Salesforce Architect

La Fosse; Greater London; On-site; GBP 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

La Fosse is seeking a Salesforce Architect to define and evolve the Salesforce architecture and roadmap for a large-scale programme. You will ensure the platform remains scalable, secure and aligned with business goals.

You will own end-to-end architecture across clouds, govern designs, support DevOps and CI/CD, and guide delivery teams while translating technical concepts into business outcomes. The role requires strong stakeholder management, hands-on Salesforce experience across Sales Cloud

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Salesforce architect leading large-scale programmes.
• Strong design and governance capabilities across multiple Salesforce clouds.
• Hands-on guidance for development, data and integration teams.

Responsibilities

• Own and evolve Salesforce architecture across clouds and capabilities.
• Lead architecture governance and design reviews with sign-off and assurance.
• Define standards for development, data, integration, environments and non-functional requirements.
• Provide hands-on architectural guidance to delivery teams.
• Design and govern complex enterprise integrations using API-led patterns.
• Establish integration standards for security, resiliency and observability.
• Drive DevOps, CI/CD, environment and release management strategies.

Skills

Salesforce Architecture

Stakeholder management

Delivery leadership

Cloud integration

Security and performance

Tools

DevOps

CI/CD

SDLC controls

Job description

Our client is looking for someone to be responsible for defining and evolving the Salesforce architecture and roadmap, ensuring the platform remains scalable, secure, maintainable and aligned to wider business and technology objectives.

Key Responsibilities

• Own and evolve end-to-end Salesforce architecture across multiple clouds and capabilities.
• Lead architecture governance, technical design reviews, solution sign-off and technical assurance.
• Define standards for Salesforce development, configuration, data, integration, environments and non-functional requirements.
• Provide hands‑on architectural guidance and support to development and delivery teams.
• Design and govern complex enterprise integrations using API-led, event-driven, synchronous/asynchronous and batch patterns.
• Establish integration standards covering security, resiliency, error handling and observability.
• Provide technical oversight across Apex, LWC, Flows, data models, performance and Salesforce security.
• Shape DevOps, CI/CD, environment and release management strategies.
• Drive improvements in technical quality, platform governance and technical debt reduction.
• Support security, compliance, audit and operational-readiness activities.
• Act as a trusted technical advisor to senior stakeholders, delivery teams and external partners.

You’ll ideally have:

• Proven experience as a Salesforce Technical, Enterprise or Lead Architect working on large-scale programmes.
• Strong hands‑on Salesforce experience across Sales Cloud and Service Cloud.
• Experience designing solutions across multiple Salesforce clouds and products.
• Strong enterprise integration architecture experience across complex system landscapes.
• Deep understanding of the Salesforce platform, including Apex, LWC, Flows, data architecture, security and performance.
• Experience with Salesforce DevOps, CI/CD, release management and SDLC controls.
• Experience establishing architecture standards, governance frameworks and technical design assurance.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to translate complex technical concepts into clear business outcomes.
• A pragmatic, delivery-focused approach with the confidence to challenge technical decisions and influence senior stakeholders.