Salesforce Technical Architect (Sales Cloud, Service Cloud, Heroku, MuleSoft)

Zoetis LLC; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 4,000,000 - 7,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Zoetis LLC is seeking a Technical Architect to design and manage Salesforce solutions including Sales/Service Cloud, MuleSoft integrations, and Heroku apps. You will produce high-level and detailed designs aligned to enterprise standards and drive platform direction with AI and automation capabilities.

The role requires strong architectural experience across Salesforce and integration technologies, with leadership responsibilities and accountability for delivery and governance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field
• 8+ years in CRM/platform engineering with 3+ years in architecture/technical lead capacity
• Experience with Salesforce Sales/Service Cloud at enterprise scale
• Hands-on with MuleSoft integration and API design
• Experience deploying on Heroku and managing app architectures

Responsibilities

• Own solution architecture across Salesforce Sales Cloud/Service Cloud, MuleSoft integrations, and Heroku apps with high-level and detailed designs (HLD/LLD)
• Provide platform direction and AI/automation initiatives to scale capabilities
• Establish governance for data quality, privacy, security, and releases; drive adoption and KPI dashboards
• Build and mentor teams and partners to foster accountability and improvement
• Manage portfolio finances including estimates, budgeting, and vendor governance

Skills

Salesforce architecture

Apex/Lightning

MuleSoft

Heroku

API design

SAML/SSO/OAuth

CI/CD

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science/Engineering

Tools

MuleSoft Anypoint

Heroku

SFDX/CI-CD tooling

Job description

POSITION SUMMARY

As a Technical Architect you will be responsible to successfully design and manage the delivery of complex Salesforce solutions. These technologies include but are not necessarily limited to Salesforce.com products and APIs, Apex/Visualforce, Lightning, mobile development technologies, and integration technologies – MuleSoft, Heroku, etc. You are both a big picture thinker and in-depth problem solver, your knowledge and skills are both broad and deep. You take pride in designing systems that stand up to high volumes and won't fail at critical points. You have a good mix of technical and enterprise skills when it comes to architecting a solution. The solutions you design are built for the long term and will scale with the customer's growth plans seamlessly. You have proven experience integrating systems via API’s as well as a strong development background.

POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES

Percent of Time

- Own solution architecture across Salesforce Sales Cloud/Service Cloud, MuleSoft integrations, and Heroku applications; produce high-level and detailed designs (HLD/LLD) aligned to enterprise standards

30

- Strategic innovation (AI/automation) & platform direction:Provide thought leadership onplatform architecture, operating model, and best practicesto scale capabilities and reduce time-to-value; championAI and automation(e.g., intelligent routing, agent assist, next-best-action, workflow automation) to improve customer/agent experience and reduce cost-to-serve.

20

- Governance, adoption & value realization: Establishgovernance for data quality, privacy, security, and compliance , including standards for releases, integrations, and reusable components; drive adoption and benefits realization through change management, enablement, KPI dashboards, and continuous optimization of user journeys and processes.

25

- People & partner leadership: Build, coach, andretainhigh-performing teams and partners, fostering a culture ofaccountability, continuous improvement, and innovation.

20

- Financial & commercial management: Own portfoliofinancial managementincludingestimates and budgeting,forecasting,accruals vs. actuals, and vendor commercial governance includingSOW development/review, PO management, and spend tracking.

10

ORGANIZATIONAL RELATIONSHIPS

• - Proactivelytakeupchallenges across the
• - Workwith Salesforce contacts toensure support andresolution of technical challenges
• - Work with cross functional teams across theorganizationincludingbusiness stakeholders, Valuestreamteamsandbusiness process team
• - Groom andmentor teams

RESOURCES MANAGED

• - Financial Accountability
• - Lead key programs and BAU delivery for Global Commercial , owning end-to-end execution across eCommerce, Marketing, Content Managementand Web with strong governance, quality, and on-time outcomes.
• - Own portfolio financials , managing an estimated ~$1M delivery/resource budget plusanadditionalbudgetfor software licensing , including forecasting, accruals vs. actuals, and value tracking.
• - Manage vendor commercial operations— estimates, SOWs, POs , and contract controls—ensuring cost transparency and delivery accountability.
• - Supervision
• - Peopleleadership: Directly manage a core team of4 –6 team members and provide matrix/indirect leadership for delivery squads totaling approximately 30 FTEs plus 30+ contractors , ensuring clear accountability, capacity planning, and performance outcomes.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent practical experience)
• 8+ years in CRM/platform engineering with 3+ years in an architecture/technical lead capacity
• Demonstrated architecture and delivery experience on:
• Salesforce Sales Cloud and Service Cloud (large orgs, enterprise complexity)
• MuleSoft Anypoint Platform (API design, flows, policies, runtime deployment)
• Heroku (app architecture, scaling, data services, security)
• Experience leading implementations that include identity/security controls, data governance, and integrations with enterprise systems

Preferred Experience

• Multi-org strategy, domain separation, and large-scale data strategy (LDV patterns)
• Event-driven architecture (Platform Events / CDC / pub-sub patterns)
• Experience in regulated environments and validated delivery practices

TECHNICAL SKILLS REQUIREMENTS

Core Salesforce Architecture & Delivery

• Strong understanding of Salesforce architecture (multi-tenant model, governor limits, platform capabilities)
• Data modeling and configuration best practices (record types, sharing model, permission sets, profiles, role hierarchy)
• Automation design and performance (Flows, approval processes; when to use Apex)
• Apex architecture and patterns (bulkification, asynchronous processing, error handling, testing strategy)
• UI architecture across Lightning (LWC, Aura as needed), Lightning Design System, UX performance considerations
• Familiarity with platform authentication patterns (SAML, SSO, OAuth)

Integration (MuleSoft + Salesforce)

• API-led connectivity (Experience/API/Process layers), RAML/OAS design and versioning
• Security patterns: OAuth, JWT, mTLS (as required), client credentials, connected apps, certificate management
• Error handling and resiliency: retries, DLQs, idempotency, circuit breakers, back-pressure strategies
• Monitoring and operations: logging, correlation IDs, dashboards, alerting, runbooks

Heroku

• Application design on Heroku (dyno sizing, scaling, stateless patterns)
• Data services (Postgres) and performance tuning
• Secure configuration and secrets management (config vars, key rotation practices)
• Integration between Heroku apps and Salesforce (Heroku Connect or APIs) where applicable

DevOps / SDLC

• SFDX-based CI/CD and environment strategy (branching, packaging, scratch orgs/sandboxes)
• Code quality and security scanning approach; dependency management
• Agile delivery experience (story estimation, technical spikes, sprint ceremonies)

PHYSICAL POSITION REQUIREMENTS

Availability to work between 1pm IST to 10pm IST hours (minimum 3 hours of overlap with US ET Time zone)

Full time

Regular

Colleague

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