Senior Salesforce Technical Architect Strategy & Architecture

Datacom; Auckland; On-site; NZD 160,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote working

Flexi-hours

Professional development

Job summary

Datacom in New Zealand is seeking a seasoned Salesforce Technical Architect to lead the design and governance of scalable Salesforce solutions across the organisation. You will own architectural decisions, define technical strategy, and ensure alignment with long‑term product goals and release commitments.

You’ll work at the intersection of business and technology, translating complex requirements into elegant, maintainable solutions while mentoring teams and driving DevOps maturity and best

Qualifications

• 10+ years in software development or engineering with 5+ years focused on Salesforce architecture and solution design.
• Experience designing complex integrations (REST, SOAP, middleware/iPaaS, Platform Events).
• Strong understanding of Salesforce data architecture, security models, and multi-cloud/multi-org strategies.
• Experience with Salesforce DX, CI/CD tooling (Copado, Gearset, GitHub Actions, or similar).
• Demonstrated ability to create and present architectural documentation and technical diagrams to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Excellent analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving abilities.
• Outstanding verbal and written communication skills, with a talent for simplifying complexity.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end Salesforce architecture across Salesforce Industry Clouds and integrated systems.
• Define and enforce architectural principles, design patterns, and governance frameworks across the Salesforce estate.
• Design scalable data models, security architectures (sharing rules, field-level security, Shield), and integration strategies.
• Make build-vs-buy-vs-configure recommendations grounded in platform best practices and business value.
• Architect event-driven and API-led integration solutions (REST, SOAP, Platform Events, Change Data Capture, MuleSoft).
• Provide authoritative technical guidance during solution design, proposal development, and delivery phases.
• Own and maintain architectural documentation, technical diagrams (C4, UML), decision records, and standards.
• Lead architectural reviews and drive technical debt identification and remediation.
• Support product and delivery leaders with technical planning, estimation, and risk assessment.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, vendors, and stakeholders to deliver robust, well-governed solutions.
• Mentor and uplift developers, senior developers, and technical leads on architecture principles, design patterns, and Salesforce best practices.
• Ensure compliance with internal engineering standards, government regulations, and industry best practices.
• Champion DevOps maturity — CI/CD pipelines, source control (Salesforce DX, Git), automated testing, and release management.
• Drive org health, technical hygiene, and platform performance optimisation (governor limits, LDV strategies, async patterns).

Skills

Salesforce architecture

System integrations

CI/CD tooling

Architectural documentation

Analytical thinking

Communication skills

Education

Salesforce CTA Certification

Platform Developer II

Tools

Salesforce DX

Copado

Gearset

GitHub Actions

MuleSoft

Job description

Datacom in New Zealand is seeking a seasoned Salesforce Technical Architect to lead the design and governance of scalable Salesforce solutions across the organisation. You will own architectural decisions, define technical strategy, and ensure alignment with long‑term product goals and release commitments.

You’ll work at the intersection of business and technology, translating complex requirements into elegant, maintainable solutions while mentoring teams and driving DevOps maturity and best