Salesforce Technical Architect
Posted 7 days ago by British Red Cross
£60,285 Per year
Fixed-Term
Hybrid
England, United Kingdom
Summary: The Salesforce Technical Architect role at the British Red Cross involves leading Salesforce implementations and providing architectural expertise to ensure alignment with organizational goals and best practices. The position requires strong technical leadership, stakeholder management, and the ability to mentor teams while driving enterprise-grade solutions. The role is based in the UK with a hybrid working arrangement and is offered as an 18-month fixed-term contract. The successful candidate will possess extensive Salesforce experience and a strategic mindset to enhance the organization's capabilities.
Key Responsibilities:
- Drive enterprise-grade Salesforce solutions aligned with organizational mission and best practices.
- Act as a trusted advisor to technical and business stakeholders, bridging complex technical requirements.
- Lead best practices for enterprise architecture covering security, performance, development processes, and governance.
- Provide architectural expertise, risk management, and stakeholder leadership throughout project lifecycles.
- Develop teams through mentorship, peer-review, and knowledge sharing.
- Support organizational growth through funding and partnership initiatives.
Key Skills:
- Salesforce developer & architect certification within the Technical Architect track or similar experience.
- Proven experience as a Salesforce technical architect.
- Expert knowledge of Salesforce Sales/Service Cloud/Non-profit Cloud.
- Experience delivering projects using agile Scrum methodology.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills across various channels.
- Strong commercial awareness and ability to design and implement new processes.
- Well-organized with the ability to manage a varied workload and prioritize competing demands.
Salary (Rate): £60,285.00 yearly
City: undetermined
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: fixed-term
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
Salesforce Technical Architect
Location: UK Flexible (Hybrid - between home and office with regular travel to London Head Office)
Hours: 35 per week
18 months Fixed Term Contract
Salary Range: £56,360- £60,285 (plus inner London weighting, £3,344, if applicable) per annum
The British Red Cross are looking for a Salesforce Technical Architect. Are you a strategic technical leader who guides Salesforce implementations with precision? Can your endeavour produce strong outcomes and professional results?
A day in the life of our Salesforce Technical Architect:
- You’ll drive enterprise-grade solutions that align with our mission and sector best practice.
- You’ll be a trusted advisor to our technical and business stakeholders, bridging complex technical requirements and producing meaningful organisational outcomes.
- As part of project delivery, you’ll lead on best practices for enterprise architecture covering security, performance, development processes and governance.
- You’ll provide architectural expertise, risk management, and confident stakeholder leadership throughout the project lifecycles.
- You’ll be an inclusive leader, developing teams through mentorship, peer-review and knowledge sharing.
- You’ll contribute to organisational growth through active support in funding and partnership initiatives.
If you’re ready to strengthen our Salesforce capability, please apply today.
To be a successful Salesforce Technical Architect you’ll need:
- Technical experience: Salesforce developer & architect certification within the Technical Architect track or similar demonstrable experience.
- Proven & demonstrable experience as a Salesforce technical architect.
- Expert level knowledge of Salesforce Sales/Service Cloud/Non-profit Cloud.
- Experience delivering projects using agile Scrum methodology.
- Confident, clear, and persuasive written and verbal communication skills across various channels (online, face to face etc) and to varied audiences.
- Strong commercial awareness.
- Proven ability to design and implement new processes and facilitate user adoption.
- To be well organised and can plan and manage a varied workload.
- You can respond to and prioritise a range of competing demands.
Interested? Closing date for applications is 23.59 on Wednesday 31st December 2025 . Interviews will take place in January 2026. Please note: Early submission of completed application is advised. We’ll be reviewing applications constantly and may close the advert early if we receive a high number of strong applications.
In return for your commitment and expertise, you’ll get:
- Flexible working: Remote and hybrid working, flexitime, compressed hours, and job sharing.
- Holidays: 36 days annual leave (including bank holidays) + option to buy 5 extra days.
- Pension scheme: Up to 6% contributory pension.
- Learning & Development: A range of career & learning opportunities.
- Discounts: Blue Light Discount Card, Tickets For Good & employee benefits platform.
- Wellbeing Support: Peer Supporters, CiC (EAP) & Headspace App.
- Cycle2Work: Lease a bicycle through the scheme .
We are proud to be part of the Disability Confident scheme for UK-based roles. During your application, you'll have the option to apply under the scheme. At the British Red Cross, we value diversity and maintain an inclusive environment for all staff and volunteers. We champion our teams in bringing their true selves to work, free from discrimination. This is achieved through reporting and assistance from our internal networks: Race and Ethnic Equality (REEN), LGBT+, Disability and Wellness (DAWN), Gender, Carers, and Young Staff Network. Together, we are the world's emergency responders