Senior Data & AI Cloud Architect — Pre-Sales

Salesforce, Inc.; Chicago, Northern (IL, KY); Hybrid; USD 173,000 - 232,000; Full time

Job summary

Salesforce, Inc. is seeking aData & AI Cloud Technical Architect who combines data platform expertise with enterprise architecture to guide complex pre‑sales engagements.

You will collaborate with customers to design lakehouse, data governance, and AI‑driven solutions at scale. This role requires strong communication, hands‑on cloud experience, and the ability to translate business needs into winning architectures, with travel for customer engagements across the US.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a STEM field; strong data platform knowledge.
• Experience with data lakehouse architectures and ML pipelines.
• Proven ability to translate business needs into architectural solutions.
• Excellent communication for executive and technical audiences.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical and business discussions to shape enterprise data/AI architectures.
• Translate requirements into repeatable architectures and propositions.
• Collaborate with sales teams on go‑to‑market strategies and reference architectures.

Skills

Data architecture & engineering

SQL

Python proficiency

Agentic AI / LLMs

Cloud platforms (AWS/GCP/Azure)

Communication & Consulting

Willingness to travel

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Snowflake

Databricks

BigQuery

Azure Synapse

Job description

Salesforce, Inc. is seeking aData & AI Cloud Technical Architect who combines data platform expertise with enterprise architecture to guide complex pre‑sales engagements.

You will collaborate with customers to design lakehouse, data governance, and AI‑driven solutions at scale. This role requires strong communication, hands‑on cloud experience, and the ability to translate business needs into winning architectures, with travel for customer engagements across the US.