Salesforce Architect

LOCALS ONLY-GC OR USC ONLY


CANDIDATES NEED TO HAVE EXCELLENT COMMUNICATIONS AND BE A LEADER!!!


MUST DO VIDEO AND ONSITE


3XS A WEEK ONSITE


LOCATION IS NYC


Requirements


10+ years of Salesforce experience, with at least 6 years in solution architecture or technical leadership.
Hands-on experience implementing Salesforce in complex enterprise environments.
Proven track record of delivering integrated Salesforce solutions aligned with business strategy.
Strategic thinking and enterprise-wide perspective.
Ability to handle high-complexity projects with multiple integrations.
Customer-focused mindset: ensuring Salesforce solutions drive business value.
Adaptability in a rapidly changing cloud environment.


The Salesforce Solution Architect is responsible for designing, delivering, and governing Salesforce solutions that align with business objectives and enterprise architecture standards. This role serves as a key liaison between business stakeholders and technical teams, ensuring implementations are scalable, secure, and high-performing. The position requires a minimum of 10 years of hands-on Salesforce experience.


Key Responsibilities

• Solution Design & Architecture
• Design end-to-end Salesforce solutions, including Energy and Utility Cloud, Experience Cloud, and integrations with external systems.
• Define system architecture, data models, and integration patterns in line with best practices.
• Ensure solutions are scalable, maintainable, and adhere to Salesforce and enterprise architecture standards.
• Stakeholder Collaboration
• Collaborate with business analysts, project managers, and executives to gather requirements.
• Translate business needs into technical specifications, ensuring alignment with business goals.
• Integration & Technical Leadership
• Design and oversee integrations between Salesforce and other enterprise systems ( databases, APIs).
• Guide developers on Apex, Lightning, Visualforce, Flows, and other Salesforce technologies.
• Establish governance around development, release management, and environment strategy.
• Solution Governance & Best Practices
• Define architecture standards, coding guidelines, and security policies for Salesforce implementations.
• Conduct design reviews and code reviews to ensure adherence to best practices.
• Evaluate and recommend Salesforce products, apps, and third-party tools to meet business requirements.
• Performance, Security, and Scalability
• Ensure solutions are optimized for performance, reliability, and compliance.
• Design role-based access, data security, and sharing rules in Salesforce.
• Documentation & Knowledge Transfer
• Maintain architecture documentation, diagrams, and technical specifications.
• Mentor developers, administrators, and junior architects on Salesforce best practices.
• Project Oversight
• Support project planning, estimation, and risk assessment.
• Participate in solution delivery lifecycle, including requirements, design, build, test, and deployment phases.
• Skills and Qualifications

Technical Skills:


Salesforce platform expertise: Energy & Utility Cloud, Experience Cloud.
Strong understanding of Apex, Lightning Components, Visualforce, Flows, REST/SOAP APIs.
Integration patterns: middleware (MuleSoft, Dell Boomi, Informatica), ETL tools, web services.
Data modeling, architecture design, and governance principles.
Experience with CI/CD, version control, and release management.
Knowledge of Salesforce best practices, security, compliance, and performance optimization.
Soft Skills:


Excellent communication skills, able to translate technical concepts to business stakeholders.
Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
Leadership and mentoring capability.
Ability to manage multiple stakeholders and competing priorities.


Certifications (Preferred):


Salesforce Certified Technical Architect (CTA) - ultimate
Salesforce Application Architect or System Architect
Salesforce Integration Architecture Designer
Salesforce Platform Developer I/II