Salesforce Technical Architect

Job Role: Salesforce Technical Architect

Location: McLean, VA

Job Description:

Must Have Technical/Functional Skills

Role Overview:

We are seeking a highly skilled Salesforce Technical Architect to play a strategic striker role in driving business growth. This individual will design scalable solutions, lead end-to-end architecture, and develop Proof of Concepts (PoCs) for complex business challenges. Acting as a trusted advisor, the architect will proactively identify problem statements, propose innovative technical solutions, and influence key stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and implement scalable Salesforce solutions across Data Cloud, Financial Services Cloud, Service Cloud, Experience Cloud, and Marketing Cloud.
• Lead end-to-end architecture for enterprise-grade implementations.
• Develop PoCs to validate architectural decisions and accelerate solution delivery.
• Collaborate with business and technical stakeholders to align solutions with strategic objectives.
• Ensure adherence to best practices in security, integration, and performance optimization.
• Provide thought leadership and guidance on Salesforce capabilities and roadmap.
• Participate in Technical Review Board meetings to approve designs and validate approaches for new development.
• Be open to hands-on coding and development work when required to ensure solution quality and feasibility.

Role Expectations

• Strategic Leadership: Act as a striker by identifying opportunities to leverage Salesforce for business growth and innovation.
• Solution Ownership: Take full accountability for architectural decisions and ensure alignment with enterprise standards.
• Innovation & Agility: Rapidly prototype and validate solutions through PoCs to address complex business challenges.
• Hands-On Development: Be willing and able to write Apex code, build Lightning Web Components (LWC), and perform configuration tasks when needed to support delivery.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Serve as a trusted advisor to senior business and technology leaders, influencing decisions with clear technical rationale.
• Mentorship: Guide development teams on best practices, coding standards, and architectural principles.
• Continuous Learning: Stay ahead of Salesforce platform updates, emerging technologies, and industry trends to recommend forward-looking solutions.
• Quality & Compliance: Ensure solutions meet security, regulatory, and performance requirements for financial services environments.

Required Skills & Expertise

• Salesforce Clouds: o Deep, hands-on experience in Data Cloud, Financial Services Cloud, Service Cloud, Experience Cloud, and Marketing Cloud.
• Core Technical Skills: o Advanced knowledge of Apex, Lightning Web Components (LWC), Visualforce, and SOQL/SOSL. o Strong understanding of API integration patterns, OAuth, Single Sign-On (SSO), and Salesforce security model. o Expertise in data modeling, data migration strategies, and performance tuning.
• Integration & Middleware: o Experience with Mulesoft, AWS services, and other enterprise integration platforms.
• DevOps & CI/CD: o Familiarity with Copado, Gearset, Git, AutoRabit, and automated deployment pipelines.

Enterprise Experience: Proven track record in banking and financial services environments or other large-scale enterprise implementations.