Salesforce Technical Architect

Summary: The Salesforce Technical Architect role involves leading the design and architecture of Salesforce solutions across various clouds and custom applications. The position requires serving as a trusted advisor to clients, overseeing project lifecycles, and mentoring project teams. The architect will also manage client relationships and contribute to pre-sales efforts while ensuring adherence to best practices. Strong expertise in Salesforce and extensive IT experience are essential for success in this role.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead Salesforce solution design and architecture across Sales Cloud, Service Cloud, Marketing Cloud, Experience Cloud, and custom Salesforce applications.
• Serve as the trusted advisor to clients, understanding business needs and translating them into scalable Salesforce solutions.
• Oversee end-to-end project lifecycle — from requirement gathering, solutioning, technical design, to implementation.
• Guide and mentor project teams, including developers, admins, and junior consultants.
• Ensure solutions are aligned with Salesforce best practices and enterprise integration standards.
• Conduct impact analysis and provide recommendations for platform scalability and performance optimization.
• Manage C-level client relationships and present solution roadmaps, progress updates, and strategic insights.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (Data, Integration, Security, and Business stakeholders) to ensure cohesive delivery.
• Contribute to pre-sales efforts, including solution demonstrations, RFP responses, and effort estimation.

Key Skills:

• 10+ years of IT experience with at least 7+ years in Salesforce consulting/solutioning.
• Strong expertise in Salesforce configuration, customization, and architecture design.
• Experience with Salesforce Clouds (Sales, Service, Marketing, Experience).
• Proficiency in Apex, Lightning Web Components (LWC), Visualforce, and Integration frameworks (REST, SOAP, APIs, Middleware).
• Prior experience leading large-scale Salesforce implementations with distributed teams.
• Excellent stakeholder management, communication, and presentation skills.
• Salesforce Architect-level certifications (e.g., Application Architect, System Architect, or Technical Architect) preferred.
• Experience with Agile/DevOps methodologies for Salesforce project delivery.
• Salesforce Certified Technical Architect (CTA) or on the CTA journey preferred.
• Exposure to industry domains such as BFSI, Healthcare, Retail, or Manufacturing.
• Strong pre-sales experience, including solution proposals and client workshops.

Salary (Rate): undetermined

City: Gloucester

Country: United Kingdom

Working Arrangements: undetermined

IR35 Status: undetermined

Seniority Level: undetermined

Industry: IT