Platform Architect - Salesforce

Fruition Group; Stevenage; Hybrid; GBP 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Fruition Group is seeking an experienced Platform Architect to shape architecture across platforms for a complex enterprise. The role is predominantly remote with about one day per month in Stevenage, UK, and involves senior stakeholder engagement and hands-on design across Salesforce, cloud and SaaS environments.

You will lead end-to-end architectural work, collaborate with delivery partners, and ensure designs align with technology standards and governance. Strong communication is essential.

Qualifications

• Significant experience as a Senior/Solution/Platform Architect on large programmes.
• Strong Salesforce platform and integration architecture experience.
• Broad SaaS and cloud tech experience (Azure, AWS).
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication.

Responsibilities

• Define target platform architectures aligned with enterprise standards.
• Own end-to-end solution architecture from options appraisal to detailed design.
• Establish integration, data and security architecture patterns across platforms.
• Review, challenge and assure technical designs from internal teams and external suppliers.
• Present architecture decisions, risks, dependencies and trade-offs to governance forums.
• Plan architectural transitions, migrations and decommissioning activities with a clear route to target state.
• Work with architecture and support teams to ensure operational sustainability.
• Lead knowledge transfer and handover to internal teams.

Skills

Salesforce platform

Integration architecture

Enterprise architecture

Cloud platforms

Stakeholder management

Solution design

Tools

Azure

AWS

Job description

Location: Predominantly remote, with approximately one day per month in Stevenage

Contract: Outside IR35

Why Apply?

Platform Architect (Senior Solution / Enterprise Architect)

Location: Predominantly remote, with approximately one day per month in Stevenage

Contract: Outside IR35

Why Apply?

An opportunity for an experienced Platform Architect operating at Senior UK infrastructure capital programme.

You'll shape the architecture of platforms being introduced across a complex enterprise environment, ensuring they integrate effectively, align with wider technology standards and can be supported long after the programme has finished.

This role combines strategic architecture, technical assurance and hands‑on solution design, working closely with senior stakeholders, architecture teams and multiple delivery partners. Strong Salesforce platform and integration architecture experience is essential, alongside broader cloud and enterprise architecture expertise.

Platform Architect Responsibilities

• Define target platform architectures aligned with enterprise standards, technology roadmaps and programme objectives.
• Own end-to-end solution architecture, from options appraisal and technology selection through to detailed design.
• Establish integration, data and security architecture patterns across multiple platforms.
• Review, challenge and assure technical designs from internal teams and external suppliers.
• Present architecture decisions, risks, dependencies and trade-offs to design authorities and programme governance forums.
• Plan architectural transitions, migrations and decommissioning activities, ensuring a clear route from current to target state.
• Work with existing architecture and support teams to ensure platforms are operationally sustainable.
• Lead knowledge transfer and operational handover so internal teams can support platforms independently.
• Build effective relationships with senior technical and business stakeholders, suppliers and delivery partners.

Platform Architect Requirements

• Significant experience as a Senior Solution Architect, Enterprise Architect or Platform Architect on large, complex programmes.
• Strong Salesforce experience, including platform and integration architecture.
• Broad platform architecture experience across SaaS solutions and cloud technologies, particularly Azure and AWS.
• Strong solution architecture, integration design, technology evaluation and enterprise architecture alignment skills.
• Experience working with design authorities, technical governance forums and senior programme stakeholders.
• Confidence reviewing and challenging designs across multiple suppliers and delivery teams.
• Experience planning migrations, architectural transitions and operational handovers.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to explain complex technical decisions and trade-offs clearly.

Experience in regulated industries, critical infrastructure or large infrastructure organisations would be advantageous.

What's in it for me?

• Predominantly remote working, with approximately one day per month on-site in Stevenage.
• A senior architecture position supporting a major capital programme.
• The opportunity to shape platform architecture across a complex enterprise environment, working directly with the Head of Architecture and multiple delivery partners.

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all backgrounds. We are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone can thrive. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates regardless of age, disability, gender identity or expression, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by law.