Senior Technical Architect

Salesforce Professional Services is looking for a Senior Technical Architect. You will be serving as a strategic advisor and Salesforce product and platform expert to the company's largest, most complex enterprise customers. Here are some salient responsibilities the role entails: - Serve as a trusted advisor to the client - Identify and lead internal strategic initiatives to grow the consulting practice; serving as an active contributor to the community's overall knowledge base and expertise - Guide customers and colleagues in rationalizing and deploying emerging technologies that drive increased business value - Work collaboratively and having very strong communications skills, especially in teaching complex concepts, and creative, prescriptive thinking - Identify and proactively manage risk areas and commit to seeing an issue through to complete resolution - Manage customer expectations; negotiate solutions to complex problems with both the customer and third-party partners - Review and correct project/program direction, approach, and key artifacts to keep programs on track and solutions extendable and maintainable going forward - Work closely with Delivery Managers, Solution Architects, and directly with clients to architect technology solutions to meet client needs - Contribute to a program vision while advising and articulating program/project strategies on enabling technologies including the Salesforce Platform Minimum Requirements: - 8+ years enterprise architecture or consulting experience - 4+ years of experience leading Salesforce Core Projects - Strong application design skills combined with strong data, integration, and security architecture skills - Strong presentation skills. Able to effectively present and defend a point of view to a variety of audiences - Detail-oriented individual with the ability to rapidly learn and take advantage of new concepts, business models, and technologies - Strong communication skills, both written and verbal. Able to effectively develop materials that are appropriate for the audience - A great listener with the ability to communicate with people in diverse roles - Proven ability to analyze, design, and optimize business processes via technology and integration - Resourceful and innovative thinker who can work through and solve problems - Strong experience in Integration concepts, designs and patterns Required Qualities: - TRUST: Trusts the company's core values; shows integrity, transparency, and reliability - TEAM PLAYER: Proficient at collaboration and working with members of a team - COMMUNICATOR: Speaks and writes with clarity, brevity, and purpose; explains the area of expertise clearly and confidently to others; influences and engages C-Level with authority and confidence Preferred Requirements: - Bachelor's degree (or its foreign degree equivalent) in Computer Science, Engineering (any field), or a related quantitative discipline. Equivalent demonstrable work experience in lieu of a degree will be considered - Ability to convey and convince customers of best practices at various levels within a large organization - Application design and development background - Travel may be required and varies depending on the client requirements - Strong Enterprise Architecture background would be favorable - Salesforce Certified Technical Architect (CTA) or multiple Salesforce Architecture certifications - Experience in Financial Services Cloud or Health Cloud. General experience in Regulated Industries is a plus Preferred Qualities: - LEADERSHIP: Self-aware; proficient at building strong relationships - THOUGHT LEADER: Strong point of view and executive presence. Confident, but not arrogant, a great storyteller - Experience with AI-powered development tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Agentforce for Developers) and an understanding of their strengths and limitations - Experience leading a technical team or workstream, with a passion for mentoring and developing talent - Ability to build and maintain key relationships with C-level executives, senior technology leaders, and key decision-makers - Experience defining and delivering enterprise applications on the Salesforce Platform is a strong plus.