Data Architect - Salesforce (Remote)

V-Soft Consulting Group, Inc.; Park Ridge (IL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full benefits (Medical, Dental, Vision

401(k) plan

Competitive compensation

Job summary

V-Soft Consulting Group is hiring a Data Architect - Salesforce (Remote) for a premier client in Park Ridge, IL. The role emphasizes Salesforce data architecture, object modeling, integration strategies, and data governance to enable scalable analytics.

You will review data models, advise on data residency between Salesforce and external systems, and design cost-effective data platforms for staging, reporting, and governance. Remote, cross-functional collaboration essential.

Qualifications

• Expertise in Salesforce data architecture and object modeling.
• Experience with enterprise data architecture and data placement decisions.
• Ability to assess data ownership and governance needs.
• Experience with integration between Salesforce and external systems.
• Knowledge of data warehousing concepts and data platforms.

Responsibilities

• Review the proposed Salesforce object model, data model, relationships, ownership assumptions, and integration approach.
• Assess whether the proposed design aligns with business needs, reporting needs, source data realities, and long-term supportability.
• Identify data that should not be placed in Salesforce and recommend where that data should reside instead.
• Recommend a cost-effective supporting data architecture for staging, transformation, reporting, integration, historical storage, and governance.
• Identify risks related to Salesforce storage, custom objects, duplicate data, API usage, reporting limitations, licensing, governance, and technical debt.
• Recommend source-of-truth ownership for key data domains.
• Advise on integration and data flow patterns between Salesforce and other systems.
• Help define decision criteria for whether data should be migrated, referenced, summarized, archived, or excluded.
• Participate in design review sessions and provide written findings, risks, and recommendations.

Skills

Salesforce architecture

Data modeling

Integration design

Data warehousing

Source-of-truth planning

Data governance

Risk & debt assessment

Job description

V-Soft Consulting is currently hiring for a Data Architect - Salesforce (Remote) for our premier client Park Ridge, IL.

Education and Experience

• Selected partner should provide data architects with experience in:
• Salesforce data architecture and object modeling.
• Enterprise data architecture and data placement decisions.
• Integration architecture involving Salesforce and external systems.
• Data warehousing, staging databases, reporting marts, lakehouse concepts, or other supporting data platforms.
• Source-of-truth planning and data ownership models.
• Data governance, retention, quality control, and stewardship.
• Challenging implementation recommendations in a constructive and evidence-based way.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Source-of-truth matrix.
• Architecture risk and gap assessment.
• Recommendations for data that should not reside in Salesforce.
• Integration and data flow recommendations.
• Cost-control and technical debt concerns.
• Governance and stewardship recommendations.
• Executive-ready summary of major risks, decisions needed, and recommended actions.

WHAT YOULL DO:

Job Responsibilities:

• Review the proposed Salesforce object model, data model, relationships, ownership assumptions, and integration approach.
• Assess whether the proposed design aligns with business needs, reporting needs, source data realities, and long-term supportability.
• Identify data that should not be placed in Salesforce and recommend where that data should reside instead.
• Recommend a cost-effective supporting data architecture for staging, transformation, reporting, integration, historical storage, and governance.
• Identify risks related to Salesforce storage, custom objects, duplicate data, API usage, reporting limitations, licensing, governance, and technical debt.
• Recommend source-of-truth ownership for key data domains.
• Advise on integration and data flow patterns between Salesforce and other systems.
• Help define decision criteria for whether data should be migrated, referenced, summarized, archived, or excluded.
• Participate in design review sessions and provide written findings, risks, and recommendations.

Objectives:

• Independently validate proposed Salesforce data structures and related data architecture decisions.
• Identify design risks before they become embedded in the build.
• Determine what data should reside in Salesforce, remain in source systems, be archived, be summarized, or be managed in a separate data layer.
• Review whether vendor recommendations support maintainability, reporting, integrations, governance, cost control, and long-term scalability.
• Provide internal staff with objective architectural guidance during a fast-moving delivery cycle.
• Reduce the risk of rushed decisions that prioritize implementation speed over proper data structure and sustainable design.

V-Soft Consulting Group is recognized among the top 100 fastest growing staffing companies in North America, V-Soft Consulting Group is headquartered in Louisville, KY with strategic locations in India, Canada and the U.S. V-Soft is known as an agile, innovative technology services company holding several awards and distinctions and has a wide variety of partnerships across diverse technology stacks.

As a valued V-Soft Consultant, youre eligible for full benefits (Medical, Dental, Vision), a 401(k) plan, competitive compensation and more. V-Soft is partnered with numerous Fortune 500 companies, exceptionally positioned to advance your career growth.

V-Soft Consulting provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.