Salesforce Technical Lead Cognizant
Woodland Hills, CA

Job Description

* Cognizant will not sponsor H-1b or other U.S. work authorization for this role. *

We continuously seek exceptional associates when recruiting new employees. We pride ourselves on having extensive experience working with clients in all major markets. Cognizant's delivery model is infused with a distinct culture of high customer happiness. We consistently deliver positive relationships, cost reductions and business results. At Cognizant, we believe those who challenge the way they work today will own the way tomorrow.

Do you love the challenge of bringing teams together to tackle business problems? Do you dream of working with a dynamic learning community that offers the latest knowledge in Salesforce? Do you want to see yourself working for a highly respected Fortune 200 company with an established reputation in the Salesforce space?

If you answered yes to these questions, have you thought about becoming part of Cognizant's Salesforce team? We are currently seeking highly skilled Salesforce Technical Lead with experience in projects with Salesforce as the major technology. We are seeking out the best problem-solvers, idea-makers, and high-energy Salesforce professionals for our fast-growing practice area. We need people with good instincts and a positive outlook that can overcome any obstacle.

Responsibilities:

* You will drive and ensure the qualities of a well-architected system for correctness, reliability, robustness, audit-ability, scalability, redundancy, recoverability and security.
* You are going to proactively communicate and collaborate with external and internal partners.
* You'll be leading technical project team members in a global delivery model (onshore and offshore).
* You will also be running workshops, working closely with our clients to understand requirements and recommend design approaches to accomplish requirements and successful solutions and able to talk about trade-offs (e.g. terms of config vs code).
* You will perform Technical code reviews of other integration developers.

Required Qualifications:

* You should have at least 13 years of IT experience.
* We want someone with excellent knowledge of Salesforce.com architecture and data modelling.
* You should have experience in Agile development methodologies
* You're going to need hands-on experience in Lightning development and Service Cloud implementation.
* You should have proven expertise with basic customization programming using APEX APIs, APEX Triggers, Visual force, Chatter, Apex Data Loader, etc.
* Your experience should include being directly involved in managing releases of various Salesforce applications with in-depth understanding of packages and change sets.
* You'll need to demonstrate your hands-on experience working with Salesforce API (including Tooling API, Metadata API, Canvas, Rest/ SOAP API, Bulk API, etc.).
* We need someone with in-depth knowledge and experience in developing Salesforce1 Mobile solutions.
* We are looking for someone with SFDC Certifications such as Sales Cloud, Service Cloud, DEV, etc.
* You should have strong problem Solving and communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

* An advanced degree would be an advantage.
* Field Service Lightning (FSL) experience is also a plus.

Our strength is built on our ability to work together. Our diverse backgrounds offer different perspectives and new ways of thinking. It encourages lively discussions, inspires thought leadership, and helps us build better solutions for our clients. We want someone who thrives in this setting and is inspired to craft meaningful solutions through true collaboration.

If you are comfortable with ambiguity, excited by change, and excel through autonomy, we'd love to hear from you.