Salesforce Solution Architect

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Wokingham, United Kingdom
3 days ago

Role details

Contract type
Temporary contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Working hours
Regular working hours
Languages
English
Experience level
Senior

Job location

Wokingham, United Kingdom

Tech stack

Application Integration Architecture
Software Quality
Customer Data Management
Data Architecture
Software Design Patterns
DevOps
Middleware
IT Management
Performance Tuning
Cloud Services
Salesforce
Systems Integration
Data Logging
Apex Code
Enterprise Software Applications
SOAPAPI
Technical Debt
Event Driven Architecture
Data Management
Mulesoft

Job description

Seeking a highly skilled Salesforce Architect with deep expertise in enterprise-scale Salesforce architecture, complex integrations, and large digital transformation programs. The Salesforce Architect will be responsible for defining end-to-end solution architecture, guiding delivery teams, and partnering with senior business and IT stakeholders to deliver scalable, secure, and business-aligned Salesforce solutions. This role requires strong technical depth, architectural vision, hands-on guidance, and excellent communication and leadership skills. Your Responsibilities Architecture & Technical Leadership

  • Define and own the end-to-end Salesforce architecture across enterprise programs
  • Provide hands-on architectural guidance for Apex, Lightning Web Components (LWC), Flows, automation, security, and performance optimization
  • Establish and enforce Salesforce architectural standards, design patterns, and best practices
  • Review solution designs to ensure scalability, resilience, security, and maintainability

Security & Data Architecture

  • Define and enforce Salesforce security models, including sharing, access control, identity, and authentication
  • Design robust data architecture and data models aligned to enterprise standards
  • Ensure compliance with security, privacy, and regulatory requirements

Integration & Enterprise Systems

  • Architect and oversee integrations with enterprise systems including ERP, Billing, Middleware, and Data Platforms
  • Design solutions using REST/SOAP APIs, event-driven architecture, and asynchronous processing
  • Leverage middleware platforms (MuleSoft preferred) for complex integration scenarios
  • Ensure integrations are resilient, scalable, with proper error handling, logging, and monitoring

Leadership & Stakeholder Management

  • Act as a trusted technical advisor to senior business and IT leadership
  • Lead architecture reviews, design workshops, and executive-level presentations
  • Collaborate closely with Product Owners, Program Managers, Developers, QA teams, and external vendors
  • Mentor and guide development teams and junior architects, promoting architectural excellence

Delivery & Governance

  • Support program planning, release strategy, and DevOps processes
  • Review technical designs, code quality, deployment models, and release strategies
  • Identify technical risks, dependencies, and mitigation strategies early in the lifecycle
  • Drive continuous improvement and actively reduce technical debt across platforms

Requirements

  • Expert-level knowledge of Salesforce platform architecture
  • Strong hands-on experience with:
  • Apex
  • Lightning Web Components (LWC)
  • Salesforce Flows and automation
  • Advanced understanding of Salesforce security, sharing models, identity, and data architecture
  • Proven experience delivering large-scale, enterprise Salesforce implementations
  • Strong integration architecture expertise, including:
  • REST and SOAP APIs
  • Middleware platforms
  • Asynchronous and event-driven processing
  • Ability to define scalable, secure enterprise architectures aligned to business strategy
  • Excellent communication, leadership, and stakeholder management skills

Desirable Skills / Knowledge / Experience

  • Experience with Salesforce Architect-level solution design
  • Strong expertise in Salesforce data modeling and enterprise data strategies
  • Experience delivering Experience Cloud solutions
  • Advanced hands-on experience with LWC and Apex architectural design patterns

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