Senior Salesforce Architect (all genders)
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Job description
We are looking for a Senior Salesforce Architect (all genders) to translate complex requirements into scalable, secure and performant end-to-end architectures. You will provide technical leadership to teams, define architecture standards and oversee implementation across multiple clouds. Ideally, you have at least 7 years of Salesforce experience (3+ of which in an architecture/lead role), fluent German (C1+) and proven lateral leadership experience. Experience in Automotive Sales & Marketing is a plus. WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT:
- You will provide high-quality, technology-specific architecture consulting in the Salesforce ecosystem (e.g. Sales, Service, Experience, Marketing/Engagement, Platform, Data Cloud).
- You are responsible for Solution & Enterprise Architecture incl. data, integration, security and identity architecture; from discovery to design to go-live & operation.
- You manage architecture governance: guard rails, standards, design reviews, decision records, naming conventions as well as CI/CD & DevSecOps (e.g. Git/GitHub/Copado).
- You design integrations (REST/SOAP, platform events/eventing, middleware such as MuleSoft) as well as data models, performance and scaling concepts.
- In agile projects, you moderate architecture & design sessions, support PO/PMO, prioritise non-functional requirements and ensure 'quality by design'.
- You act as an interface between the customer, other stakeholders and the implementation team and translate business goals into resilient architecture blueprints and epics/stories.
- You lead cross-functional teams (consulting, dev, QA) professionally, coach developers/consultants and accompany code/config reviews.
- If required, you will be hands-on: PoCs/spikes, complex configurations, release/cutover planning and technical risk assurance.
Requirements
Do you have experience in Salesforce?, * 7+ years of professional experience in the Salesforce environment, including 3+ years in an architecture or lead role.
- Deep expertise in Salesforce Multi-Cloud (at least Sales & Service) as well as integration and data architecture.
- Sound knowledge of security & identity (SSO, OAuth, Auth. Flows, Shield/PLS) and limit/performance optimisation.
- Confident in Apex, LWC and flows, test strategies (unit/integration), CI/CD and version management.
- Very strong requirements & process expertise; excellent communication and presentation skills in German (C1+).
- Leadership experience in managing and developing teams - with or without disciplinary responsibility.
- Must have: At least 4 relevant Salesforce certifications in the areas of Application- or Systemarchitect
- Nice to have: 4 years of experience in Automotive Sales & Marketing projects (OEM/Importer/Trade), certifications such as System/Application Architect, on the CTA path, as well as MuleSoft/Marketing Cloud/Data Cloud/OmniStudio.