Salesforce Architect (Madrid Office)

At Connect Centric, we are more than just consultants—we are partners committed to our clients' success. We take a hands-on approach, working closely with our clients to transform strategies into measurable, real-world outcomes. As a strategy execution team, we take full ownership of every project from start to finish, ensuring that our clients see tangible results, not just ideas. Our work is grounded in heart, empathy, and accountability, and we recognize that each client is unique. Together, we achieve the goals that matter most by tailoring our approach to each organization we partner with.
Citizenship required for this Position: Candidates must be Spanish citizens or legal residents with full working rights in Spain, and possess fluent professional English (both written and spoken). This role requires regular collaboration with U.S.-based teams and clients, so English fluency is essential.
Job Summary:
We are seeking a Salesforce Architect to serve as the senior technical authority for all Salesforce-related initiatives. This includes shaping the architecture vision, establishing and enforcing development and integration standards, and ensuring that system improvements are delivered with quality, consistency, and long-term maintainability. While the development team focuses on feature delivery, this role remains accountable for the platform’s architectural integrity.
This is a remote position with quarterly in-office sessions in Madrid, and up to two annual trips to our Washington, D.C./Metro area office.
Key Responsibilities:

• Review and validate all development work to ensure adherence to architectural standards, Salesforce best practices, and long-term maintainability.
• Conduct architectural reviews for all major changes, ensuring scalability, maintainability, performance, and security.
• Provide hands-on guidance on platform configuration, data modeling, Apex design patterns, Lightning architecture, and API best practices.
• Partner closely with cross-functional stakeholders to translate business needs into sound architectural solutions.
• Oversee integration strategy, including API design, orchestration, error handling, data sync patterns, and governance.
• Collaborate with development teams to ensure technical feasibility, proper implementation, and adherence to established architectural standards.
• Advise on the use of Salesforce-native automation (Flow, Apex, platform events) while ensuring architectural integrity.

• 7+ years of experience working across the Salesforce ecosystem, including hands-on architecture, complex integrations, and multi-cloud  environments.
• Proven experience defining and enforcing architectural standards, governance processes, and scalable development patterns.
• Demonstrated success designing and implementing complex integrations using APIs.
• Strong command of Salesforce data modeling, sharing/security architecture, performance optimization, and platform limits.
• Experience with CI/CD for Salesforce, version control, and automated testing frameworks.
• Deep understanding of best practices for Apex, Lightning Web Components, Flow, and platform automation.
• Strong background in cross-system architecture, data strategy, and integration governance.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to influence both technical teams and business leaders.
• Strategic thinker able to anticipate future needs, identify architectural risks, and propose pragmatic long-term solutions.
• Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or related field. Equivalent experience considered.

• Salesforce Certified Application Architect or System Architect
• Salesforce Platform Developer I/II
   

Performance Location: Remote with (1x per quarter in-office in Madrid)
Relocation Assistance: No
Travel Required: Yes, up to 2x per year to Washington, D.C.
Salary: Dependent on Experience: €30 - €40 hourly