Salesforce Solution Architect

Vanquis; Bradford; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Up to 10% Pension Contribution

LinkedIn Learning

Job summary

Vanquis is building the next chapter of Salesforce capabilities at scale. We are seeking a Salesforce Solution Architect to design scalable, robust Salesforce solutions that align with business goals and regulatory expectations.

You will bridge business stakeholders and delivery teams, guiding architecture from requirements to deployment while driving continuous improvement and managing technical debt.

Qualifications

• Direct experience as a Salesforce Solution Architect or similar senior role.
• Expert knowledge of Salesforce Sales Cloud and Service Cloud, with Marketing Cloud experience.
• Strong solution design capability including security, sharing, automation, Apex and LWC (Lightning Web Components).
• Experience translating complex requirements into scalable solutions and communicating with technical and non-technical audiences.

Responsibilities

• Design major cross-domain Salesforce solutions to meet business needs.
• Translate requirements into scalable architecture, integrations and high-level designs.
• Guide delivery from requirements through deployment, post-launch support and continuous improvement.
• Act as a trusted Salesforce technical adviser to senior stakeholders, developers and delivery teams.
• Manage technical debt and champion secure, sustainable solutions that improve outcomes.

Skills

Salesforce Architecture

Sales Cloud

Service Cloud

Marketing Cloud

Apex

Lightning Web Components

Security

Automation

Stakeholder comms

Solution design

Job description

Build the Salesforce solutions powering the next chapter of Vanquis

We've invested heavily in modernising our technology landscape and building strong cloud foundations. The opportunity now is to evolve, optimise and scale those capabilities.

As a Salesforce Solution Architect, you’ll design and deliver scalable, robust and innovative Salesforce solutions that meet current and future business needs. You’ll bridge business stakeholders and technical delivery teams, ensuring solutions align with architectural standards, regulatory expectations and organisational goals.

There's More to the Story

Vanquis is evolving.

We're investing in our people, modernising how we work, strengthening customer experiences, and building new capabilities across the business.

How you’ll make an impact:

• Design major, cross-domain Salesforce solutions that meet present and future business needs
• Translate complex requirements into scalable architecture, integrations and high-level designs
• Guide delivery from requirements through deployment, post-launch support and continuous improvement
• Act as a trusted Salesforce technical adviser to senior stakeholders, developers and delivery teams
• Manage technical debt and champion secure, sustainable solutions that improve customer and business outcomes

Why this role matters:

Technology & Change is a strategic priority for Vanquis. This role sits at the heart of that journey, shaping the Salesforce architecture that supports business services, customer experiences and future innovation.

You’ll work closely with Enterprise and Domain Architects, Product Owners, Technical Leads, Engineering Leads, Business Analysts and delivery teams, seeing how your work contributes to meaningful outcomes.

The Engineering Principles we build around:

• Automation First - Focus on innovation, not manual effort.
• Secure by Design - Build trust into every solution.
• Shared Ownership - Success is a team sport.
• Continuous Improvement - Challenge. Improve. Evolve.
• Continuous Learning - Grow your skills while helping shape ours.

• Direct experience as a Salesforce Solution Architect or in a similar senior-level role.
• Expert knowledge of Salesforce Sales Cloud and Service Cloud, with practical Marketing Cloud experience.
• Strong Salesforce solution design capability, including security, sharing, automation, Apex and Lightning Web Components.
• Experience translating complex requirements into scalable solutions and communicating with technical and non-technical audiences.

Useful, but not essential

• Understanding of Financial Services Cloud and its core data model and account management features.
• Experience with Experience Cloud, Data Cloud, MuleSoft, mobile connectivity or identity solutions.
• Knowledge of Agile delivery and financial services compliance and regulatory requirements.
• Salesforce Certified Technical Architect or relevant Salesforce cloud consultant certifications.

As Vanquis continues to strengthen its Salesforce capability, you’ll have opportunities to deepen your expertise, influence architectural standards, lead improvement initiatives and develop through specialist or leadership pathways.

Why Vanquis?

• Up to 10% Pension Contribution
• LinkedIn Learning

Ready to shape what’s next?

If you’re looking for an opportunity to shape scalable Salesforce solutions, influence architectural decisions and help define the future of Technology & Change at Vanquis, we’d love to hear from you.

The Next Chapter Starts With You.

Our Talent Acquisition team manages all recruitment activity directly. We work with approved recruitment partners where additional support is required.

Unsolicited CVs submitted without prior agreement from Vanquis Talent Acquisition will be considered direct applications and no agency fees will be payable.

Recruitment agency information

Our Talent Acquisition team manages all recruitment activity directly. We work with approved recruitment partners where additional support is required.

Unsolicited CVs submitted without prior agreement from Vanquis Talent Acquisition will be considered direct applications and no agency fees will be payable.