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*This role does not offer visa sponsorship. Candidates must be authorized to work in the U.S. without current or future sponsorship (including CPT, OPT, or H‑1B).
**This is a hybrid position with an onsite requirement of 1–2 days per week in Oakland, CA
The Expert Applications Architect will be responsible for the design and analysis of software projects, coordination, creation and socialization of the conceptual approach document on strategic business initiatives, documentation standards, system architecture best practices and current system architecture documentation for their respective domain. The position is also responsible for collaborating with partner teams, enterprise architecture and development teams on best practices, guidelines and standards as well as evangelizing Technology transformation initiatives. This position is responsible for providing expertise and direction to Leadership when discussing strategic projects, design and application initiatives as well as providing high level estimates for the purpose of business case creation.
- Define and own the application architecture across our Salesforce stack — Sales Cloud, Marketing Cloud, Health Cloud / Digital Insurance, and Data 360 (Data Cloud) - covering data model, sharing and visibility, automation strategy, UI composition, and integration boundaries
- Apply strong engineering judgment to select the appropriate no-code, low-code, or pro-code solution to meet functional, performance, scalability, and compliance requirements
- Architect and oversee solutions built with Apex, Lightning Web Components (LWC), Flows, Flow Orchestration, and Omni studio where appropriate
- Design and govern solutions on Sales Cloud aligned to dental benefits sales, group, and broker workflows
- Lead architecture for Health Cloud and Digital Insurance, covering group sale, individual sale, and broker sell channel data models, and the producer/broker portal experiences built on top of them
- Architect and implement Data 360 capabilities — Zero Copy integrations, data streams, identity resolution, calculated insights, segmentation, and activation into Marketing Cloud, Health Cloud, and downstream systems
- Design and govern Marketing Cloud architecture for member engagement journeys, lifecycle communications, and Data 360-driven personalization
- Leverage Agentforce to architect AI-assisted workflows, intelligent case handling, and decision-support agents grounded in Data 360
- Design, integrate, and operationalize AI-powered features by working with large language models (LLMs), including OpenAI and Anthropic models (e.g., Opus, Sonnet), to enable conversational interfaces, automation, summarization, and decision-support use cases
- Partner with Security, Privacy, and Platform teams to integrate AI services responsibly within Salesforce, with HIPAA, PII, and PHI safeguards designed in from the start
- Design and govern integrations using REST/SOAP APIs, Platform Events, Change Data Capture, and enterprise middleware connecting Salesforce to Snowflake, Azure, and other internal systems
- Establish and enforce best practices for security, data access, sharing, large data volumes, governor limit management, and performance at enterprise scale
- Lead architecture review boards, design discussions, peer code reviews, and release management decisions
- Author and maintain Architecture Decision Records (ADRs), reference architectures, and platform standards
- Collaborate with Product, Business, Data, and Security leaders to translate strategy into a credible target-state architecture
- Mentor engineers and admins, and promote best practices in Salesforce development, design, and platform governance
- Support CI/CD pipelines, sandbox topology, branching strategy, and Salesforce DevOps processes
- 8+ years of hands-on Salesforce platform experience, including 3+ years in an architect, lead, or senior solution role, with strong expertise in Apex, Lightning Web Components, Flows, Flow orchestration, and data cloud
- Bechelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent technical field
- 2+ years of experience architecting or leading solutions on Salesforce Data 360 (Data Cloud), including identity resolution, segmentation, and activation
- 2+ years of experience architecting or leading solutions on Salesforce Marketing Cloud, including Journey Builder and Data 360-driven personalization
- 1+ year of experience with Agentforce, including AI-assisted workflows and grounded agent design
- Good understanding of Salesforce Health Cloud, including Digital Insurance
- Demonstrated experience designing sharing and visibility models for large user bases and large data volumes
- Deep understanding of Salesforce security model, role hierarchy, sharing rules, restriction rules, permission set groups, and data modeling at enterprise scale
- Strong experience designing and consuming APIs and enterprise integrations, including event-driven and asynchronous patterns
- Salesforce Certifications (Required):
