Salesforce Application Architect - V

Software Guidance & Assistance, Inc. (SGA, Inc.); New York (NY); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Software Guidance & Assistance, Inc. (SGA) seeks an Application Architect - V on a contract basis for a Financial Services client in New York, NY. The role centers on hands-on Salesforce architecture across multi-cloud deployments and governance.

You will lead POCs, collaborate with developers, design Data 360 and CRMA solutions, and implement Einstein AI features, while ensuring security, scalability, and high availability across orgs.

Qualifications

• 10+ years Salesforce platform experience
• 5+ years in Senior/Lead Salesforce Architect or Lead Architect role
• Hands-on experience with POCs and enterprise Salesforce architecture
• Hands-on experience with Agentforce, Data 360, CRMA, Einstein AI, reporting, dashboards
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Dynamics 365 security and multi-app deployments
• Experience with CI/CD, DevOps, Scrum, and multi-environment release management
• Strong technical leadership, mentoring, and cross-functional collaboration skills
• Salesforce Certified System Architect and Application Architect
• Salesforce Data Cloud Consultant, AI Specialist, and CRMA certifications

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end Salesforce architecture across multi-cloud enterprise deployments
• Review code with developers, guide patterns, and enforce best practices
• Architect multi-application, multi-business-unit orgs with governance
• Design Data 360 and identity solutions, AI workflows, and orchestration
• Build CRMA dashboards, datasets, recipes, and predictive AI insights
• Implement Einstein AI features including Next Best Action and Discovery
• Define platform standards, CI/CD, and release management strategies
• Architect security, sharing, and data models for shared orgs
• Support Dynamics 365 security architecture and integrations

Skills

Salesforce experience

Senior/Lead Architect

POCs & enterprise architecture

Agentforce

Data 360

CRMA

Einstein AI

CI/CD & DevOps

Scrum / release mgmt

Technical leadership

Salesforce certifications

Data Cloud

Job description

Software Guidance & Assistance, Inc., (SGA), is searching for an Application Architect - V for a CONTRACT assignment with one of our premier Financial Services clients in New York, NY .

Responsibilities

• Hands-On Salesforce Architecture
  • Lead end-to-end Salesforce architecture across multi-cloud enterprise deployments
  • Design and implement proof-of-concepts (POCs) to validate technical approaches, integrations, AI, and automation
  • Collaborate directly with developers to review code, guide patterns, and enforce best practices
  • Architect multi-application, multi-business-unit orgs, ensuring isolation, security, governance, and scalability
  • Implement Agentforce solutions, including AI-driven workflows and orchestration
  • Design and implement Data 360 solutions for identity resolution, ingestion, harmonization, segmentation, and activation
  • Build and optimize CRM Analytics (CRMA) dashboards, datasets, recipes, and predictive AI insights
  • Implement Einstein AI features such as Next Best Action, Prediction Builder, Einstein Discovery, and generative AI
  • Participate in Scrum teams, actively contributing to technical design, implementation, and backlog execution
• Salesforce Platform Architecture & Governance
  • Define platform standards, multi-application governance, Integration patterns/strategies, CI/CD, and release management strategies
  • Lead Architecture Review Board presentations for technical designs
  • Design and architect Agentforce and Data 360 solutions to power Generative AI use cases
  • Architect security, sharing, and data models for multiple applications on shared orgs
  • Design for performance, scalability, resilience, and high availability
  • Implement monitoring, logging, alerting, and disaster recovery strategies
  • Enforce data quality, lifecycle management, archival, and regulatory compliance
• Microsoft Dynamics 365 - Security Architecture & Support
  • Provide hands-on and architectural support for Dynamics 365 multi-application environments
  • Architect security and access models, including roles, teams, business units, and field-level security
  • Support enhancements, KTLO, and minor platform upgrades
  • Design integrations between Dynamics, Salesforce, and enterprise systems
  • Architect Power Automate Flows for integration and data-level logic.

Required Skills

• 10+ years Salesforce platform experience
• 5+ years in Senior Salesforce Architect or Lead Architect role
• Proven hands-on experience with POCs, development, and enterprise Salesforce architecture
• Hands-on experience with Agentforce, Data 360, CRMA, Einstein AI, reporting, dashboards
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Dynamics 365 security and multi-app deployments
• Experience with CI/CD, DevOps, Scrum, and multi-environment release management
• Strong technical leadership, mentoring, and cross-functional collaboration skills
• Salesforce Certified System Architect and Application Architect
• Salesforce Data Cloud Consultant, AI Specialist, and CRMA certifications

Preferred Skills

• Microsoft Dynamics or Power Platform certifications
• Experience in large-scale, multi-org, regulated enterprise environments
• Agile / Scrum experience with hands-on technical participation
• Experience with Power Platform (Power Apps, Power Automate, Power BI)
• Familiarity with Power Pages portal.

SGA is a technology and resource solutions provider driven to stand out. We are a women-owned business. Our mission: to solve big IT problems with a more personal, boutique approach. Each year, we match consultants like you to more than 1,000 engagements. When we say let's work better together, we mean it. You'll join a diverse team built on these core values: customer service, employee development, and quality and integrity in everything we do. Be yourself, love what you do and find your passion at work. Please find us at https://sgainc.com/.

SGA is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of Race, Color, Sex, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, Religion, National Origin, Disability, Veteran Status, Age, Marital Status, Pregnancy, Genetic Information, or Other Legally Protected Status. We are committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, and our services, programs, and activities. Please visit our company EEO page to request an accommodation or assistance regarding our policy.