Salesforce Solution Architect - Local to NY

The Salesforce Solution Architect is responsible for designing, delivering, and governing Salesforce solutions that align with business objectives and enterprise architecture standards. This role serves as a key liaison between business stakeholders and technical teams, ensuring implementations are scalable, secure, and high performing. The position requires a minimum of 10 years of hands on Salesforce experience.

• Candidates must have experience with Energy & Utilities Cloud no exceptions
• The hiring manager is looking for candidates who:
  • Are highly confident and articulate
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Can effectively engage with stakeholders
  • Demonstrate executive-level presence

Requirements:

• Location: Must be local to New York
• Interview Process: Video interview followed by onsite interview
• Employment Type: Contract-to-hire

Key Responsibilities

Solution Design & Architecture

• Design end-to-end Salesforce solutions, including Energy and Utility Cloud, Experience Cloud, and integrations with external systems.

• Define system architecture, data models, and integration patterns in line with best practices.

• Ensure solutions are scalable, maintainable, and adhere to Salesforce and enterprise architecture standards.

• Stakeholder Collaboration

• Collaborate with business analysts, project managers, and executives to gather requirements.

• Translate business needs into technical specifications, ensuring alignment with business goals.

• Integration & Technical Leadership

• Design and oversee integrations between Salesforce and other enterprise systems ( databases, APIs).

• Guide developers on Apex, Lightning, Visualforce, Flows, and other Salesforce technologies.

• Establish governance around development, release management, and environment strategy.

• Solution Governance & Best Practices

• Define architecture standards, coding guidelines, and security policies for Salesforce implementations.

• Conduct design reviews and code reviews to ensure adherence to best practices.

• Evaluate and recommend Salesforce products, apps, and third-party tools to meet business requirements.

• Performance, Security, and Scalability

• Ensure solutions are optimized for performance, reliability, and compliance.

• Design role-based access, data security, and sharing rules in Salesforce.

• Documentation & Knowledge Transfer

• Maintain architecture documentation, diagrams, and technical specifications.

• Mentor developers, administrators, and junior architects on Salesforce best practices.

• Project Oversight

• Support project planning, estimation, and risk assessment.

• Participate in solution delivery lifecycle, including requirements, design, build, test, and deployment phases.

• Skills and Qualifications

Technical Skills:

• Salesforce platform expertise: Energy & Utility Cloud, Experience Cloud.

• Strong understanding of Apex, Lightning Components, Visualforce, Flows, REST/SOAP APIs.

• Integration patterns: middleware (MuleSoft, Dell Boomi, Informatica), ETL tools, web services.

• Data modeling, architecture design, and governance principles.

• Experience with CI/CD, version control, and release management.

• Knowledge of Salesforce best practices, security, compliance, and performance optimization.

• Soft Skills:

Certifications (Preferred):

• Salesforce Certified Technical Architect (CTA) ultimate
• Salesforce Application Architect or System Architect
• Salesforce Integration Architecture Designer
• Salesforce Platform Developer I/II