- Salesforce Platform Developer I
- Salesforce Platform Developer II
- Salesforce Administrator Certification
- Salesforce Application Architect
- Demonstrated ability to make sound architectural decisions across low-code, no-code, and pro-code solutions, and to defend those decisions in writing
- Ability to identify key issues and trade-offs and present understandable alternatives to both technical and non-technical audiences, including senior leadership
- Ability to create and maintain technical documentation, ADRs, and reference architectures
- Proven ability to effectively present data and architecture trade-offs to facilitate decision-making
- Ability to solve complex problems using analytical and creative problem-solving skills
- Competent at adhering to organizational processes including scrum ceremonies, design artifacts, and architecture governance
- Knowledge of agile development methodologies
Base Pay Information
The national base pay range at the end is a good-faith estimate of what Delta Dental may pay for new hires. Actual pay may vary based on Delta Dental’s assessment of the candidate’s knowledge, skills, abilities (KSAs), related experience, education, certifications and ability to meet required minimum job qualifications. Other factors impacting pay include prevailing wages in the work location and internal equity.
Pay Grade 23. $106,400 - $230,600
- Competitive base and incentive pay
- 401(k) with robust matching and non-matching contributions
- Rich medical & pharmacy benefits
- 100% employer-paid dental and vision benefits
- Holistic wellbeing program with deep financial incentives
- Generous paid time off plus 12 paid holidays and your birthday off
- Culture of growth and learning: career development; tuition reimbursement; recognition program
- Family support: adoption assistance, fertility treatment, child, elder & pet care assistance
- Social responsibility and volunteer opportunities
- Employee discount program
Skills Required
- 8+ years of hands-on Salesforce platform experience
- 3+ years in an architect, lead, or senior solution role
- 2+ years architecting or leading solutions on Salesforce Data 360
- 2+ years architecting or leading solutions on Salesforce Marketing Cloud
- 1+ year of experience with Agentforce
- Salesforce certifications: Platform Developer I & II, Administrator, Application Architect
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent technical field
Delta Dental Insurance Company Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Delta Dental Insurance Company and has not been reviewed or approved by Delta Dental Insurance Company.
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Retirement Support — Retirement support is positioned as a standout element, including a sizable automatic 401(k) contribution plus additional matching. This boosts overall total-rewards value even when base pay is viewed as only mid-market in some areas.
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Affordable Benefits — Core coverage is framed as unusually low-cost to employees, including fully employer-paid dental and vision and low employee contribution medical options. This creates meaningful take-home value beyond cash compensation.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time-off offerings are described as generous, including broad PTO/holidays and additional paid leave features such as parental leave. These policies increase perceived rewards and help balance workload demands.
Delta Dental Insurance Company Insights
What We Do
At Delta Dental, we’re behind millions of smiles and counting. For over 68 years, we’ve served our communities by increasing access to affordable, quality care – but that commitment to care extends beyond the people we serve, to the dedicated employees who make those smiles genuine. We've come this far by building programs that offer opportunities for advancement, create meaningful connections, and improve the lives of our employees and their families. Because we know that when we take exceptional care of each other, we can make a positive impact for all. We champion an inspirational workplace through our commitment to trust, service, excellence and innovation. Joining us means working for a company that offers stability and balance, opportunities for leadership at all levels, and a work environment. Delta Dental of California, Delta Dental of New York, Inc., Delta Dental of Pennsylvania, and Delta Dental Insurance Company are members, or affiliates of members, of the Delta Dental Plans Association, a network of 39 Delta Dental companies throughout the country. Together with our affiliate companies, form one of the nation’s largest dental benefits delivery systems, covering over 31 million enrollees. Headquartered in San Francisco, we are members of the Delta Dental Plans Association, a network of companies that provides dental coverage to 80 million people. Delta Dental provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, Delta Dental complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.
