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# Lead Architect Salesforce Platform

- **Company:** CVS Health
- **Location:** Wellesley, MA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $130,295.0 - $284,280.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Amazon Web Services, Cloud Database, Computer Engineering, Data Governance, DevOps, Github, Cloud Services, Copado, Salesforce.Com, VeevaCRM, Information Technology
- **Published:** May 19, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=a3fb731f61aafcf9

## About the Role

* 8+ years of Salesforce platform experience, including leadership of large-scale enterprise implementations
 * Proven experience in Salesforce architecture, platform governance, and design authority
 * Strong knowledge of the Salesforce development lifecycle, including development, deployment, and RunOps support
 * Hands-on experience with Salesforce DevOps, including:
 + Scratch orgs and unlocked packages
 + Salesforce DevOps Center
 + Copado and/or AutoRabit
 + GitHub and GitHub Actions
 + Snyk and Salesforce Code Analyzer
 * Experience in Salesforce Health Cloud and Service Cloud.
 * Additional experience with Agentforce and Salesforce Data Cloud (Data360) and platform data governance
 * Strong communication and stakeholder-management skills

Preferred Qualifications

 * Salesforce certifications including:
 + Platform Development Lifecycle and Deployment Architect
 + Platform Strategy Designer
 + OmniStudio Consultant
 + Salesforce Data Cloud Consultant
 + Agentforce Specialist
 * Experience defining platform roadmaps, standards, and guardrails
 * Background in regulated industries (e.g., healthcare, financial services, insurance)
 * Experience with AI-enabled or agent-based Salesforce capabilities
 * Experience with Cloud Data Architecture (GCP / AWS), * Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Computer Engineering, or a related field from an accredited institution
 * Master's degree preferred
 * Equivalent combination of education and relevant professional experience may be considered

## Description

The Lead Architect - Salesforce Platform provides architectural leadership and governance for enterprise Salesforce implementations across large, complex organizations. This role serves as the technical authority for platform strategy, solution design, data, security, DevOps, and operations, ensuring scalable, secure, and compliant solutions aligned to business and technology roadmaps., The Lead Architect responsible for platform standards, design authority, and roadmap direction while partnering with delivery, security, and operations teams to enable high-quality, well-governed Salesforce solutions.


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