Salesforce Technical Architect - Houston, TX - Only W2 - (JK)

Houston, TX, US • Posted 23 hours ago • Updated 23 hours ago
Contract Independent
Contract W2
24 Months
No Travel Required
Able to Sponsor
On-site
Depends on Experience
Fitment

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Skills

  • Leadership
  • Environment Management
  • Global Delivery
  • High Availability
  • Encryption
  • Enterprise Architecture
  • Git
  • Design Patterns
  • DevOps
  • Emerging Technologies
  • Continuous Integration
  • Data Modeling
  • Conflict Resolution
  • Continuous Delivery
  • Communication
  • Computer Science
  • Change Data Capture
  • Cloud Computing
  • Agile
  • Apache Kafka
  • Visualforce
  • System Integration
  • Technical Drafting
  • Version Control
  • Software Design
  • Specification Gathering
  • Salesforce.com
  • Scalability
  • Security Architecture
  • Risk Management
  • Roadmaps
  • Sales
  • Release Management
  • Reliability Engineering
  • Sprint
  • Problem Solving
  • Regulatory Compliance
  • Workflow
  • Oracle Application Express
  • Performance Tuning
  • Mentorship
  • Middleware
  • MuleSoft
  • IT Management
  • Innovation
  • Management
  • Apex
  • Automated Testing
  • Data Security
  • SOAP

Summary

Salesforce Technical Architect:-

 

• In the role of Salesforce Technical Architect, owns the end-to-end architecture of Salesforce solutions, ensuring alignment with enterprise architecture, scalability, and long-term maintainability.

• Provides technical leadership across multiple projects, guiding teams on design patterns, integration strategies, data modeling, security architecture, and platform best practices.

• Designs scalable and robust solutions leveraging Salesforce platform capabilities including Apex, Lightning Web Components, APIs, and integration frameworks.

• Defines architecture 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, solution architects, and enterprise architects to translate business requirements into high-level architecture and detailed technical designs.

• Drives system integration strategies using REST/SOAP APIs, middleware platforms, event-driven architecture (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.

• Ensures architecture supports performance optimization, system reliability, high availability, and large data volume (LDV) considerations.


Qualifications – Basic

• Bachelor’s 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 Salesforce architecture 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-driven architectures.

• Expertise in Salesforce data modeling, large data volume handling, performance optimization, and indexing strategies.

• Strong understanding of security architecture 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-level architecture diagrams, solution design documents, and technical specifications.

• Must hold relevant Salesforce certifications such as:

  • Application Architect / System Architect
  • Platform Developer I & II

Other Relevant Experience

• Strong communication skills with ability to present architecture 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.

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  • Dice Id: 10121769
  • Position Id: 9027919
  • Posted 23 hours ago
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