Salesforce Technical Architect Houston, TX Only W2 (JK)
Houston, TX - USA
Job Summary
Salesforce TechnicalArchitect:-
In the role of Salesforce TechnicalArchitect owns the end-to-endarchitecture of Salesforce solutions ensuring alignment with enterprisearchitecture scalability and long-term maintainability.
Provides technical leadership across multiple projects guiding teams on design patterns integration strategies data modeling securityarchitecture and platform best practices.
Designs scalable and robust solutions leveraging Salesforce platform capabilities including Apex Lightning Web Components APIs and integration frameworks.
Definesarchitecture blueprints solution designs and technical roadmaps for complex Salesforce implementations involving Sales Cloud Service Cloud Experience Cloud and integrations with external systems.
Collaborates closely with business stakeholders solutionarchitects and enterprisearchitects to translate business requirements into high-levelarchitecture and detailed technical designs.
Drives system integration strategies using REST/SOAP APIs middleware platforms event-drivenarchitecture (Platform Events CDC) and external services.
Ensures adherence to governance security and compliance standards including role hierarchy sharing models and data protection mechanisms.
Leads technical design reviews code reviews and ensures adherence to coding standards reusable frameworks and best practices across development teams.
Provides guidance on DevOps strategy including CI/CD pipelines version control automated testing and release management using tools like Gearset Copado or Git-based workflows.
Mentors senior developers and technical leads fostering a culture of technical excellence innovation and continuous learning.
Stays current with Salesforce releases emerging technologies and industry trends to drive innovation and platform adoption.
Participates in Agile ceremonies and serves as the technical escalation point for critical issues across sprints and releases.
Ensuresarchitecture supports performance optimization system reliability high availability and large data volume (LDV) considerations.
Qualifications Basic
Bachelors degree in Computer Science Engineering or related field with 10 years of overall IT experience and 7 years of Salesforce platform expertise.
Mandatory Skillsets:
Deep expertise in Salesforcearchitecture including Sales Cloud Service Cloud Experience Cloud and custom applications.
Strong hands-on experience in Apex Lightning Web Components (LWC) Aura Visualforce Triggers Batch Apex and asynchronous processing.
Proven experience designing enterprise-grade integrations using REST/SOAP APIs middleware (MuleSoft Kafka etc.) and event-drivenarchitectures.
Expertise in Salesforce data modeling large data volume handling performance optimization and indexing strategies.
Strong understanding of securityarchitecture including profiles permission sets sharing rules Shield encryption and compliance considerations.
Experience defining DevOps frameworks CI/CD pipelines release strategies and environment management.
In-depth knowledge of Salesforce governor limits best practices and platform constraints.
Experience with design patterns reusable frameworks and establishing coding standards across teams.
Ability to produce high-levelarchitecture diagrams solution design documents and technical specifications.
Must hold relevant Salesforce certifications such as:
- ApplicationArchitect/ SystemArchitect
- Platform Developer I & II
Other Relevant Experience
Strong communication skills with ability to presentarchitecture and technical concepts to leadership and business stakeholders.
Experience working in Agile programs and large-scale global delivery models.
Proven ability to manage multiple stakeholders across geographies and drive consensus on technical decisions.
Experience mentoring teams and leading technical governance across programs.
Ability to handle complex problem-solving risk mitigation and critical production issues.
Required Experience:
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