Salesforce CPQ Architect

Title: Salesforce CPQ Architect
Location: NY/Newark, NJ
Job Type: Contract

Job Description:

Salesforce Application Architect to design and implement scalable, high-performing solutions on the Salesforce platform.

The ideal candidate will have deep expertise in Salesforce architecture, data modeling, integration patterns, CPQ, Order Management, Billing, SAP integrations and best practices to ensure optimal system performance and maintainability.

Key Responsibilities:

Architect & Design: - Develop scalable and robust Salesforce application architectures that align with business requirements.

Design end-to-end Quote-to-Cash (QTC) architecture including CPQ, Order Management, Billing, and ERP integrations.

Define enterprise integration patterns and governance frameworks ensuring scalability, performance, and resiliency Data Modeling & Management:

Design and maintain complex data models, relationships, and security models.

Implement Large Data Volume best practices including indexing strategies, archiving, and performance optimization.

Ensure master data consistency across Salesforce and SAP systems Integration & APIs:

Define integration patterns and strategies for customer data and product catalogue, using APIs, middleware and external systems, such as finance and marketing.

Design and develop integrations for customer data, product catalogues, orders, billing, and invoices with back-office finance systems including SAP (ECC/S4 HANA).

CPQ, Order Management & Billing: - Architect and implement Salesforce CPQ solutions including product configuration, pricing rules, discount schedules, bundles, approvals, renewals, and amendments.

Design and manage order generation, asset lifecycle, subscription handling, and billing schedules Performance Optimization:

Identify and resolve performance bottlenecks to enhance application scalability.

Security & Compliance: Ensure solutions adhere to best practices in security, compliance, and governance.

Collaboration: - Work closely with stakeholders, developers, and business analysts to translate business needs into technical solutions.

3P Packages: - Ensure best practices for installing and maintaining third party managed packages Integrations: - Design and develop integration for customer data and product catalogues with back office finance systems.

Required Skills & Qualifications:

Technical Skills: - Apex, Lightning Components, Visualforce, SOQL, REST/SOAP APIs, OAuth, Salesforce Flows. CPQ and Billing:

Experience with Salesforce CPQ including product rules, price rules, bundles, QCP, amendments, and renewals.

Understanding of Order Management and Salesforce Billing processes including invoice generation and billing schedules Integration Knowledge:

Experience with middleware platforms and third-party integrations. Experience with SAP is a plus.

Data Management: - Expertise in large data volume (LDV) considerations Cloud Knowledge:

Understanding of multi-cloud Salesforce solutions (Sales Cloud, Service Cloud).

Agile Methodologies: Experience working in Agile/Scrum development environments.