Senior Solution Architect - Agentforce/ Salesforce

Lululemon Athletica Inc.; Vancouver; On-site; CAD 133,000 - 174,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Extended health and dental benefits

Paid time off

Retirement plan matching

Parenthood top-up

Development courses

Mentorship programs

Job summary

lululemon Athletica Inc. is seeking a Senior Solution Architect to design and own complex technology solution designs that enable priority business capabilities across multiple systems.

You will partner with business and technology leaders to define target architectures, document designs, and communicate architectural narratives to technical and non-technical audiences. Responsibilities include guiding build-versus-buy decisions, ensuring domain standards, and providing ongoing architectural

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS/SE/IS or equivalent; Master’s degree preferred.
• 6–10 years in solution architecture, software development, systems engineering or technical consulting.
• Proven experience designing multi-system technology solutions for scalability, performance, and integration.
• Hands-on Salesforce Service Cloud architecture including case management and omnichannel tooling.
• Experience integrating Salesforce with data platforms (Snowflake, Kafka) and batch/real-time data flows.
• Ability to translate architecture decisions to business objectives for non-technical audiences.
• Experience with Salesforce platform capabilities: Sales Cloud, Service Cloud, Experience Cloud, Data Cloud, Flow, Apex, LWC, APIs.
• Define integration patterns for Agentforce with Salesforce and external systems.

Responsibilities

• Design solution architectures addressing defined business requirements and technical constraints.
• Document solution designs, assumptions, trade-offs, constraints, and evolution considerations.
• Evaluate and recommend technologies, platforms, and vendors aligned to architectural standards.
• Collaborate with business and engineering teams to translate architecture into executable delivery plans.
• Ensure solutions are interoperable, reusable, and consistent with domain and enterprise standards.

Skills

Solution architecture

Software development

Systems engineering

Technical consulting

Salesforce Service Cloud

Salesforce integrations

Data integration with Snowflake

Kafka streaming

Cloud architectures

Security and governance

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems, or equivalent

Master's degree preferred

Tools

Salesforce Service Cloud

Salesforce Sales Cloud

Sales Cloud / Experience Cloud / Data Cloud

Apex / Lightning Web Components / APIs

Snowflake

Kafka

Job description

Business Unit: Store Support Centre (SSC)

Time Type: Full-time

Description & Requirements

who we are

lululemon is an innovative performance apparel company for yoga, running, training, and other athletic pursuits. Setting the bar in technical fabrics and functional design, we create transformational products and experiences that support people in moving, growing, connecting, and being well. We owe our success to our innovative product, emphasis on stores, commitment to our people, and the incredible connections we make in every community we're in. As a company, we focus on creating positive change to build a healthier, thriving future. In particular, that includes creating an equitable, inclusive and growth-focused environment for our people.

About this team

The lululemon GEC Tech team manages crucial technology platforms to enable the Guest Support Department, aligning their work with business objectives and ensuring efficient project delivery. This team thrives on connection and collaboration. They maintain a strong relationship with their business partners and are dedicated to providing high-level support and project delivery without disrupting operations. The breadth of technology is vast, and you’re bound to learn something new.

core responsibilities

As a Senior Solution Architect, you will design and own complex technology solution designs that enable priority business capabilities and deliver measurable outcomes across multiple systems and business areas. You will work closely with business and technology leaders to define target solution architectures, document designs with clear trade-offs and evolution considerations, and communicate compelling architectural narratives to both technical and non-technical audiences. You will guide teams through system selection and build-versus-buy decisions, ensure solutions align with domain and enterprise standards, and provide sustained architectural guidance through implementation. You apply deep expertise across architecture, software engineering, cloud, and integration to resolve complex challenges and ensure solutions are scalable, resilient, and fit for purpose.

