Salesforce Architect

SalesforceHybrid Remote, New York, New York

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Description

Job Title: Salesforce Principal Architect

Overview

We are seeking a highly experienced Salesforce Principal Architect to lead the design and delivery of enterprise-scale Salesforce solutions. This role is responsible for defining architecture strategy, ensuring alignment with business objectives, and driving large transformation programs across multiple clouds and integrations.

Key Responsibilities

  • Architecture Leadership
    • Define end-to-end Salesforce architecture across Sales, Service, Experience, Data Cloud, and Industry Clouds
    • Establish scalable, secure, and high-performing solution designs
    • Own architecture governance, standards, and best practices
  • Program & Delivery Oversight
    • Lead large, complex transformation programs (multi-org, multi-cloud)
    • Provide technical leadership across squads/teams
    • Ensure quality, scalability, and maintainability of solutions
  • Stakeholder Engagement
    • Partner with C-level executives, business leaders, and IT stakeholders
    • Translate business strategy into technology roadmaps
    • Act as a trusted advisor to clients and internal leadership
  • Integration & Data Strategy
    • Define API-led architecture (MuleSoft or similar)
    • Drive enterprise data strategy including MDM, Data Cloud, and analytics
    • Ensure seamless integration with external systems (ERP, data platforms, etc.)
  • Innovation & AI
    • Identify opportunities to leverage AI (Agentforce, Einstein, GenAI)
    • Drive adoption of emerging Salesforce capabilities
  • Governance & CoE
    • Establish Center of Excellence (CoE) frameworks
    • Define DevOps, CI/CD, and release management strategies
    • Ensure compliance with security and regulatory requirements
  • Pre-Sales & Practice Development
    • Support solutioning, proposals, and client pitches
    • Mentor architects and developers
    • Contribute to capability building and reusable assets

Required Qualifications

  • 12–18+ years of experience in enterprise technology, with 8+ years on Salesforce
  • Proven experience as a Lead/Principal Architect on large-scale Salesforce programs
  • Deep expertise across:
    • Sales Cloud, Service Cloud, Experience Cloud
    • Integration patterns (REST, event-driven, MuleSoft)
    • Data architecture & governance
  • Strong understanding of:
    • Enterprise architecture frameworks (TOGAF or similar)
    • Security, scalability, and performance design

Preferred Qualifications

  • Salesforce Certifications:
    • Certified Architect or multiple architect certifications
    • Application Architect & System Architect
  • Experience with:
    • Salesforce Data Cloud
    • Industry Clouds (FSC etc.)
    • DevOps tools (Copado, Gearset, GitHub Actions)
  • Exposure to AI/GenAI implementations within Salesforce ecosystem

Key Competencies

  • Strategic thinking and problem-solving
  • Executive communication and influencing skills
  • Strong leadership and mentoring ability
  • Ability to balance business needs with technical constraints

Success Metrics

  • Successful delivery of large transformation programs
  • Architecture scalability and performance benchmarks
  • Stakeholder satisfaction and business value realization
  • Adoption of best practices and reusable frameworks

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