Senior Salesforce Architect — Commercial Apps

Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals; Lexington (MA); On-site; USD 184,000 - 197,000; Full time

Job summary

Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals in Lexington, MA seeks an IT Sr. Manager, Salesforce Solutions Architect to own and evolve our Salesforce ecosystem across commercial applications.

The role blends hands-on configuration with architectural leadership, focusing on Health Cloud, Marketing Cloud, and Service Cloud while collaborating with business and IT partners for scalable, compliant solutions. The ideal candidate has 5+ years of Salesforce experience, strong integration skills, and familiarity with

Qualifications

• 5+ years of Salesforce experience with hands-on configuration and solution design.
• Experience architecting Salesforce Cloud solutions in a commercial or sales-driven environment.
• Experience with Marketing Cloud Journeys, Contact Builder, and data extensions.
• Hands-on experience with Salesforce security, data architecture, sharing rules, and automation (Flows).
• Experience integrating Salesforce with external systems using APIs or middleware.
• Experience overseeing work performed by Salesforce partners or system integrators.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the technical architect and technical owner for Salesforce Commercial platforms, including Health Cloud, Marketing Cloud and the use of AI features (Agentforce, Einstein, LLMs).
• Actively design and hands-on configure Salesforce solutions, including objects, flows, security models, data structures, marketing automations and Agentforce AI agents.
• Partner closely with Commercial Operations, Marketing, Patient Services and Analytics teams to translate business needs into scalable Salesforce architectures.
• Design and support Marketing Cloud journeys, integrations, and data synchronization across Salesforce platforms and external systems.
• Define and enforce Salesforce governance, best practices, and architectural standards across environments and teams.
• Design and oversee integrations using APIs and middleware to connect Salesforce with data platforms and third-party vendors.
• Collaborate with IT Infrastructure, Security, Legal, and Compliance teams to ensure alignment with data privacy and regulatory requirements.
• Serve as technical liaison to Salesforce and external implementation partners, providing design leadership and quality oversight.
• Support release management, environment strategy, and deployment across sandboxes and production.
• Mentor administrators and developers and promote strong technical practices.

Skills

Salesforce

Solution architecture

Health Cloud

Marketing Cloud

Service Cloud

APIs & Middleware

Salesforce integration

Leadership

Agile (JIRA/Confluence)

Security & compliance

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science / related field

Tools

JIRA

Confluence

Job description

Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals in Lexington, MA seeks an IT Sr. Manager, Salesforce Solutions Architect to own and evolve our Salesforce ecosystem across commercial applications.

The role blends hands-on configuration with architectural leadership, focusing on Health Cloud, Marketing Cloud, and Service Cloud while collaborating with business and IT partners for scalable, compliant solutions. The ideal candidate has 5+ years of Salesforce experience, strong integration skills, and familiarity with