope to ensure client success and project profitability; tactfully work with clients to address out of scope requests and use client account manager to re-align expectations or seek additional scope/budget

* Maintain current Salesforce.com certifications, such as the Salesforce Administrator certification.

* Serve as a subject matter expert on Salesforce technology, and common AppExchange tools

* Lead the UAT efforts

* Map and load standard object data into Salesforce

* Build and manage dashboards, views, and reports

* Design and develop workflows and assignment rules to automate manual processes

* Create and maintain system-related documentation, such as business requirements, process flows, data maps, configuration worksheets, etc.

REQUIRED SKILLS & EXPERIENCE

* First and foremost, a passion for Salesforce and helping businesses/clients succeed!

* Strong grasp of Salesforce essentials e.g. products, opportunities, leads, reporting, security/sharing, automation (work-flow rules, process builder), and importing data (typically from spreadsheets)

* Prior consulting experience is preferred; 2-3 years of experience

* Must have a minimum of Salesforce Administrator certification

* Strong presentation and communication skills

* Ability to balance multiple projects simultaneously; workload will be a blend of small, medium, and large implementation projects

* Must maintain professional knowledge of and relationships within the Salesforce.com ecosystem

* Ability to work autonomously, manage your time, and make judgements that are in the best interest of the client

* BS in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Management or equivalent field

* Must be able to perform the basic functions of the job

If interested please don't hesitate to get in contact

To find out more about Computer Futures please visit www.computerfutures.com

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