Senior Salesforce Integration specialist

Company Profile:

Founded in 1976, CGI is among the largest independent IT and business consulting services firms in the world. With 94,000 consultants and professionals across the globe, CGI delivers an end-to-end portfolio of capabilities, from strategic IT and business consulting to systems integration, managed IT and business process services and intellectual property solutions. CGI works with clients through a local relationship model complemented by a global delivery network that helps clients digitally transform their organizations and accelerate results. CGI Fiscal 2024 reported revenue is CA$14.68 billion and CGI shares are listed on the TSX (GIB.A) and the NYSE (GIB). Learn more at cgi.com

Job Title: Senior Salesforce Integration specialist

Position: Senior Systems Engineer

Experience: 5 to 7 Yrs

Category: IT Infrastructure

Main location: Bangalore

Position ID: J0626-1378

Employment Type: Full Time

Qualification: Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field or higher with minimum 3 years of relevant experience.

Job Summary:

We are seeking a Senior Salesforce Integration Specialist to design, develop, and manage complex data integration strategies. You will serve as the technical lead for our Informatica Intelligent Cloud Services (IICS) platform, orchestrating data synchronizations between Salesforce and various external systems. The ideal candidate has a deep understanding of integration patterns (Real time, Batch, Pub/Sub) and can ensure data integrity across a multi cloud environment.

Core Responsibilities

1. Integration Architecture & Development

. Informatica Lead: Design and implement end to end integration mappings, task flows, and schedules within IICS (Cloud Data Integration & Cloud Application Integration).

. Salesforce API Management: Develop and maintain integrations using Salesforce REST, SOAP, Bulk, and Streaming APIs.

. Middleware Expert: Build robust connections between Salesforce and downstream systems like SAP, Oracle, Snowflake, or AWS using Informatica connectors.

2. Technical Strategy & Governance

. Pattern Selection: Determine the best integration pattern (e.g., Request Reply, Fire and Forget, or Change Data Capture) based on business latency requirements.

. Error Handling & Logging: Build sophisticated frameworks for automated error alerts, retries, and data reconciliation to ensure no records are "lost" during transit.

. Security & Compliance: Implement secure data transmission protocols, including OAuth 2.0, JWT, and encryption at rest/in transit.

3. Performance & Optimization

. High Volume Data: Optimize Informatica mappings and Salesforce SOQL queries to handle millions of records without hitting governor limits or API quotas.

. Platform Events: Architect event driven integrations using Salesforce Platform Events or Change Data Capture (CDC) for near real time synchronization.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

. Experience: 7+ years in Data Integration, with at least 4+ years of hands on experience with Informatica (IICS/PowerCenter) and Salesforce.

. Salesforce Core: Strong proficiency in Apex (Integration services), Outbound Messaging, and Salesforce Data Model.

. Database Skills: Expert level SQL skills for data transformation and troubleshooting.

. API Knowledge: Deep understanding of JSON, XML, WSDL, and RAML.

Your future duties and responsibilities

Required qualifications to be successful in this role

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