Select responsibilities include:

• Design solution architectures that address defined business requirements and technical constraints
• Document solution designs, assumptions, trade-offs, constraints, and evolution considerations \\
• Evaluate and recommend technologies, platforms, and vendors aligned to architectural standards \\
• Collaborate with business and engineering teams to translate architecture into executable delivery plans
• Ensure solutions are interoperable, reusable, and consistent with domain and enterprise standards

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems, or equivalent experience; Master’s degree preferred
• 6-10 years of solution architecture, software development, systems engineering, or technical consulting experience, or equivalent
• Proven experience designing multi-system technology solutions using optimized architectural patterns to ensure scalability, performance, and integration
• Experience researching and evaluating technologies for multi-system solutions; familiarity with leading platform selection discussions using defined evaluation criteria
• Demonstrated ability to connect architectural decisions to business objectives; experience assessing stakeholder impact and translating technical complexity for non-technical audiences
• Hands-on experience architecting enterprise Salesforce Service Cloud solutions, including case management, digital channels, omnichannel routing, and contact-center tooling, with exposure to evaluating and working within Salesforce SKUs, feature sets, and licensing models.
• Experience integrating Salesforce with enterprise data and streaming platforms, including Snowflake and Kafka, supporting batch and real-time data flows
• Design solutions leveraging Salesforce capabilities such as Sales Cloud, Service Cloud, Experience Cloud, Data Cloud, Flow, Apex, Lightning Web Components, APIs, and platform integrations, as applicable.
• Define patterns for integrating Agentforce with Salesforce and external enterprise applications, APIs, data platforms, and services.
• Design appropriate data grounding and retrieval strategies to enable accurate and context-aware agent experiences.
• Establish architecture for security, identity, permissions, data access, governance, auditability, and responsible AI usage.
• Evaluate Agentforce use cases for feasibility and recommend when to use agents, traditional Salesforce automation, custom development, or a combination of approaches.

must haves

• Acknowledge the presence of choice in every moment and take personal responsibility for your life.
• Possess an entrepreneurial spirit and continuously innovate to achieve great results.
• Communicate with honesty and kindness and create the space for others to do the same.
• Lead with courage, knowing the possibility of greatness is bigger than the fear of failure.
• Foster connection by putting people first and building trusting relationships.
• Integrate fun and joy as a way of being and working, aka doesn’t take yourself too seriously.

additional notes

Authorization to work in Canada is required for this role.

compensation and benefits package

lululemon’s compensation offerings are grounded in a pay-for-performance philosophy that recognizes exceptional individual and teamperformance. Thetypical hiring range for this positionis from $132,600 - $174,000 annually ; the base pay offered is based on market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and internal equity. As part of our total rewards offering, permanent employees in this position may be eligible for our competitive annual bonus program and subject to program eligibility requirements.

At lululemon, investing in our people is a top priority. We believe that when life works, work works. We strive to be the place where inclusive leaders come to develop and enable all to be well. Recognizing our teams for their performance and dedication, other components of our total rewards offerings include support of career development, wellbeing, and personal growth:

• Extended health and dental benefits, and mental health plans
• Paid time off
• Savings and retirement plan matching
• Parenthood top-up
• Extensive catalog of development course offerings
• People networks, mentorship programs, and leadership series (to name a few)

Note: The incentive programs, benefits, and perks have certain eligibility requirements. The Company reserves the right to alter these incentive programs, benefits, and perks in whole or in part at any time without advance notice.

workplace arrangement

In-person collaboration and connection is important to our culture. Work is performed onsite, minimum 4 days per week.

Lululemon is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. Employment decisions are based on merit and business needs, and not on race, color, creed, age, sex, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, religion, marital status, medical condition, physical or mental disability, military service, pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions or any other classification protected by federal, state or provincial and local laws and ordinances. Reasonable accommodation is available for qualified individuals with disabilities, upon request. This Equal Employment Opportunity policy applies to all practices relating to recruitment and hiring, compensation, benefits, discipline, transfer, termination and all other terms and conditions of employment. While management is primarily responsible for seeing that Lululemon equal employment opportunity policies are implemented, you share in the responsibility for assuring that, by your personal actions, the policies are effective.

Lululemon is committed to providing reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities. If you would like someone from our team to contact you for individualized support, email us at [e-mail] . In your email, please include the position title, the location of the position and the nature of your request.
The use of AI tools, including but not limited to ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot, Gemini, DeepSeek, or any other AI-assisted software, is strictly prohibited during the interview process. This includes, AI-generated responses, content creation, or any form of automated assistance in live interviews, case studies, technical assessments, or written submissions.
At lululemon, we are committed to privacy, integrity, transparency, and ethical hiring practices. Our commitment to responsible AI ensures that proprietary information is protected and that all hiring decisions are based on an individual’s own skills, judgment, and expertise without AI assistance. Any use of AI during the interview process will result in immediate disqualification. lululemon reserves the right to use AI detection tools to verify the authenticity of candidate responses.