Remote Senior Salesforce Solutions Architect

Cognizant; Juneau (AK); Remote; USD 100,000 - 152,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance

Paid holidays plus Paid Time Off

401(k) plan and contributions

Long-term/Short-term Disability

Paid Parental Leave

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Job summary

Cognizant is seeking an experienced Salesforce Solution Architect to lead the design and delivery of enterprise-scale Salesforce solutions. This remote position is open to qualified applicants in the United States, including Boston, MA, with focus on defining end-to-end architecture across the Salesforce ecosystem.

You will provide technical leadership, mentor delivery teams, and collaborate with stakeholders to ensure scalable, secure, and high-performing Salesforce implementations.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of IT experience with at least 7+ years Salesforce experience.
• Proven experience as a Salesforce Solution Architect, Technical Architect, or Lead Salesforce Architect delivering enterprise-scale implementations.
• Deep expertise in Salesforce Platform, Sales Cloud, Service Cloud, Experience Cloud, and Financial Services Cloud (FSC).
• Strong hands-on knowledge of Apex, Lightning Web Components (LWC), Flows, Platform Events, and Salesforce integration capabilities.
• Experience designing enterprise integrations using MuleSoft, REST APIs, SOAP APIs, middleware technologies, and event-driven architectures.
• Strong understanding of Salesforce security architecture, data modeling, governance, DevOps, and CI/CD practices.
• Excellent stakeholder management, communication, and leadership skills.
• Experience leading architecture workshops and translating business requirements into scalable technical solutions.

Responsibilities

• Define and lead end-to-end Salesforce solution architecture aligned with business requirements and enterprise architecture standards.
• Architect solutions across Salesforce Platform, Sales Cloud, Service Cloud, Experience Cloud, FSC, and other Salesforce Industry Cloud offerings.
• Analyze business requirements and map out-of-the-box Salesforce capabilities to business processes while minimizing unnecessary customization.
• Design scalable and maintainable solutions leveraging Apex, Lightning Web Components (LWC), Flows, Platform Events, Integration APIs, and Salesforce best practices.
• Define and implement enterprise integration architectures using REST/SOAP APIs, MuleSoft, middleware platforms, and event-driven integration patterns.
• Establish and govern Salesforce data architecture, security models, data governance frameworks, DevOps practices, and deployment strategies.
• Conduct architecture reviews, technical assessments, solution design workshops, and design authority sessions.
• Provide technical leadership, mentoring, and architectural guidance to development, quality engineering, and delivery teams.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders, product owners, enterprise architects, and program leadership to ensure successful solution delivery.
• Drive architecture governance, solution quality, scalability, security, and performance optimization across Salesforce implementations.
• Evaluate platform capabilities and recommend strategic solutions that support long-term business growth and digital transformation initiatives.

Skills

Salesforce Platform

Sales Cloud

Service Cloud

Experience Cloud

FSC

Apex

LWC

Flows

Platform Events

REST APIs

SOAP APIs

MuleSoft

CI/CD

Security Architecture

Data Governance

Stakeholder Management

Leadership

Agile

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field

Tools

MuleSoft

CI/CD tooling

Job description

Cognizant is seeking an experienced Salesforce Solution Architect to lead the design and delivery of enterprise-scale Salesforce solutions. This remote position is open to qualified applicants in the United States, including Boston, MA, with focus on defining end-to-end architecture across the Salesforce ecosystem.

You will provide technical leadership, mentor delivery teams, and collaborate with stakeholders to ensure scalable, secure, and high-performing Salesforce implementations.