Data & AI Cloud Architect - Pre-Sales Lead

Salesforce; Detroit (MI); On-site; USD 173,000 - 232,000; Full time

Job summary

Salesforce is seeking a Data & AI Cloud Technical Architect with a strong foundation in cloud data platforms, data engineering, ML, and solution architecture. You will lead technical and business conversations with customers, shaping architectures from strategy through deployment.

The role combines data platform expertise with AI leadership, helping customers leverage agentic AI and LLM-powered applications.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, MIS, Data Science, Software Engineering, or other STEM field — or equivalent experience.
• Minimum of 4 years of professional experience.
• Hands-on experience with cloud data warehouse and lakehouse platforms.
• Strong SQL skills and data modeling across structured and unstructured data.
• Practical experience with agentic AI or generative AI and LLMs.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical and business discussions around enterprise data and AI programs from strategy to deployment.
• Develop repeatable propositions and go-to-market strategies for data and AI solutions.
• Deliver solution best practices, reference architectures, and enablement sessions.

Skills

SQL skills

Python

Data modeling

Agentic AI

Cloud data platforms

Communication

Travel willing

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS, MIS, DS, or STEM

4+ years professional experience

Tools

dbt

Spark

LangChain

Job description

Salesforce is seeking a Data & AI Cloud Technical Architect with a strong foundation in cloud data platforms, data engineering, ML, and solution architecture. You will lead technical and business conversations with customers, shaping architectures from strategy through deployment.

The role combines data platform expertise with AI leadership, helping customers leverage agentic AI and LLM-powered applications.