AI & Data Platform Architect — Pre-Sales

Salesforce; Victoria; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

Salesforce is seeking an AI and Data Technical Architect to lead enterprise-grade data and AI architectures centered on Salesforce D360 and the Agentforce platform. This role guides customers through integration with hyperscalers, data lakes, and governance frameworks while collaborating with Account Executives and Product teams to maximize platform value.

You will design, validate, and operationalize scalable solutions, build rapid prototypes, and drive pre-sales workshops and best practices

Qualifications

• 7+ years designing data, analytics, and AI architectures in enterprise environments.
• Strong understanding of external agent ecosystems and interoperability.
• Proven track record in prompt engineering and prototype development.
• Experience with machine learning concepts and communicating value to diverse audiences.
• Deep expertise in modern cloud data platforms (Snowflake, Databricks, BigQuery, Redshift) and data ingestion patterns.

Responsibilities

• Lead pre-sales technical design by analyzing customer needs and recommending solutions aligned with Agentforce capabilities and integration with external agent frameworks.
• Shape best practices around generative AI, agent interoperability, prompt engineering, Data Cloud, and cross‑platform integrations.
• Collaborate with AEs and SEs to build hands‑on prototypes and demos using Agentforce and integrated external agents.
• Develop thought leadership content—demo templates, whitepapers, enablement sessions—focused on agent lifecycle, integration strategy, and technical effectiveness.
• Act as a central technical knowledge resource, proactively addressing internal technical inquiries, facilitating deep technical enablement, and documenting best practices to empower specialist teams across the organization.
• Understand Agent Interoperability - Map and integrate external agents from hyperscalers into Agentforce via open standards; design collaboration models.
• Enable Conversational & Background Agents - Use Agentforce Studio to configure chat and background agents; integrate with external channels including voice.

Skills

Pre-Sales/Consulting

External Ecosystem Knowledge

Prompt engineering

Agent lifecycle management

AI & ML concepts

Cloud data platforms

Programming: Python/SQL/JS

Communication skills

Learning mindset

Tools

Snowflake

Databricks

BigQuery

Redshift

Job description

Salesforce is seeking an AI and Data Technical Architect to lead enterprise-grade data and AI architectures centered on Salesforce D360 and the Agentforce platform. This role guides customers through integration with hyperscalers, data lakes, and governance frameworks while collaborating with Account Executives and Product teams to maximize platform value.

You will design, validate, and operationalize scalable solutions, build rapid prototypes, and drive pre-sales workshops and best practices