Salesforce Architect

Since 1927, Mariner Finance has delivered creative, flexible lending solutions, operating coast‑to‑coast from its headquarters in Baltimore. With a growing employee base and a dedication to superior customer service, Mariner is recognized as a top choice in consumer finance. Benefits All full‑time employees receive a generous benefits package in addition to compensation. Learn more at Salary USD $150,674.69 - USD $195,950.45 /Yr. Job Details In this role, you will drive the development, maintenance, and ongoing refinement of Salesforce architecture standards, solution patterns, technical design principles, and technical roadmaps across Salesforce applications, data models, integrations, security, automation, and development practices. Serve as a Salesforce subject‑matter expert and trusted advisor, evaluating platform capabilities, shaping secure, scalable, and cost‑effective solutions, and partnering across business, technology, security, data, operations, and delivery leaders. Responsibilities And Duties Design end‑to‑end Salesforce solutions across Financial Services Cloud, Sales Cloud, Service Cloud, Experience Cloud, Data Cloud, Marketing Cloud, and other platform capabilities. Translate approved business requirements and user stories into scalable technical architectures, focusing on financial services, lending, loan origination workflows, and enterprise CRM capabilities. Deliver technical and non‑technical architecture documentation for assigned initiatives, including data models, high‑level architecture diagrams, integration architecture diagrams, security design documentation, and technical decision records. Partner with Business Analysts, Product Owners, and stakeholders to align business processes with technical designs, ensuring solutions support the intended operating model and business outcomes. Define and document Salesforce data models, integration patterns, security design considerations, automation patterns, and platform configuration standards. Lead Salesforce solution design for system integrations (APIs, middleware, external systems) in partnership with MuleSoft development teams, enterprise integration teams, and external partners. Collaborate with Enterprise Architects, Data Architects, and other domain architects to develop solution designs consistent with enterprise architecture principles, data strategy, integration standards, and technology roadmaps. Participate in architecture reviews and design governance processes to support cross‑platform alignment and architectural consistency. Contribute to and enforce Salesforce architecture standards, development best practices, design patterns, and governance processes within the Salesforce delivery function. Provide technical leadership, solution guidance, and architecture oversight to developers, administrators, analysts, and partner resources across onshore and offshore teams. Conduct code reviews and solution design reviews to ensure adherence to Salesforce platform limits, performance expectations, security standards, and maintainability requirements. Partner with Business Analysts, Product Owners, and delivery teams during backlog refinement, technical story decomposition, sprint planning, and release planning. Evaluate solution options and communicate trade‑offs related to scalability, maintainability, platform limits, technical debt, cost, implementation complexity, delivery timelines, security, and user experience. Provide architecture guidance to Salesforce Administrators and Developers to align configuration, automation, and custom development with approved solution designs and platform standards. Support architecture‑level root cause analysis and remediation planning for complex Salesforce platform or integration issues. Identify technical debt, platform risks, and architectural improvement opportunities; recommend practical remediation plans. Stay current with Salesforce releases, emerging capabilities, and architecture best practices. Support vendor and implementation partner design reviews to ensure recommendations align with Mariner standards, approved architecture, and long‑term platform sustainability. Required Qualifications Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Management Information Systems, Business Information Systems, or related field; additional applicable experience may be substituted. Minimum of eight (8) years of Salesforce platform experience, including implementation, architecture, configuration, development, integration, or platform delivery. Minimum of three (3) years of experience as a Salesforce Architecture Lead, Solution Architect, Technical Architect, or similar senior role. Expertise in Salesforce Financial Services Cloud and core platform capabilities. Experience designing Salesforce solutions across Sales Cloud, Service Cloud, Experience Cloud, Data Cloud, Marketing Cloud, or other ecosystem products. Proven experience in Salesforce solution architecture and large‑scale implementations. Strong knowledge of Salesforce data modeling, security model, sharing architecture, automation, platform limits, performance considerations, and release impacts. Strong knowledge of Apex, Lightning Web Components, SOQL, Salesforce APIs, and development practices. Experience designing and implementing integrations using REST APIs, SOAP APIs, middleware, ETL tools, MuleSoft, or comparable platforms. Experience working within a federated architecture model with Enterprise, Data, and Security Architects. Demonstrated experience supporting Salesforce or enterprise solutions in financial services, consumer lending, banking, or a regulated environment. Experience providing technical direction to distributed onshore/offshore teams. Experience with Agile/Scrum delivery models, including backlog refinement, technical story decomposition, sprint planning, and iterative delivery. Ability to translate business requirements into scalable, maintainable Salesforce designs. Ability to communicate complex technical concepts clearly to technical and non‑technical audiences. Strong analytical, problem‑solving, documentation, stakeholder management, and decision‑making skills. Ability to balance technical constraints, delivery timelines, business needs, security expectations, and long‑term platform sustainability. Salesforce Certified Application Architect. Preferred Qualifications Experience with loan origination systems, credit decisioning platforms, customer servicing systems, data platforms, or third‑party financial services providers. Experience designing Salesforce integrations with loan origination systems, credit decisioning platforms, customer servicing systems, data platforms, or third‑party financial services providers. Experience with MuleSoft or comparable enterprise integration platforms. Experience with Jira and Bitbucket to support development lifecycle management, collaboration, and delivery tracking. Experience with Salesforce DevOps tools and CI/CD pipelines, including Copado, Gearset, Salesforce DX, or similar tools. Experience in multi‑org or enterprise‑scale Salesforce environments. Exposure to Salesforce Data Cloud and Marketing Cloud. Experience supporting architecture reviews, design governance, code reviews, technical decision documentation, and technical debt remediation. Certifications: Salesforce Certified System Architect Salesforce Certified Technical Architect Hours Of Work Work hours will depend on the business hours of the time zone serviced. To the extent permitted by law, the Company may, in its sole discretion, change the work schedule to address business needs. Physical Demands Frequently required to sit for extended periods; reach with hands and arms; operate computer and phone systems; talk or hear; occasionally move about; required to be physically present in the office; lift and/or move up to 20 pounds. Specific vision abilities required include close vision and the ability to adjust focus. Eeo Mariner Finance is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, marital status, age, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, familial or caregiver status, citizenship status, status as a victim of domestic violence, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, physical or mental disability, or status as a disabled or Vietnam era veteran. Employee must be able to perform the essential duties/functions of the position satisfactorily and, if requested, reasonable accommodations will be made to enable employees with disabilities to perform the essential duties/functions of their job, absent undue hardship. Drug/Alcohol/Smoke‑free workplace. #J-18808-Ljbffr Mariner Finance