Salesforce Technical Architect

Salesforce Technical Architect 

Location: Virtual 

Other Consideration: U.S. Citizen (Required) 

We are seeking a highly skilled Salesforce Technical Architect to lead technical design, drive best practices, and ensure architectural integrity across multiple Salesforce applications and integrations. In this role, you will collaborate with cross-functional teams, provide technical leadership, conduct code reviews, and mentor senior development team members. You will be responsible for ensuring that all technical solutions adhere to the established architecture, standards, and governance processes, while also supporting ongoing service initiatives. 

Key Responsibilities: 

• Technical Leadership & Guidance: Collaborate with architecture and development teams to perform code reviews and ensure that all solutions are aligned with pre-defined architecture and design. Provide technical and architectural guidance for various existing and planned Salesforce applications, platforms, middleware, third-party services, and databases. 

• Design & Architecture Sessions: Lead technical design sessions with development teams, creating class models, sequence diagrams, and detailed design specifications to ensure alignment with architecture standards and best practices. 

• Governance & Best Practices: Maintain governance process documentation and best practices, ensuring that all architectural decisions and design approaches are documented and accessible for all teams. 

• Multi-Org Management Support: Be an active member of the scrum team supporting service initiatives related to managing 8+ Salesforce orgs. Provide expertise on system design, integration, and scaling across multiple Salesforce environments. 

• System Integrator Liaison: Serve as the dedicated architectural liaison for System Integrators (SIs) products in active development, ensuring alignment between development and architecture for seamless integration and delivery. 

• Mentorship & Coaching: Mentor and coach senior development team members, providing guidance on architecture, design, coding standards, and best practices. Foster a collaborative, high-performance development environment. 

• Collaboration with Technical Leaders: Collaborate with other technical leaders across the organization to ensure that all Salesforce-related initiatives are strategically aligned, well-planned, and executed in a consistent, scalable manner. 

Qualifications: 

Education & Experience: 

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field (or equivalent experience). 

• 7+ years of experience in Salesforce development and architecture, with a strong focus on complex system integration and technical leadership. 

• Proven experience in leading architecture design and technical sessions, specifically within the Salesforce ecosystem. 

Skills & Expertise: 

• In-depth knowledge of Salesforce platform architecture, including Salesforce Sales Cloud, Service Cloud & Health Cloud 

• Strong experience in Salesforce integrations with third-party services, middleware, and databases. 

• Proficiency with design patterns, class models, and sequence diagrams for Salesforce solutions. 

• Expertise in establishing and maintaining architecture governance processes and best practices documentation. 

• Experience in managing multiple Salesforce orgs and understanding the complexities of multi-org environments. 

• In-depth understanding of unit testing frameworks, including Jest for LWC and Apex unit testing. 

• Experience implementing enterprise-level design patterns and frameworks at scale. 

• Solid understanding of Salesforce platform limits, performance tuning, secure coding practices and optimization techniques. 

• Strong troubleshooting skills with experience using Salesforce developer tools, debug logs, and performance monitoring tools. 

• Familiarity with DevOps practices and tools to support continuous integration and deployment. 

• Hands-On experience with CI/CD pipelines, version control systems (Git, Copado), and deployment automation. 

Preferred: 

• Salesforce certifications (e.g., Salesforce Certified Platform Developer II). 

• Knowledge of advanced integration tools, APIs, and middleware for complex systems integration. 

• Familiarity with Agile methodologies and experience working in cross-functional scrum teams. 

Key Competencies: 

• Technical Leadership: Ability to lead and influence technical teams, ensuring adherence to architectural standards while fostering innovation and continuous improvement. 

• Problem-Solving: Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills, with the ability to resolve complex technical issues related to Salesforce platforms and integrations. 

• Collaboration: Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to work across teams and stakeholders to drive alignment on architectural decisions and technical solutions. 

• Mentorship & Coaching: Ability to mentor and develop senior-level developers, guiding them to higher levels of technical proficiency and ownership. 

• Documentation & Best Practices: Commitment to maintaining clear, accessible documentation and enforcing best practices to ensure consistency, maintainability, and scalability in all solutions. 

Transitioning military and/or Veterans with IT/IS, finance, and/or healthcare systems specialties are invited to apply. Sprezzatura is an equal opportunity employer and offers benefits including healthcare and paid vacation time.

WORK AUTHORIZATION

This role requires you to live within the United States.

Evidence of work authorization upon employment is required in compliance with the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986. Completion of USCIS form I-9 will be required to verify employment eligibility within 3 business days of the first day of employment.

AAP/EEO STATEMENT

Sprezzatura expressly prohibits any form of workplace harassment based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status. Improper interference with the ability of Sprezzatura ’s employees to perform their job duties may result in discipline up to and including discharge.

CLEARANCE REQUIREMENT

This position may require Public Trust clearance. Candidates must undergo a background investigation, including a review of employment history, education, criminal record, and financial history. The clearance process ensures that the candidate is reliable, trustworthy, and of good conduct and character. Employment offers are contingent upon successful passing a public trust clearance process.

COMPANY DESCRIPTION

Sprezzatura (www.sprezzmc.com) is a Washington, DC-area Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) that enables client success by supplying insight and leadership at the intersection of people, processes, and technology.