Technical Architect – German or French Speaker

Salesforce, Inc.; Lausanne; On-site; CHF 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Salesforce, Inc. is seeking a senior Enterprise Architect to lead architecture for complex engagements across regions from Lausanne. You will translate business needs into scalable Salesforce-based solutions, drive integration, data, security patterns, and governance.

You will mentor teams and support pre-sales while traveling regionally as needed. The role demands strong language skills in German or French, a deep consulting background, and proven leadership of Salesforce implementations with a

Qualifications

• 8+ years of enterprise architecture or technical consulting experience.
• 4+ years leading Salesforce implementation projects.
• Consulting background with discovery workshops and translating business needs into architecture plans.
• Strong Salesforce design skills including data modelling, integration, identity, security and scalability.
• Experience with APIs, enterprise integration patterns, data migration and connected apps.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a trusted advisor to customers, aligning objectives with Salesforce architecture and measurable outcomes.
• Lead architecture for complex engagements, coordinating solution and technical architects across teams.
• Translate business requirements into practical solution designs balancing customer needs and platform capabilities.
• Design data, integration, security architectures connecting Salesforce with enterprise systems.
• Mentor customers and colleagues; contribute reusable patterns and support pre-sales activities.
• Guide migration and rollout strategies addressing data quality and legacy apps.

Skills

German

French

Enterprise architecture

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's in CS/Engineering

Tools

Salesforce

APIs

Job description

Job Category

Customer Success

Job Details

About Salesforce

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Your Impact

• Serve as a trusted advisor to customers, connecting business objectives with Salesforce architecture, delivery roadmaps and measurable outcomes.
• Lead architecture for complex engagements, coordinate the work of solution and technical architects, and align decisions across customers, partners and Salesforce teams.
• Translate business and technical requirements into practical solution designs, balancing customer needs, platform capabilities and long-term maintainability.
• Design data, integration and security architectures connecting Salesforce with enterprise applications, master data, content repositories and analytics platforms.
• Partner with customer security, privacy and governance teams to translate requirements into access controls, data protection, auditability and release governance.
• Review architecture, implementation approaches and key deliverables to ensure performance, scalability and maintainability. Guide configuration and development, and contribute hands-on where required.
• Shape migration and rollout strategies that address data quality, legacy applications, global standards and local market needs.
• Work closely with project and engagement managers to plan delivery, manage dependencies and risks, resolve issues and set clear customer expectations.
• Evaluate AI and automation use cases with customers, defining appropriate data access, human oversight and evaluation criteria.
• Mentor customers, partners and colleagues; contribute reusable architecture patterns and delivery best practices; and support pre-sales activities where required.

Required Qualifications

• Professional working proficiency in German or French, both written and spoken, with the ability to lead customer workshops, present technical recommendations and discuss architecture decisions in at least one of these languages.
• Candidates must already be authorised to work in Switzerland and hold a valid Swiss work permit where required.
• 8+ years of enterprise architecture or technical consulting experience, including 4+ years leading Salesforce implementation projects.
• A consulting background with experience advising customers, facilitating discovery workshops and translating business needs into architecture and delivery plans.
• Strong Salesforce application design skills, supported by experience in data modelling, integration, identity, security and platform scalability.
• Hands-on configuration and development experience, including Salesforce customisation and coding in object-oriented languages.
• Experience with APIs, enterprise integration patterns, data migration and the design of connected enterprise applications.
• Understanding of enterprise security, privacy and governance requirements, with the ability to incorporate them into solution designs and delivery practices.
• Proven ability to lead technical teams, manage architecture decisions and deliver through agile methods across distributed, multidisciplinary teams.
• Strong communication, presentation and facilitation skills, with the ability to explain technical trade-offs and influence senior business and technology stakeholders.
• Ability to take ownership of complex problems, learn new technologies quickly and travel regionally or occasionally internationally according to customer needs.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience designing solutions that span multiple Salesforce products and connect business processes across teams.
• Experience with enterprise data management, omnichannel customer engagement or digital self-service solutions.
• Experience planning CRM modernisation, legacy platform migration or multi-country deployments.
• Experience with Agentforce, enterprise data platforms or AI-assisted development tools, including an understanding of their strengths, limitations and governance needs.
• Salesforce Certified Technical Architect (CTA) or multiple Salesforce architecture certifications.
• Experience leading enterprise transformation and building relationships with C-level executives and senior technology leaders.
• A degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a related discipline, or equivalent demonstrable professional experience.

What You Bring

• Trust: Integrity, transparency and sound judgement when working with customers, colleagues and sensitive information.
• Collaboration: A commitment to shared outcomes, knowledge sharing and the development of others.
• Leadership: Clear communication, a considered point of view and the confidence to guide decisions while listening to different perspectives.
• Curiosity: A desire to understand how customers work, learn new technologies and improve business outcomes through thoughtful solution design.

Unleash Your Potential

When you join Salesforce, you’ll be limitless in all areas of your life. Our benefits and resources support you to find balance and be your best, and our AI agents accelerate your impact so you can do your best. Together, we’ll bring the power of Agentforce to organizations of all sizes and deliver amazing experiences that customers love.

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