Senior Data & AI Architect — Pre-Sales

Salesforce; Sydney; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Salesforce is seeking an AI and Data Technical Architect to serve as a senior, hands-on technical leader. You will design, validate, and operationalize enterprise-grade data and AI architectures centered on Salesforce D360 and the Agentforce platform.

You will guide Chief Data Officers and Enterprise Architects, working with Account Executives and Product teams to realize the platform’s value through scalable, secure integrations.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of hands-on experience designing and delivering data, analytics, and AI architectures in enterprise environments.
• Strong understanding of external agent ecosystems and interoperability.
• Proven track record in prompt engineering, agent lifecycle management, and hands-on prototype development.
• Experience with machine learning concepts (predictive and generative AI) and ability to communicate value to diverse audiences.
• Deep expertise in modern cloud data platforms (Snowflake, Databricks, BigQuery, Redshift) and data ingestion patterns.
• Proficiency in programming (e.g., JavaScript, Python, SQL, R) and data frameworks like pandas or Jupyter.
• Salesforce Expertise – Hands-on experience with Salesforce Agentforce and deep fluency with D360 and core Salesforce platform services.

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.

Skills

Data architecture

AI/ML concepts

Pre-Sales

Python

JavaScript

SQL

Tools

Snowflake

Databricks

BigQuery

Redshift

MuleSoft APIs

Salesforce Agentforce

Pandas

Job description

Salesforce is seeking an AI and Data Technical Architect to serve as a senior, hands-on technical leader. You will design, validate, and operationalize enterprise-grade data and AI architectures centered on Salesforce D360 and the Agentforce platform.

You will guide Chief Data Officers and Enterprise Architects, working with Account Executives and Product teams to realize the platform’s value through scalable, secure integrations.