Senior Salesforce Architect (all genders)

As a Senior Salesforce Architect (all genders), you are responsible for designing and implementing scalable, secure and future-ready Salesforce architectures. You analyse business and technical requirements, develop robust architectural concepts and translate business requirements into technical target architectures and implementation strategies. In doing so, you act as the central interface between clients, business departments, project management, development teams and other architects. The role focuses on Salesforce architecture, enterprise architecture, integration design and technical consulting., * Analysing business and technical requirements and translating them into architectural concepts

• Creating architecture blueprints, solution designs and technical target architectures
• Taking responsibility for data, integration, security and identity architectures
• Designing integrations using APIs, middleware and event-driven architectures (e.g. MuleSoft)
• Defining architecture standards, governance guidelines and best practices
• Conducting and facilitating architecture, design and solution workshops
• Providing advice on scalability, performance, security and technical risks
• Providing technical guidance throughout implementation and conducting design and architecture reviews
• Working closely with project managers, product owners, developers and technical leads
• Supporting delivery and project teams in agile projects (Scrum / SAFe)
• Coaching and providing technical leadership to Salesforce consultants and developers

• At least 7 years of experience working with Salesforce, including at least 3 years in an architecture or lead role
• In-depth knowledge of the Salesforce platform and multiple Salesforce Clouds, particularly Sales Cloud and Service Cloud
• Extensive experience in solution and enterprise architecture
• Experience with integration architectures, APIs, eventing and middleware solutions such as MuleSoft
• A solid understanding of data architectures, data models and complex system landscapes
• Experience in security, identity management and access management (including SSO and OAuth)
• Knowledge of modern development, testing and deployment processes (CI/CD, DevOps)
• A strong understanding of business processes, requirements engineering and technical consulting
• Excellent communication, facilitation and presentation skills
• An analytical and structured approach to work and a strong customer focus
• Verifiable Salesforce certifications in Application Architect or System Architect
• As this role involves regular communication with German-speaking clients, fluent German skills (level C1 or above) are a must have

Automotive expertise:

• Experience in Salesforce or CRM transformation projects in the automotive sector
• An understanding of collaboration between manufacturers, market organisations, dealerships and end customers
• Experience in automotive sales, marketing or service processes
• An understanding of complex system and integration landscapes in the automotive sector
• The ability to translate business requirements from various stakeholders into sustainable architectural decisions
• Experience with integration-intensive platform landscapes connecting CRM, ERP, DMS, e-commerce and marketing systems

What sets you apart:

• A customer- and solution-oriented approach
• An independent and structured approach to work
• Strong consulting and communication skills
• Strategic and analytical thinking
• Confidence when engaging with business departments, management and technical stakeholders
• Technical leadership and coaching skills
• The ability to work in a team and enthusiasm for interdisciplinary collaboration