Salesforce Technical Architect

COMPANY OVERVIEW:

Northteq is a Salesforce technology company that makes digital transformation in lending easier than ever before. With over 25 years of experience and 150+ lending clients, we provide thoughtfully designed technology solutions that streamline the loan origination process for the commercial lending and equipment finance industries.

Our flagship solution, Aurora, is a fully automated loan/lease origination system (LOS) and vendor/customer portal. Aurora enables lenders and their partners to automate the origination process from application to funding in just 3 minutes. We also partner with some of today s most innovative fintech companies to create turnkey Salesforce apps that simplify and automate the loan origination process.

Based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, we offer fully remote and hybrid career options; so when you work for Northteq, you can work from anywhere!

POSITION SUMMARY:

The Salesforce Technical Architect role is a senior-level individual contributor role. You will be assigned multiple projects at a time and will be required to lead the technical aspect of projects. You may be part of a larger project team of Solution Architects and Developers. You also may be assigned to lead your own projects. Senior Developers possess broad knowledge across multiple development platforms and draw on their experience to assess customer requirements to design and implement secure, high-performance technical solutions. As a Salesforce Technical Architect, you will drive the technical solutions for client facing implementations by providing clients with technical recommendations leveraging your industry experience coupled with your knowledge of Northteq s products.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

• Translates client business requirements into technical solutions.

• Can understand complex interdependent requirements and translate them into solid technical solutions that are scalable and aligned with project objectives and industry standards

• Produces high quality project-level technical design artifacts.

• Provides technical guidance and direction on implementation projects to Northteq internal project team and clients. Builds relationships with clients and is a sought-after resource for projects.

• Ability to troubleshoot technical issues and drive issue to resolution. Trusted by clients and colleagues as a reliable problem-solver and key trusted advisor with a reputation for delivering tangible results.

• Develops Cloud Based Solutions using the Salesforce.com framework: Javascript, Apex, and Lightning Web Components.

• Can design complex solutions utilizing flows and apex solutions along with other technologies and structures. Debugs complex problems and identifies solutions to drive optimal performance. Develops APIs to and from other systems: RESTful APIs to other systems. Utilizes industry best practices.

• Stays current with Northteq products and technologies. Constantly recommends and implements high value improvements.

• Adheres and contributes to, and champions Northteq's Development best practices. Leverages lessons learned from previous assignments and experiences to improve overall quality and delivery.

• Suggests opportunities for collaboration to maximize the output of the team. Promotes shared goals and accountabilities across teams.

• Proactively guides and mentors less experienced resources. Leads and challenges others to think critically.

• Considered an expert in the company on Northteq s products and technologies. Drives timeline, requirements, features and development through broad influence.

• Uses planning skills to consistently and effectively achieve results across projects and initiatives in the organization.

• Provides accurate estimates of work effort based on client requirements, and documents assumptions made in the estimation process, if applicable

• Applies expertise that results in additional viable client opportunities, expanded knowledge at Northteq or development of intellectual capital.

Employee is held accountable for all duties of this job and other duties as assigned.

EXPERIENCE & EDUCATION:

• Bachelor s degree in business, computer science or system engineering

• 5+ number of years' developing experience

• Salesforce certifications (preferred)

Education and certifications can be earned in role.

JOB REQUIREMENTS:

• Must be authorized to work in the United States.

• Must understand the full software development life cycle.

• Must display all Northteq s core values.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

• Strong analytical, problem-solving and time management skills.

• Expert in domain.

• Ability to be resourceful and work through constraints with limited resources.

• Ability to lead through uncertainty, volatility and ambiguity.

• Ability to meet deadlines and communicate status appropriately and timely.

• Ability to persuade and influence others on project and software options and approaches.

• Ability to communicate effectively with technical and non-technical audiences of various levels at the client (executive, management, individual contributors).

• Ability to build solid relationships with peers and work collaboratively towards goals.

• You do what you say you are going to do and communicate ahead of time if you can t.

• Excellent customer service skills that build high levels of customer satisfaction for internal and external clients.

• Excellent analytical and decision-making skills.

• Experience working for a vendor implementing packaged applications.

• Strong organizational, team building, coaching and mentoring skills.

• Ability to use good judgement in decision making process and decisions related to job tasks.

• Expert in salesforce front end development, Apex, Lightning web components, processes and flows, Java and or C#, API s/Integrations, current SFDC UI options and OOP/web programming.

• Expert ability to understand business requirements and translate into technical design documents for highly complex solutions.

WORKING CONDITIONS:

• This position is remote.

• If the employee is located in the Twin Cities Metro area of MN, office space can be provided in our WeWork office.

• There may be occasional in person meetings.

• Travel is minimal but can increase based on client or Company needs.

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an Employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by this Employee. He or she will be required to follow other instructions and perform other work-related duties requested by his or her supervisor.

Northteq is an Affirmative Action / Equal Opportunity Employer and offers equal employment opportunity to all, based upon individual merit and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, gender, age, disability status, protected veteran status or any other protected class or category.