Solutions Architect Lead

NRI Australia & New Zealand; City of Brisbane; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

NRI Australia & New Zealand in Brisbane is seeking a Senior Salesforce Solution Architect to lead enterprise-scale Salesforce initiatives, aligning business goals with platform capabilities and delivering scalable, secure solutions.

You will provide architectural leadership, governance, and governance across complex programs, guiding integration, data strategy, security, and roadmap development for clients and delivery teams.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of Salesforce consulting experience.
• Experience leading enterprise Salesforce transformation programs.
• Deep knowledge of Salesforce architecture, integration, security, data, and governance.

Responsibilities

• Lead architecture workshops and technical discovery sessions.
• Design end-to-end Salesforce solutions aligned with business objectives.
• Develop solution architectures, integration strategies, data models, security frameworks, and implementation roadmaps.
• Ensure solution designs balance scalability, maintainability, usability, and commercial outcomes.
• Provide governance and architectural oversight throughout the project lifecycle.
• Collaborate across Salesforce ecosystem including CRM, automation, analytics, and AI-enabled capabilities.
• Define architectural standards, design patterns, and development best practices.
• Drive platform adoption and long-term solution sustainability.

Skills

Salesforce architecture

Enterprise delivery

Stakeholder management

Solution design

Leadership

Salesforce certifications

Consulting

Architecture governance

Tools

Salesforce

Job description

NRI Australia & New Zealand – Brisbane QLD

Run Stronger. Evolve Faster. Perform Smarter with NRI

Ready to shape what's next? At NRI, we turn technology into intelligence, delivering solutions that drive measurable business outcomes. Join our team of 3,500+ local experts backed by a global network of 16,000 team members and work on projects that truly make a difference for Australia's leading organisations.

About The Role:

As a Senior Salesforce Solution Architect, you will lead the design and delivery of enterprise-scale Salesforce solutions, helping clients transform business processes and maximise the value of their Salesforce investment. Acting as a trusted advisor to both business and technology stakeholders, you will provide architectural leadership across complex programs, ensuring solutions are scalable, secure, and aligned with strategic objectives.

What You'll Be Doing:

• Lead architecture workshops and technical discovery sessions with clients.
• Design end-to-end Salesforce solutions that align business objectives with platform best practices.
• Develop solution architectures, integration strategies, data models, security frameworks, and implementation roadmaps.
• Ensure solution designs balance scalability, maintainability, usability, and commercial outcomes.
• Provide governance and architectural oversight throughout the project lifecycle.
• Architect solutions across the Salesforce ecosystem including CRM, customer engagement, automation, analytics, integration, AI-enabled capabilities, and platform services.
• Define architectural standards, design patterns, and development best practices.
• Drive platform adoption and long-term solution sustainability.
• Stay current with Salesforce product innovations, release cycles, industry trends, and ecosystem technologies.

Run Stronger. Evolve Faster. Perform Smarter with NRI

Ready to shape what's next? At NRI, we turn technology into intelligence, delivering solutions that drive measurable business outcomes. Join our team of 3,500+ local experts backed by a global network of 16,000 team members and work on projects that truly make a difference for Australia's leading organisations.

About The Role:

As a Senior Salesforce Solution Architect, you will lead the design and delivery of enterprise-scale Salesforce solutions, helping clients transform business processes and maximise the value of their Salesforce investment. Acting as a trusted advisor to both business and technology stakeholders, you will provide architectural leadership across complex programs, ensuring solutions are scalable, secure, and aligned with strategic objectives.

What You'll Be Doing:

Architecture & Solution Leadership

• Lead architecture workshops and technical discovery sessions with clients.
• Design end-to-end Salesforce solutions that align business objectives with platform best practices.
• Develop solution architectures, integration strategies, data models, security frameworks, and implementation roadmaps.
• Ensure solution designs balance scalability, maintainability, usability, and commercial outcomes.
• Provide governance and architectural oversight throughout the project lifecycle.

Salesforce Platform Expertise:

• Architect solutions across the Salesforce ecosystem including CRM, customer engagement, automation, analytics, integration, AI-enabled capabilities, and platform services.
• Define architectural standards, design patterns, and development best practices.
• Drive platform adoption and long-term solution sustainability.
• Stay current with Salesforce product innovations, release cycles, industry trends, and ecosystem technologies.

Delivery:

• Collaborate closely with Functional Consultants, Project Managers, Developers, and client stakeholders to deliver successful outcomes.
• Review technical designs and ensure alignment with business and functional requirements.
• Guide complex integration, automation, data migration, and transformation initiatives.
• Support proof-of-concepts, solution demonstrations, and technical governance activities.
• Contribute to estimation, project planning, and risk management activities.

Client Advisory & Presales:

• Act as a trusted advisor to executive, business, and technology stakeholders.
• Support pre-sales activities including solution shaping, proposals, bid responses, and client presentations.
• Translate complex technical concepts into clear business outcomes and strategic recommendations.

Leadership & Mentoring:

• Provide technical leadership and mentoring across the Salesforce practice.
• Support the development of consultants, developers, and emerging architects.
• Participate in capability development, recruitment, and community initiatives.

What We're Looking For:

• 7+ years of Salesforce consulting experience, including significant experience in solution architecture and enterprise delivery.
• Proven success designing and delivering complex Salesforce transformation programs.
• Deep understanding of Salesforce platform architecture, integration frameworks, security models, automation, data strategy, and governance.
• Experience leading architecture across multiple workstreams and stakeholder groups.
• Strong consulting and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to engage confidently from technical teams through to executive leadership.
• Salesforce certifications aligned to architecture, platform, integration, or application design disciplines.
• Experience defining solution roadmaps and target-state architecture for enterprise clients.
• Strong commercial awareness and ability to contribute to business development and growth initiatives.
• Exceptional communication, leadership, and problem-solving capabilities.

Why Join Us:

• Deliver tangible business impact through operational excellence.
• Work with cutting-edge tools and AI-enabled platforms.
• Be part of a high-performing, client-obsessed team that values growth and innovation.

Your skills. Our impact. Together unstoppable. At NRI, you'll work on meaningful projects, tackle complex challenges, and see the tangible difference your expertise makes. We value diverse experiences and perspectives, creating an inclusive, collaborative, and high-performing workplace. Don't worry if you don't meet every requirement listed - we prioritise attitude and capability, and you might be the perfect fit for this role or another within NRI.

NRI Australia & New Zealand is committed to building a culturally diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourages applications regardless of gender, age, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or disability.