Salesforce Architect

Principal Salesforce Technical Architect

Duration: 12 Months

Work Mode: Remote

Location: 7000 Central Avenue Northeast, Fridley, MN 55432

Interview: To Be Confirmed

Key Responsibilities

Salesforce Architecture & Technical Leadership

Business Consulting & Solution Architecture

Salesforce Development & Engineering

Integration & Platform Reliability

Delivery & Governance

Salesforce Architecture & Technical Leadership

• Serve as the Principal Salesforce Technical Architect for the enterprise Salesforce platform.
• Define and govern Salesforce architecture, standards, reusable design patterns, and best practices.
• Design scalable end-to-end solutions covering applications, data, integrations, security, automation, and AI.
• Lead architecture governance, technology roadmaps, platform modernization, and technical-debt reduction.
• Evaluate emerging Salesforce technologies and recommend adoption strategies aligned with business objectives.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to Salesforce developers, administrators, and technical leads.

Business Consulting & Solution Architecture

• Partner with business stakeholders, product owners, and IT leadership to understand business objectives and technical requirements.
• Lead discovery sessions, business workshops, technical design sessions, and architecture reviews.
• Translate business requirements into scalable Salesforce architectures and implementation roadmaps.
• Develop architecture diagrams, technical specifications, integration designs, and solution documentation.
• Assess technical feasibility, estimate level of effort, identify risks, and recommend mitigation strategies.
• Act as a trusted advisor for Salesforce platform strategy and enterprise technology decisions.

Salesforce Development & Engineering

• Design and implement scalable solutions using Apex, Lightning Web Components (LWC), Flows, Platform Events, and Salesforce APIs.
• Architect secure Experience Cloud solutions for customers, partners, and employees.
• Design authentication and authorization solutions using SSO, SAML, OAuth, JIT provisioning, and Salesforce security models.
• Apply Salesforce data-sharing, security, scalability, and performance best practices.
• Develop modern front-end solutions using JavaScript, TypeScript, HTML, CSS, JSON, REST APIs, and modern UI frameworks.
• Build AI-powered solutions leveraging Agentforce, Prompt Builder, Data Cloud, and Salesforce AI capabilities.

Integration & Platform Reliability

• Lead enterprise Salesforce integrations using REST, SOAP, Platform Events, WebMethods, middleware, and external APIs.
• Integrate Salesforce with enterprise platforms, identity providers, CMS solutions, and applications such as AEM.
• Troubleshoot complex production issues and conduct root-cause analysis.
• Perform code and architecture reviews to ensure quality, scalability, security, and maintainability.
• Support implementation, SIT, UAT, deployment, and production stabilization activities.

Delivery & Governance

• Provide technical leadership across Salesforce initiatives supporting Neuromodulation and Pelvic Health business units.
• Remove technical roadblocks and proactively manage technical risks.
• Collaborate with globally distributed teams across Americas, EMEA, and APAC.
• Establish and enforce Salesforce development, integration, security, and deployment standards.
• Support Agile/Scrum teams throughout the software development lifecycle.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field.
• 12+ years of overall IT experience.
• 10+ years of hands-on Salesforce development and architecture experience.
• Proven experience leading enterprise-scale Salesforce implementations from architecture through production delivery.
• Strong expertise in Salesforce architecture, data modeling, security, scalability, and performance optimization.
• Hands-on experience with Apex, LWC, Flows, Platform Events, APIs, and Salesforce configuration/development.
• Strong experience integrating Salesforce with enterprise applications using REST, SOAP, middleware, WebMethods, and Platform Events.
• Experience with Git/Bitbucket, CI/CD, DevOps, and Salesforce deployment tools such as Copado.
• Strong debugging, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and executive presentation skills.
• Experience working with globally distributed and cross-functional teams.
• Strong experience in Agile/Scrum environments.

Preferred Qualifications

• Salesforce Certified Application Architect or System Architect.
• Experience with Experience Cloud Consultant, Sales Cloud Consultant, Service Cloud Consultant, or Health Cloud certifications/accreditation.
• Hands-on experience with Health Cloud, Experience Cloud, Agentforce, Data Cloud, Prompt Builder, and Salesforce AI.
• Experience architecting Experience Cloud portals supporting large numbers of external users.
• Healthcare or other highly regulated industry experience.
• Experience with secure customer, partner, or patient-facing portals.
• Experience with large-scale CRM transformation or Sales Enablement programs.
• Strong understanding of enterprise integration, identity management, and secure external access.