Solution Architect – Salesforce in London

www.cardandpaymentjobs.com; City Of London, Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A large, forward-thinking organisation in the UK is looking for a Salesforce Solution Architect to lead the design of Salesforce solutions across various clouds. This role offers hybrid working and opportunities for professional development within a collaborative culture. Ideal candidates will have extensive experience in Salesforce solutions and relevant certifications. A competitive salary and benefits package is offered.

Benefits

Competitive salary and benefits

Strong emphasis on professional development and Salesforce certification

Collaborative culture with modern tools

Qualifications

• Proven background as a Salesforce Solution or Technical Architect.
• Strong experience designing and delivering end-to-end Salesforce solutions.
• Understanding of Sales Cloud, Service Cloud, or Experience Cloud is essential.
• Knowledge of Salesforce integration technologies is necessary.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills are important.
• Salesforce certifications are highly desirable.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design of Salesforce solutions across multiple clouds.
• Define architecture patterns, data models, and integration frameworks.
• Partner with teams to align solutions with strategic goals.
• Ensure Salesforce best practices are applied throughout the lifecycle.
• Provide guidance on security, performance, and scalability.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of the Salesforce platform.

Skills

Salesforce Solution or Technical Architect experience

End-to-end Salesforce solutions design

Sales Cloud, Service Cloud, Experience Cloud knowledge

Salesforce integration technologies knowledge

Excellent communication and stakeholder management

Salesforce certifications

Tools

MuleSoft

APIs

Copado

Gearset

Jenkins

Job description

Solution Architect – Salesforce

Permanent | Hybrid

We’re recruiting on behalf of a large, forward-thinking organisation that’s building out its Salesforce capability as part of a major digital transformation. This is an opportunity to join a high-profile technology function that’s shaping the future of customer and digital engagement.

As aSalesforce Solution Architect, you’ll take ownership of end-to-end solution design across a suite of Salesforce products, ensuring that platforms are scalable, integrated, and aligned to business outcomes. You’ll collaborate closely with Product Owners, Delivery Leads, and Engineering teams to translate business needs into practical, future-proof architecture.

This is a hands‑on, delivery‑driven position where you’ll work across multiple Salesforce clouds and integrations, including platforms such as MuleSoft, Smartcomm, and Genesys.

What you’ll be doing

• Lead the design of Salesforce solutions across Sales, Service, and Experience Clouds.
• Define architecture patterns, data models, and integration frameworks.
• Partner with business and delivery teams to align solutions with strategic goals.
• Ensure Salesforce best practice and governance are applied throughout the lifecycle.
• Provide architectural guidance on security, performance, and scalability.
• Influence the roadmap and contribute to continuous improvement of the Salesforce platform.
• Work with external vendors and internal stakeholders to ensure seamless delivery across multiple systems.

What we’re looking for

• Proven background as aSalesforce Solution or Technical Architect, ideally within a complex enterprise or regulated environment.
• Strong experience designing and delivering end-to-end Salesforce solutions.
• Understanding ofSales Cloud,Service Cloud, orExperience Cloud (FSC, Manufacturing, or other industry clouds also valuable).
• Knowledge ofSalesforce integration technologies (MuleSoft, APIs, middleware, or CI/CD tools such as Copado, Gearset, Jenkins).
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills – able to translate technical concepts for non-technical audiences.
• Salesforce certifications (Architect, Application or System Architect, or equivalent) highly desirable.

Why join

You’ll be part of a major digital programme in one of the UK’s most ambitious transformation environments. The organisation offers:

• Hybrid working (This can vary and client is open to 1 day a week depending on your location – NOT a REMOTE role)
• Offices based near Leeds, London and South of UK
• Competitive salary and benefits
• Strong emphasis on professional development and Salesforce certification
• Collaborative culture, modern tools, and the opportunity to shape a critical platform from the ground up

This is a permanent position based in the UK. Candidates must have the right to work in the UK without sponsorship.