West Monroe isn’t a start-up consulting firm, but we act like one. 

From day one, our people have the opportunity to make a definitive personal impact for their clients and their careers.  What does this mean?  It means we seek out the best of the best, and then we challenge them to make us better.  We celebrate driven professionals who thrive in a collaborative environment.  Our consultants work on the front lines – partnering with clients to deliver game changing solutions in the most dynamic industries.  Sound interesting?  Then West Monroe Partners just might be the place for you. 

Think you’re up to the challenge?

West Monroe Partners is looking to hire a Salesforce Architect to work in our Seattle office as part of our national Customer Experience practice. This Architect will be responsible for working collaboratively with client and project teams on full life cycle engineering efforts using Agile methodologies, object-oriented design and accepted design patterns. They will be working from proposal development to deployment.

Our national Customer Experience practice includes a variety of seasoned, expert, and award-winning professionals. West Monroe Partners is a Salesforce Platinum Cloud Alliance Partner focused on delivering robust business solutions leveraging cloud-computing platforms. Year-over-year West Monroe Partners has been recognized as a best place to work. You will be an integral part of our Seattle team, helping shape our office culture and participate in the entrepreneurial process of growing an office with triple digit growth (strategy formulation, recruiting, team building, practice development, etc.). Consultants at West Monroe Partners should demonstrate a willingness to put in the extra effort for their clients, West Monroe Partners and personal growth. They should also be passionate about what they do and enjoy a fun, entrepreneurial environment! 

What will you be doing? 

• Meet with clients to determine business, functional and technical requirements
• Perform configuration and customization of the Salesforce platform
• Industry focus of Capital Markets, Investment Management and Banking preferred
• Participate in and/or lead efforts to develop and execute testing, training and documentation
• Participate in the sales cycle as needed (solution definition, pre-sales, estimating and project planning)

Here's what you need to bring to the table:

• Bachelor’s degree required - Computer Science, MIS or equivalent
• Solid understanding of and detailed experience with Salesforce architecture and APIs
• Excellent organizational, verbal and written communication skills
• Working knowledge and experience with complex business systems integration as well as object-oriented design patterns and development
• Experience and expertise in core web technologies including: HTML5, JavaScript and jQuery
• Software engineering skills with one or both of the following core competencies: Force.com Platform (Apex, VisualForce, SOQL, Unit Testing), Java SE & EE (Java, JSF, SQL)
• Demonstrated experience and knowledge of relational databases, data modeling, and ETL tools
• Experience with Agile development methodologies such as XP/SCRUM
• Experience with web services (REST & SOAP, JSON & XML, etc.)
• A desire to work with the latest tools, technologies, and methodologies (Force.com Platform, Eclipse, Talend Open Studio, Oracle, MySQL, Visual Studio 2012, object relational (O/R) mapping (NHibernate), NUnit)
• A desire to work within a fast-paced, collaborative and team-based project environment
• Interested in developing their professional network through participation in technology user groups, networking events and technology organizations
• Salesforce Platform Developer I and II Certification required
• Salesforce Architect Certifications desired
• Ability to work within the United States without limitation
• Ability to travel 50% 

So, if you’re looking for an opportunity to flex your technical muscles in a high-energy, team-oriented environment where you own your career, we’d love to hear from you.

Think you’ve got what it takes? Join our team and make us better.