Salesforce Technical Architect

We have an open position for a Salesforce Technical Architect who will be responsible for supporting complex Salesforce solutions and providing technical leadership and guidance to other team members.

To be successful in this role, you will:

• Lead customers through their technical and business challenges, delivering scalable, standard, and innovative solutions that meet and often exceed customer expectations while fostering sustainable relationships with clients and team members.

• Serve as the technical lead on engagements, coordinating and aligning the work of multiple architects, developers, and consultants to ensure cohesive and efficient delivery.

• Collaborate closely with project managers, partners, and internal teams to support detailed planning, technical design, and implementation activities in partnership with the customer.

• Provide expert guidance on Salesforce platform capabilities, including advanced features and new releases, translating functional requirements into technical solutions.

• Perform hands-on configuration, customization, and development tasks, such as Apex, Lightning Components, Visualforce, and integrations to meet complex client needs.

• Govern, lead, and oversee technical development, ensuring best practices, code quality, and adherence to architectural standards across customization, integration, and data migration efforts.

• Design and implement enterprise integration architectures involving Salesforce, Snowflake, middleware platforms, and other cloud-based applications to support business processes and analytics initiatives.

• Collaborate with data engineering and analytics teams to define data models, integration patterns, security requirements, and data governance standards across Salesforce and Snowflake environments.

• Design, develop, and maintain comprehensive technical documentation, including solution architecture diagrams, technical design documents, development standards, and test plans.

• Diagnose and resolve complex production issues, conducting root cause analysis, optimizing performance, and implementing reliable fixes.

Minimum Requirements

• Deep experience with Salesforce development, including Apex, Lightning Web Components, Visualforce, and Salesforce APIs.

• Proven track record assessing business objectives and crafting technical solutions, with a solid understanding of the Salesforce development lifecycle and CI/CD practices.

• Strong experience integrating Salesforce with external systems using REST/SOAP APIs, middleware, and data migration tools.

• Experience designing and supporting integrations between Salesforce and enterprise data platforms such as Snowflake, including data ingestion, transformation, synchronization, and reporting use cases.

• Strong understanding of data architecture concepts, including data warehousing, ETL/ELT processes, data governance, and data security best practices.

• Extensive hands-on experience in configuration and customization of Salesforce solutions, with a focus on scalable and maintainable development.

• 5+ years of experience working within deployment teams, ideally utilizing Agile/Scrum methodologies.

• Expert-level knowledge of Salesforce platform architecture, including custom development, large data volumes, and performance optimization.

• Ability to connect business processes to technical solutions, bridging gaps between functional requirements and technical implementation.

• Excellent communication skills, capable of translating complex technical concepts for diverse audiences.

• Proven ability to coach, mentor, and influence both technical and non-technical stakeholders, fostering best practices and continuous improvement.

• Salesforce certifications such as Salesforce Architect track, Developer (PD1/PD2), Platform App Builder, or relevant cloud-specific certifications.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field.

• At least 5 years of hands-on Salesforce development, architecture, and consultancy experience.

• Experience working with Snowflake as an enterprise cloud data platform, including data modeling, SQL development, performance optimization, and integration architecture.

• Relevant current Salesforce certifications demonstrating advanced technical expertise.

• Strong understanding of Salesforce platform architecture, including custom development, integrations, data migration, and security model.

• Experience working in Agile environments with experience in automation, build tools, and version control.

• Excellent problem-solving skills, attention to detail, and the ability to independently deliver complex solutions.

• Preferred experience with modern data and integration ecosystems including Snowflake, Databricks, MuleSoft, Boomi, or similar cloud-based technologies.

Originally posted on Himalayas