Salesforce Solution Architect

Cognibox; Canada; Remote; CAD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A technology company in Canada seeks a seasoned Salesforce Solution Architect. The role emphasizes designing and implementing enterprise-grade solutions using Salesforce and integrating cloud technologies. Ideal candidates have extensive Salesforce architecture experience and expertise in AWS. The position offers remote work flexibility and a supportive work environment, including health benefits and professional development opportunities.

Benefits

Integrated mental health support

3 weeks of vacation

Comprehensive medical and dental coverage

LinkedIn Learning License

Qualifications

• 7+ years of Salesforce architecture experience.
• Proven ability to design end-to-end enterprise-grade solutions.
• Deep understanding of AWS cloud-native services.

Responsibilities

• Architect and implement Salesforce solutions.
• Lead integration strategies between Salesforce and external systems.
• Define architecture for event-driven integrations.

Skills

Salesforce architecture

System integration

Cloud technologies

Stakeholder management

Apex

AWS services

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Salesforce APIs

AWS

DevOps tools

Job description

Overview

Department: Technology & Product

Employment Type: Permanent

Location: Remote, Canada

Reporting To: Chief Solution Architect

We are seeking a seasoned Salesforce Solution Architect with strong expertise in Salesforce platform architecture, system integration, and cloud technologies. This role is pivotal in designing and implementing end-to-end enterprise solutions that connect Salesforce with various backend systems and external platforms, including AWS.

As a strategic leader, you will collaborate across business, technical, and product teams to deliver scalable, secure, and high-performing solutions that support critical business processes across sales, service, and customer operations.

What you’ll do

• Architect and implement scalable, secure, and maintainable Salesforce solutions across Sales Cloud, Service Cloud, Experience Cloud, and custom platform apps.
• Lead the design and execution of integration strategies between Salesforce and external systems using REST/SOAP APIs, event base solution, middleware tools (e.g., Mulesoft), and direct AWS services.
• Define architecture for event-driven and real-time integrations, including AWS Lambda, S3, SQS/SNS, and API Gateway.
• Translate complex business requirements into architecture blueprints and detailed technical designs.
• Own technical governance for Salesforce solutions—driving best practices for code quality, data security, and compliance.
• Oversee and contribute to DevOps processes for Salesforce using tools like Gearset, Copado, or AutoRABIT.
• Collaborate with enterprise architects to align Salesforce with broader enterprise cloud strategy (AWS preferred).
• Ensure high standards of performance, scalability, and resilience across platforms and integrations.
• Develop and maintain architectural documentation, decision logs, and reusable frameworks.
• Mentor Salesforce developers and admins, and provide leadership across multi-disciplinary teams.

What you’ll need to be successful

What You’ll Bring

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• 7+ years of Salesforce architecture and platform development experience, with a proven ability to design end-to-end enterprise-grade solutions.
• Extensive hands-on experience in Apex, LWC, Flows, and Salesforce data modeling.
• Strong experience integrating Salesforce with external platforms, including ERP, custom systems, and cloud-based services (AWS preferred).
• Expertise in Salesforce APIs, platform limits, security model, and governor limits.
• Deep understanding of cloud-native services in AWS—such as EC2, S3, Lambda, API Gateway, IAM, and event-driven patterns.
• Working knowledge of DevOps practices and CI/CD tools tailored for Salesforce (e.g., Gearset, Copado).
• Exceptional communication, documentation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Proven experience leading cross-functional architecture decisions in large programs.

Required Certifications

• Salesforce Platform Developer I (required)
• Application Architect or System Architect (preferred)
• Integration Architecture Designer, Sharing & Visibility Designer (nice to have)

Bonus Skills

• AWS Certified Solutions Architect (Associate or Professional)
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (e.g., Terraform, CloudFormation)
• Experience with Salesforce org strategy, M&A platform consolidation

What you’ll get in return

We want you to be able to do your best work here. We emphasize providing many ways to support our team to do their best work, and believe that if you look after your people, they look after everything else!

Personal Health & Wellbeing

Integrated mental health & wellbeing support

Vacation – starting at 3 weeks

Wellness Days & Annual Giving Day – an extra to give back to yourself or your community

Comprehensive medical and dental coverage

End of the year, company-wide shut down for you to relax and recharge

Future Planning

LinkedIn Learning License for upskilling & development

Interested but don’t feel you meet all the requirements?

Our recruitment team assesses and reviews all applications against the role and business needs. We believe in people having transferable and soft skills and want you to know that we consider applications that might not meet all the criteria, but have the aptitude and capability, nonetheless. Our priority is to ensure we set people up for success. We will make a final call based on our determining whether we can offer the necessary support to upskill or provide the developmental support needed for you to get the best out of this opportunity with us!

Bring Your Whole Self to Work.

Veriforce-Alcumus is proudly an equal-opportunity employer. We are committed to ensuring that no candidate is discriminated against because of gender identity and expression, race, disability, ethnicity, sexual orientation, age, colour, region, creed, national origin, or sex. We are dedicated to growing a diverse team while continuing to create an inclusive environment where everyone feels safe and empowered to be themselves.

What you can expect if you apply:

• A response to your application within 15 working days
• An interview process consisting of:
• An initial discovery call with the recruiter
• A first stage interview via Microsoft Teams
• Additional interview with the stakeholders you’ll be working with closely in the role

We’re keen to ensure our hiring process allows you to be at your best, so if you need us to make any adjustments, please just let us know.