Salesforce Enterprise Architect

1. Enterprise Architecture Strategy & Governance

• Define and own the multi-year North Star enterprise architecture roadmap for Colibri's GTM platform
• ecosystem, spanning CRM, integration, data, commerce, marketing, and cloud infrastructure.
• Establish and chair the Architecture Review Board (ARB); govern architectural decisions, technical standards,

and guardrails across all business units and brands.

• Develop reusable reference architectures, patterns, and platform blueprints that apply consistently across

Colibri's portfolio.the balance between velocity and architectural integrity.without becoming a bottleneck to delivery.2. Salesforce Platform Architecture(B2C/B2B), Marketing Cloud, Data Cloud, and Agentforce.Architect complex cross-cloud solutions including lead-to-revenue, order-to-cash, case-to-resolution, identityresolution, and consent and preference management.LWC, Flow, OmniStudio, APIs, and managed packages.all Salesforce clouds.3. Enterprise Integration & API StrategyiPaaS platform at scale.handling, observability, and rate limiting.services layer consumed across clouds and applications.party SaaS platforms.monitoring strategy.4. SaaS Platform Architecture, Scalability & Resilience

• Translate executive vision and business strategy into executable, multi-year platform roadmaps - maintaining
• Apply enterprise architecture frameworks (TOGAF, Zachman, or equivalent) pragmatically to shape governance
• Serve as the technical authority for the full Salesforce ecosystem: Sales Cloud, Service Cloud, Commerce Cloud
• Own Salesforce org strategy, data model design, security and sharing architecture, and multi-org governance.
• Lead technical design reviews and code reviews; establish Salesforce development standards covering Apex,
• Drive technical debt remediation, platform health reviews, and continuous architectural improvement across
• Design and govern the enterprise integration architecture using Boomi (preferred), MuleSoft, or a comparable
• Establish API-first and event-driven integration standards: API design, versioning, lifecycle management, error
• Define reusable integration patterns (pub/sub, CDC, REST/SOAP, ETL/ELT, streaming) and a shared middleware
• Integrate Salesforce with ERP, LMS, fintech, payments, data warehouses (Snowflake, Databricks), and third-
• Own the integration governance model: connectors library, API catalog, developer portal, and runtime
• Evaluate, rationalize, and govern the broader SaaS platform portfolio - ensuring every tool earns its place in
• the ecosystem and integrates cleanly with the rest.
• Design for scalability, high availability, and multi-tenancy across all SaaS platforms supporting Colibri's growth

trajectory.

• Define archiving strategy, data retention policies, and backup and restore frameworks across the full platform

ecosystem.playbooks, and capacity planning.strategic alignment.5. Security, Compliance & Identity Architecture

• Establish observability and platform health standards: monitoring, alerting, SLA definitions, incident response
• Lead vendor evaluation and selection for new platforms, assessing architectural fit, total cost of ownership, and
• Own the enterprise security architecture across the GTM platform stack: identity and access management,
• SSO/SAML/OAuth, RBAC, data encryption, and zero-trust principles.
• Define security standards for API authentication, data-in-transit and data-at-rest protection, secrets

management, and vulnerability management.

• Ensure compliance with relevant frameworks and regulations (SOC 2, GDPR, FERPA, CCPA, or applicable

industry standards) through architectural controls embedded in the platform.platforms and integrations.erasure workflows.6. DevOps, Release Engineering & Testing Architecture

• Partner with InfoSec and Legal to conduct threat modeling, risk assessments, and security reviews for new
• Define and enforce data privacy architecture: consent management, PII handling, data lineage, and right-to-
• Establish CI/CD pipelines, source control strategy, sandbox governance, and release management practices for
• the Salesforce ecosystem and the broader platform stack.Define a comprehensive testing architecture: unit, integration, regression, performance/load testing, and end-to-end environment management.
• Drive DevOps maturity: infrastructure-as-code, automated deployments, feature flagging, blue-green

