Salesforce Technical Architect

Role: Technical Lead

Required Skills: Salesforce(SFDC)

Qualification: BACHELOR OF COMPUTER SCIENCE

Experience: 8 - 15 Years

Function: TECHNOLOGY

Apply By: 2026-12-11

Role Overview

We are seeking an experienced Salesforce Technical Architect to lead the design, development, integration, and implementation of scalable Salesforce solutions across enterprise environments. The ideal candidate will possess deep expertise in Salesforce platform architecture, integration patterns, security models, data architecture, and enterprise application design. This role requires providing technical leadership to delivery teams while partnering closely with business stakeholders to drive successful business outcomes.

The Salesforce Technical Architect will be responsible for defining end-to-end solution architecture, establishing best practices, ensuring platform scalability, mentoring technical teams, and supporting pre-sales and solutioning initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

Salesforce Architecture & Solution Design

• Define end-to-end Salesforce architecture aligned with business objectives and enterprise standards.

• Design scalable and sustainable solutions across:

• Sales Cloud

• Service Cloud

• Experience Cloud

• Field Service (FSL)

• Salesforce CPQ

• Marketing Cloud (preferred)

• Develop High-Level Design (HLD) and Low-Level Design (LLD) documentation.

• Ensure solutions adhere to Salesforce best practices, governor limits, and architectural standards.

• Lead architecture reviews, design workshops, and technical governance sessions.

Integration & Data Architecture

• Design and implement enterprise integration solutions using:

• REST APIs

• SOAP APIs

• Platform Events

• MuleSoft

• Middleware platforms

• External enterprise systems such as SAP, Oracle, ServiceNow, Azure, and ERP platforms

• Define data migration, data governance, and master data management strategies.

• Establish secure, scalable, and maintainable integration patterns.

• Ensure data quality, integrity, and compliance across integrated systems.

Salesforce Development Governance

• Provide architectural oversight and governance for:

• Apex

• Lightning Web Components (LWC)

• Flows

• Triggers

• Visualforce (where applicable)

• Ensure development aligns with security, performance, scalability, and maintainability standards.

• Establish coding standards, CI/CD practices, deployment frameworks, and development governance processes.

• Review technical deliverables and guide development teams on best practices.

Stakeholder Management

• Collaborate with business stakeholders to gather, analyze, and validate requirements.
• Translate business needs into scalable technical solutions.
• Present architecture recommendations, design decisions, and solution roadmaps to leadership and clients.
• Serve as the primary technical advisor throughout the project lifecycle.

Delivery & Governance

• Participate in Agile ceremonies, release planning, and program governance activities.
• Manage technical risks, dependencies, and architectural decisions.
• Support production deployments, release management, and operational readiness activities.
• Ensure compliance with enterprise security, governance, and audit standards.
• Drive application modernization and continuous platform optimization initiatives.

Pre-Sales & Solutioning

• Contribute to RFP responses, proposals, effort estimations, and solution workshops.
• Develop architecture diagrams, technical approaches, and implementation strategies.
• Support client presentations, demonstrations, and technical due-diligence activities.
• Provide technical leadership during solution sha ping and pursuit activities.

Required Skills & Qualifications

Technical Skills

• Strong expertise in Salesforce platform architecture and solution design.
• Hands-on experience with Sales Cloud, Service Cloud, Experience Cloud, Field Service (FSL), and CPQ.
• Experience with Marketing Cloud is preferred.
• Deep understanding of Salesforce security architecture, sharing models, and platform governance.
• Strong knowledge of Apex, Lightning Web Components (LWC), Flows, Triggers, and Visualforce.
• Expertise in enterprise integration patterns and API-led connectivity.
• Experience with MuleSoft and other middleware technologies.
• Strong understanding of data architecture, migration strategies, and master data management.
• Knowledge of CI/CD practices, DevOps methodologies, and Salesforce release management.

Leadership & Consulting Skills

• Ability to lead architecture discussions and provide technical direction across large-scale programs.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Experience mentoring developers, technical leads, and project teams.
• Proven ability to balance business requirements with technical feasibility and scalability.
• Experience supporting pre-sales, estimation, and solutioning activities.

Preferred Qualifications

• Salesforce Architect certifications such as:

• Application Architect

• System Architect

• Certified Technical Architect (CTA) - preferred

• Experience working in enterprise-scale Salesforce implementations.

• Familiarity with Agile delivery methodologies and DevOps practices.

• Experience integrating Salesforce with ERP, CRM, ITSM, and cloud platforms.

Success Factors