Salesforce Solution Architect for InnovationAt ABB, we are dedicated to addressing global challenges. Our core values: care, courage, curiosity, and collaboration - combined with a focus on diversity, inclusion, and equal opportunities - are key drivers in our aim to empower everyone to create sustainable solutions. Write the next chapter of your ABB story.This position reports toInnovation LeadYour role and responsibilitiesThe Salesforce Solution Architect for Innovation plays a critical role in designing and maintaining scalable, secure, and high-performing technology solutions that align with enterprise standards and business needs. This position focuses on ensuring long-term sustainability and innovation while creating robust solutions that uphold technical integrity within the Salesforce platform. In this role, the Solution Architect will provide technical leadership and expertise in solution design and implementation of latest Salesforce Technologies (e.g. Agentforce) AI solutions (e.g., Einstein, LLM models), ensuring alignment with architectural best practices, security policies, and enterprise standards.By collaborating closely with business and development teams, the architect will drive the adoption of efficient, scalable, and future-proof solutions, while minimizing technical debt and system inefficiencies. Additionally, the Solution Architect will validate technical designs and mentor development teams to ensure the delivery of high-quality, sustainable solutions. The primary goal of the Salesforce Solution Architect for Innovation is to ensure the delivery of scalable, secure, and high-performing solutions by adhering to architectural best practices. This includes mentoring development teams, participating in demand triage, ensuring compliance with enterprise standards through architecture reviews, validating technical designs, conducting code reviews, and advising on deployment considerations.By staying updated on emerging Salesforce technologies and innovations, the Solution Architect will contribute significantly to delivering high-quality, scalable solutions that meet the evolving needs of the organization.Main ResponsibilitiesProvide technical guidance to Business Process Owners, Product Owners, and the Innovation Lead in assessing and prioritizing incoming requests to ensure alignment with architectural best practices.Review and validate detailed user stories and solution designs from Business Analysts to ensure they meet technical requirements and adhere to architecture best practices.Participate in the Architecture Review Board to ensure all solution designs align with enterprise standards and security policies, collaborating with other architects on issue resolution.Conduct reviews of configuration and code to maintain technical integrity, performance, and adherence to coding standards.Ensure all demands meet organizational access and security requirements, validating that user stories consider broader security needs and are tested accordingly.Identify technical debt and inefficiencies, proposing refactoring or optimization strategies to enhance scalability and maintainability.Mentor Business Analysts and vendor development teams while staying updated on emerging Salesforce features and evaluating new technologies to drive continuous improvement in solution offerings.Qualifications for the roleBachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Software Engineering, or a related field. Master's degree in Enterprise Architecture, Information Systems, or Business Administration is a plus.Minimum 8+ years of relevant working experience, with at least 4 years as a Solution Architect, and 2 years of experience in Low Code and Flows and latest Salesforce Einstein AI (Predictive and Generative) and Data Cloud.Certified Salesforce Sales Cloud Consultant and Salesforce Experience Cloud Consultant and Salesforce Marketing Cloud Consultant / Marketing Cloud Account Engagement Specialist and Salesforce Service Cloud Consultant and Salesforce Field Service Consultant and Salesforce CPQ Specialist and Salesforce Application Architect and Salesforce Data Cloud Consultant and Salesforce AI Associate/Agentblazer Status is preferred. Certified Salesforce System Architect and Agentforce Specialist is a plus.Strong ability to assess complex technical challenges and design scalable, secure, and efficient solutions while evaluating new technologies effectively.Proven experience working with Business Process Owners, Product Owners, and development teams to align technical solutions with business needs and facilitate informed decision-making.Demonstrated capability to identify and address integration challenges and technical debt, ensuring all designs meet enterprise standards and best practices.Good expertise in the use of Data Cloud and connectivity to external systems (e.g., Snowflake) to consume both structured and unstructured data, creation of indexes including Vector/Hybrid for RAG operations to support AI capabilities.Provide guidance to Business Analysts and development teams, fostering a culture of technical excellence and adherence to coding standards.Stay updated with emerging Salesforce technologies and demonstrate flexibility in adapting to innovations, while taking ownership of high-quality solution designs and deployment readiness.More about usWe value people from different backgrounds. 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