Salesforce Application Architect

Responsibilities:

As a Salesforce Application Architect, you will play a key role in shaping, designing, and delivering enterprise-grade Salesforce solutions. You will provide both functional and technical expertise to ensure that applications are scalable, secure, and aligned with business goals.

• Lead the planning, analysis, definition, and delivery of future functional and technical capabilities for Salesforce applications.

• Facilitate impact assessments and contribute to producing and reviewing accurate estimates for client work requests.

• Serve as a Subject Matter Expert (SME), providing guidance to development teams and ensuring best practices are followed.

• Manage and mentor team members, taking accountability for team decisions and outcomes.

• Collaborate and engage with multiple teams, contributing to key architectural and strategic decisions across business and IT functions.

• Provide innovative solutions to complex problems, both within the immediate team and across cross-functional teams.

• Drive the development and implementation of strategies for application design and build enablement, ensuring technical excellence and sustainability.

• Lead the team in establishing efficient configuration and release management processes, improving deployment reliability and efficiency.

• Promote and enforce best practices for build management and release processes, including automation, version control, and CI/CD pipelines.

Qualifications:

• 5–10 years of experience in Salesforce solution design, application architecture, or technical leadership roles.

• Expert proficiency in Design & Build Enablement – ability to conceptualize, design, and deliver scalable Salesforce solutions.

• Advanced proficiency in Configuration & Release Management – experience with release planning, environment management, and DevOps practices.

• Advanced proficiency in Build Management – strong hands-on expertise with CI/CD pipelines, deployment automation, and build optimization.

• Proven experience in Salesforce development (Apex, Visualforce, Lightning Web Components, Flows).

• Strong knowledge of integration architecture (REST/SOAP APIs, middleware, ETL tools).

• Demonstrated ability to lead and mentor technical teams, influence architectural decisions, and drive accountability.

• Excellent collaboration and communication skills to work effectively with stakeholders and cross-functional teams.

• Salesforce certifications such as Application Architect, System Architect, or Technical Architect (CTA) are highly desirable.

• Experience with DevOps tools (Copado, Gearset, Flosum, Git, Jenkins, Azure DevOps) preferred.

• Familiarity with Agile/Scrum delivery methodologies and cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) is a plus.

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