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Salesforce Technical Solutions Architect
Plano, TX
Job Description:
- SFDC Technical Solution Architect: 12-18 years IT industry total experience, with Minimum 9 years specifically in hands-on Salesforce.com architecting/solutioning.
- Design and own end-to-end Salesforce solutions, including Sales Cloud, Service Cloud, Experience Cloud, and Platform, aligned with business needs and technical strategy.
- Lead the definition of the system landscape-detailing how Salesforce integrates with internal/external systems, ensuring scalability and maintainability.
- Define robust integration strategies, including REST/SOAP APIs, middleware (e.g., MuleSoft), platform events, and change data capture, while adhering to Salesforce integration best practices.
- Create and maintain secure, scalable data models, applying Salesforce data modeling principles-object relationships, custom metadata, external objects, and field-level security.
- Establish governance around security architecture, including SSO, OAuth flows, API security, sharing & visibility models, and platform encryption.
- Provide hands-on development expertise, writing efficient and scalable Apex classes, triggers, Visualforce pages, Lightning Components (Aura), and modern LWC components.
- Review and enforce coding standards, performance tuning, and technical debt management, ensuring compliance with Salesforce Governor Limits.
- Translate complex business requirements into technical solutions, working closely with business stakeholders, product owners, and delivery teams.
- Guide and mentor development teams, perform technical reviews, and act as a subject matter expert across Salesforce-related implementations.
- Maintain right balance between low-code and pro-code solutions Stay current with Salesforce releases and roadmap, continuously improving architectural standards and leveraging platform innovations (e.g., Data Cloud, Einstein AI, CRM Analytics).
Key Role Requirement:
- Proficiency in Apex Programming & Triggers
Deep understanding of Apex classes, triggers, asynchronous processing (Batch, Queueable, Future), and test-driven development.
- Advanced Experience with Lightning Web Components (LWC) & Aura Ability to design dynamic, high-performance UIs using modern Salesforce front-end frameworks.
- Strong Knowledge of Salesforce Data Modeling Expertise in creating and optimizing custom objects, relationships, schema design, indexing, and large data volume (LDV) strategies.
- Integration Architecture & Patterns
- Hands-on experience with REST/SOAP APIs, Platform Events, Change Data Capture, Named Credentials, and middleware platforms like MuleSoft or Boomi.
Salesforce Security & Access Control In-depth knowledge of security architecture, including OAuth flows, SSO, role hierarchy, sharing rules, FLS, and Shield Platform Encryption. Platform Tools & DevOps Familiarity with tools like Salesforce DX, Unlocked Packages, Metadata API, and CI/CD pipelines using GitHub, Jenkins, or Copado. CRM Analytics / Einstein Analytics / Reports & Dashboards
- Experience in building advanced analytics, KPIs, and AI-powered insights within the Salesforce ecosystem.
- Experience Cloud & Mobile Enablement Ability to architect customer/partner portals and mobile-responsive solutions using Experience Cloud and Salesforce Mobile App.
Multi-Cloud Experience Understanding of how to architect across multiple Salesforce clouds (Sales, Service, Marketing, Experience, Data Cloud etc).
- Data Migration Expertise Experience in defining Data migration strategy from existing legacy application to Salesforce system following best practices.
- Required Certifications:
- Must Have: Application Architect (achieved by earning: Sharing & Visibility Data Architecture Platform App Builder Platform Developer I).
- System Architect (achieved by earning: Integration Identity Development Lifecycle Deployment Designer).
- Good to have:
- Sales Cloud Consultant.
- Service cloud Consultant.
- Experience cloud Consultant. Data Cloud Consultant.
- CRM Analytics and Einstein Discovery Consultant. Agentforce Specialist.