Salesforce Architect

The Opportunity:

The Salesforce Architect is responsible for designing, developing, and implementing scalable solutions on the Salesforce platform to meet business needs. This role combines the deep technical expertise of a Salesforce developer with the strategic vision of an architect ensuring that Salesforce ecosystems are optimized for performance, maintainability, security, and scalability.

The individual will work closely with business stakeholders, analysts, and other IT teams to translate business requirements into technical solutions while maintaining adherence to Salesforce best practices.

Day to day responsibilities:

• Architecture & Solution Design

• Design scalable, secure, and high-performing Salesforce solutions that align with business objectives.

• Translate complex business requirements into architectural blueprints, data models, and system integrations.

• Ensure solutions comply with Salesforce platform limits, security requirements, and best practices.

• Evaluate emerging Salesforce features and recommend adoption where they add value.

• Development & Customization

• Build and customize Salesforce applications using Apex, Visualforce, Lightning Web Components (LWC), workflows, process builders, and flows.

• Develop and maintain custom objects, fields, page layouts, record types, and validation rules.

• Implement integrations with third-party systems via APIs, middleware, and web services.

• Maintain integrations and processes related to Salesforce connections. These connections will include, but not be limited to, financial software such as Business Central for Accounting and Powerfaids for Financial Aid, along with Paycom for our human resource information system.

• Collaboration & Support

• Partner with Salesforce Administrators and business process owners to deliver solutions that enhance user experience and productivity.

• Work closely with the Director of Enterprise Applications to ensure application stability, integration alignment, and strategic fit.

• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior developers and admins.

• Collaborate with analytics teams to enable enterprise reporting and dashboards.

• Testing & Deployment

• Participate in code reviews, unit testing, and integration testing.

• Manage deployments using version control tools and CI/CD processes.

• Troubleshoot and resolve Salesforce-related technical issues efficiently.

• Governance & Documentation

• Maintain technical documentation for customizations, integrations, and architecture decisions.

• Support Salesforce governance frameworks to ensure consistent coding standards and platform usage.

• Ensure compliance with data protection, privacy regulations, and security policies.