Salesforce Platform Architect, Colorado

Salesforce Platform Architect

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Salesforce Platform Architect - Multi-Cloud

We are looking for a senior Salesforce Platform Architect to lead the design and implementation of a multi-cloud Salesforce environment. This is a hands-on, strategic role that combines technical leadership, platform governance, and mentoring of delivery teams to ensure scalable, secure, and maintainable solutions. Responsibilities

Platform Architecture & Design

• Lead architectural strategy for Sales, Service, and Experience Clouds and related platforms

• Develop reusable, high-quality solutions emphasizing configuration-first design principles

• Maintain reference architectures, reusable components, and data models

• Make informed technical decisions and review designs from internal and external teams

• Apply best practices for scalability, performance, data integrity, and maintainability

Governance & Security

• Establish and enforce platform-wide standards, naming conventions, and org structures

• Oversee code quality, technical debt, API usage, and licensing compliance

• Define security models, including roles, sharing rules, and field-level security

• Support audit readiness and compliance efforts

Integration & Data Strategy

• Architect integrations with ERP, marketing, middleware, and file-transfer systems

• Ensure robust, auditable data flows in both real-time and batch processes

• Implement API governance and choose appropriate patterns: synchronous, asynchronous, or event-driven

Collaboration & Delivery

• Partner with business and technical teams to evaluate solution options

• Guide development teams through hands-on mentorship, design reviews, and QA alignment

• Support vendor selection and evaluation where needed

Innovation & Roadmap

• Keep up-to-date with Salesforce platform releases and emerging features

• Recommend adoption of new technologies such as AI, workflow automation, and low-code solutions

• Contribute to enterprise architecture discussions and advocate for native Salesforce solutions

Required Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in Salesforce architecture, including multi-cloud deployments

• Strong expertise in configuration, development, and solution design (Flows, Apex, LWC, SOQL)

• Proven ability to lead development teams while providing hands-on architectural guidance

• Experience with integration architecture (REST/SOAP, middleware, batch) and choosing sync vs. async/event-driven patterns

• Solid knowledge of platform governance, org strategy, API limits, licensing, and technical debt management

• Strong background in security and compliance (role hierarchy, sharing rules, field-level security)

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with version control systems and CI/CD processes (e.g., Git, Copado)

• Experience with Salesforce automated testing and CI/CD integration

• Expertise delivering secure, modern applications integrated with enterprise systems

• Experience designing reliable bi-directional integrations with monitoring and resiliency

• Knowledge of AI governance, platform AI capabilities, or integration with external AI solutions

Education & Certifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or equivalent

• Salesforce certifications preferred: Platform App Builder, Administrator / Advanced Administrator, Platform Developer I & II, Consultant Certifications (Sales, Service, Experience, Data Cloud), Architect Certifications (Application, System, Technical Architect)