What are the responsibilities and job description for the Salesforce Application Architect position at NovaLink Solutions?
Job Summary:
This position functions as a Salesforce Application Architect, supporting the modernization and ongoing operations of critical Child Welfare and State Hospital systems.
The architect is responsible for leading the design, development, and implementation of enterprise-grade Salesforce solutions, ensuring architectural integrity, platform optimization, and alignment with MDHHS’s strategic and operational goals. This includes transitioning legacy systems to a modern Salesforce-based platform, with a focus on Sales Cloud, Service Cloud, Experience Cloud, and Field Service Lightning (FSL).
Required Qualifications:
· 10 years of experience working within Agile development environments
· 10 years of experience gathering and analyzing business and technical requirements in collaboration with stakeholders
· Experience designing and implementing CI/CD pipelines, including pipeline-as-code, branching strategies, automated code reviews, and testing aligned with organizational goals
· Strong ability to communicate technical concepts clearly and effectively to both technical and non-technical audiences
· Salesforce certification required
· 10 years of hands-on experience with Salesforce, SQL, Java, and web services development
· Strong experience with Oracle SQL development, including query execution and performance tuning
· Experience working with DevOps practices, including automated builds, testing (regression/smoke), and multi-environment deployments
· Demonstrated ability to troubleshoot complex system issues and provide technical guidance/leadership to development teams