Salesforce Platform Architect (m/f/d)

DEKRA Digital & Product Solutions; Stuttgart; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

30 days vacation

Flexible working

Internal training & qualification

Company pension

Parking spaces

Health management program

Job summary

DEKRA Digital & Product Solutions in Germany seeks an experienced Salesforce Architect to own and evolve multi-cloud platform architecture (Service, Sales, Experience, Marketing Cloud, Data Cloud). The role focuses on scalable, governance-driven design and alignment with enterprise strategy.

You will drive CI/CD, release architecture, DevOps processes, and integration patterns across teams, while ensuring security and compliance with data privacy and identity standards.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of Salesforce experience including multi-cloud architectures.
• Deep knowledge of Apex, LWC, data modeling, and integrations.
• Experience with CI/CD, DevOps, and test automation; security/compliance awareness; English and German proficiency.

Responsibilities

• Own and evolve Salesforce platform architecture across Service, Sales, Experience, Marketing Cloud, and Data Cloud.
• Define architecture standards, governance guardrails, ensuring scalable platform setup.
• Lead architecture reviews and ensure alignment with enterprise strategy.
• Drive CI/CD, release architecture, and AI-enabled DevOps across teams.
• Govern integration patterns and design reusable platform components.
• Collaborate with security/compliance teams to meet data privacy and identity standards.

Skills

Salesforce architecture

Multi-cloud architectures

Apex

Lightning Web Components

Data modeling

Integration patterns

CI/CD and DevOps

Security and compliance

Bilingual English & German

Job description

Level of Experience: Mid Level

Employment Type: Permanent Contract

Full Time / Part Time: Full Time

Weekly Hours: 40

Remote Working: Hybrid

Requisition ID: 5906

Tasks

• In this role, you own and evolve the Salesforce platform architecture across multiple clouds (e.g. Service, Sales, Experience, Marketing Cloud, and Data Cloud)
• By defining and enforcing architecture standards, design principles, and governance guardrails, you ensure a scalable and consistent platform setup
• You lead architecture reviews and ensure alignment with enterprise architecture as well as long-term platform strategy
• With a strong focus on scalability and performance, you optimize the platform continuously and drive technical debt management and refactoring initiatives
• You define and govern integration patterns while designing reusable components and shared platform capabilities
• In collaboration with security and compliance teams, you ensure adherence to security, data privacy, and identity management standards
• Working closely with delivery teams and DevOps, you drive CI/CD, release architecture, and AI-enabled DevOps processes, acting as the technical authority across multiple teams

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in Salesforce environments, including multi-cloud architectures
• Strong knowledge of Salesforce architecture patterns and enterprise-scale implementations
• Deep understanding of Apex, Lightning Web Components (LWC), data modeling, and integration patterns
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines, DevOps practices, and test automation
• Familiarity with security, identity, and compliance requirements within Salesforce platforms
• Salesforce certifications (e.g. System Architect and/or Application Architect) are considered a plus
• Strong communication skills in English and German, combined with a proactive, self-driven, and solution-oriented working style

What we offer

• Attractive salary, incl. Christmas bonus and vacation pay as well as company profit-sharing scheme
• 30 days vacation
• Flexible, mobile working
• Internal training and qualification options
• Events such as ski cup, motorcycle meeting or Christmas party
• Other great benefits: company pension, job bike leasing, job ticket/transportation costs, employee discounts, canteen with food subsidies, internal company health management, parking spaces, and much more

About DEKRA

DEKRA has been active in the field of safety for almost 100 years and ensures safety on the road, at work, and at home. As one of the world’s leading expert organizations, the company currently employs around 48 ,000 people in 60 countries on 5 continents. With qualified and independent expert services, they work to achieve the company's vision that DEKRA will be the global partner for a safe, secure, and sustainable world.