deployments, and rollback strategies.platforms.tooling scales with team and platform growth.7. AI, Emerging Technology & Innovationpowered copilots, and predictive analytics.learning journeys, dynamic content generation, and next-best-action decisioning.response, and architectural analysis.deliver outsized value with focused effort.streaming platforms) and translate them into actionable roadmaps for Client.8. Leadership & Cross-Functional Partnershiparchitectural excellence and continuous learning.and strategic vendor negotiations.engineering teams.enable business outcomes.influence product roadmaps and leverage early access to new capabilities.Required Skillsintegration, data, security, and infrastructure domains simultaneously.the Salesforce security and sharing model.Cloud, and Data Cloud.iPaaS platform at scale.Strong experience with API management, event-driven architecture, Change Data Capture, and streamingintegration patterns.ecosystems.resilience, scalability, and security.platforms.(lakehouse, data mesh, data fabric).direction across multiple teams and business units.platforms - as a core part of your architectural practice.Thanks,Ajith P

• Govern release planning cadences, change advisory processes, and production deployment standards across all
• Own tooling strategy for DevOps and release engineering (GitHub, Flosum, Copado, or equivalent); ensure
• Champion the adoption of AI and automation across the GTM platform: Einstein AI, Agentforce, GenAI-
• Identify, evaluate, and pilot AI use cases including intelligent service automation, lead scoring, personalized
• Embed AI tools into the engineering workflow - from code generation and documentation to testing, incident
• Foster a 10X engineering culture: challenge teams to find exponential levers, automate aggressively, and
• Stay ahead of the curve on emerging technologies (agentic AI, multi-modal models, vector databases,
• Mentor and develop Salesforce architects, solution architects, and senior engineers - building a culture of
• Serve as the senior technical advisor and escalation point for complex platform decisions, production incidents,
• Communicate architectural strategy, roadmaps, and trade-offs clearly to both C-suite leadership and
• Partner with Product, Engineering, Marketing, Sales, Finance, and Operations to ensure architectural decisions

Do you have experience in Vendor relationship management?, Note: This is enterprise wide with a heavy focus on SalesForce but they should be proficient in AWS, Object Orient Programming, ETL Tools and standard GTM flows., * Build strong relationships with Salesforce, Boomi, AWS, Snowflake, and other strategic vendor partners;

• 12+ years in enterprise software architecture, with at least 7 years as a Salesforce Technical Architect.
• Demonstrated track record as a full-scope Enterprise Architect - owning architecture across application,
• Deep, hands-on Salesforce platform expertise: Apex, LWC, Flow, OmniStudio, Platform Events, Data Cloud, and
• Proven experience across multiple Salesforce clouds: Sales Cloud, Service Cloud, Commerce Cloud, Marketing
• Hands-on experience designing and governing enterprise integrations using Boomi, MuleSoft, or a comparable
• Experience designing scalability, high-availability, and disaster recovery architectures for SaaS platform
• Solid understanding of at least one major cloud platform (AWS, Azure, or GCP) and how it underpins SaaS
• Experience defining DevOps, CI/CD, and release management practices for Salesforce and enterprise SaaS
• Familiarity with enterprise data platforms (Snowflake, Databricks) and modern data architecture patterns
• Proven ability to lead architecture governance: establishing standards, running ARBs, and influencing technical
• Excited about and actively using AI tools - including AI code assistants, GenAI models, and automation

$80 - $100 an hour - Contract

Client is on a mission to build a world-class, AI-ready GTM platform ecosystem that powers personalized learner and customer experiences across all of its brands, business units, and geographies. To get there, we need an enterprise architect who thinks in decades, builds in sprints, and operates with a 10X mindset. This is not a purely Salesforce role. It is a senior enterprise architecture position that requires deep Salesforce technical expertise as its foundation, combined with the breadth to design, govern, and evolve the full SaaS platform landscape. You will own the architecture of Colibri's GTM technology ecosystem: from CRM, commerce, and marketing automation to integration fabric, data platforms, identity, security, cloud infrastructure, DevOps, and AI. You will be the authoritative technical voice on platform scalability, resilience, and long-term viability - partnering with product, engineering, marketing, finance, and executive leadership to align every architectural decision to business outcomes. If you thrive at the intersection of bold vision and disciplined execution, this role was built for you.