Senior Salesforce Architecture Lead

Focus Financial Partners

St. Louis (MO)

On-site

USD 150,000 - 175,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

Focus Financial Partners in the United States seeks a Salesforce Technical Solution Architect to lead architecture, design, and delivery of Salesforce and CRM solutions. Reporting to the Head of CRM, you will partner with stakeholders, product owners, and development teams to translate business goals into scalable, secure technology solutions.

You will mentor administrators and developers, establish architectural standards, and guide integration across Salesforce and ERP systems, ensuring

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field.
10+ years of hands-on Salesforce experience, including automation, architecture, & design.
Experience designing and supporting enterprise integrations utilizing REST/SOAP APIs, middleware platforms, event-driven architectures, and data synchronization patterns.
Salesforce certifications such as; B2C Solution Architect, B2B Solution Architect, Identify & Access Management Architect, Sharing & Visibility Architect, Data Architect, Integration Architect, Application Architect, or System Architect (preferred).
Strong expertise in Salesforce Financial Services Cloud, Sales Cloud, Service Cloud, and Experience Cloud, with experience supporting complex client lifecycle management, advisor workflows, and customer engagement processes within regulated industries preferred.

Responsibilities

Lead the solution architecture and technical design of Salesforce initiatives, including data models, integrations, automation, and custom applications, ensuring alignment with business objectives and enterprise standards.
Partner with fellow Architects to establish & maintain CRM architecture standards, design patterns, development best practices, and governance processes.
Collaborate with business stakeholders, product owners, project teams, and technical resources to define business requirements, solution designs, and implementation roadmaps.
Provide architectural leadership for complex, cross-functional initiatives that may span Salesforce and adjacent enterprise platforms, ensuring successful delivery and alignment to strategic objectives.
Develop solution estimates and high-level implementation plans based on business, functional, and technical requirements.
Ensure solutions are designed for scalability, maintainability, security, performance, and long-term platform sustainability.
Define and review integration architectures between Salesforce and external systems, including data platforms, ERP/HRIS solutions, marketing technologies, and third-party applications.
Ensure Salesforce solutions adhere to security, compliance, risk management, and data governance standards.
Conduct architecture & design reviews, providing guidance to Salesforce Administrators, Developers, Analysts, and other technical team members.
Support and advance Salesforce DevOps, release management, environment strategy, and change management practices.
Evaluate emerging Salesforce capabilities, AppExchange solutions, and related technologies, providing recommendations that support business and technology roadmaps.
Partner with support & development teams to troubleshoot & resolve platform, integration, and performance issues, serving as a senior technical escalation.
Contribute to CRM technology roadmaps, platform modernization efforts, and continuous improvement initiatives.
Maintain current knowledge of Salesforce platform enhancements, industry trends, architectural best practices, and relevant regulatory considerations.