Senior Salesforce Solution Architect - Remote

Cognizant

Trenton (NJ)

Remote

USD 100,000 - 152,000

Full time

36 hours ago

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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 role defines end-to-end architecture across the Salesforce ecosystem, ensuring alignment with business objectives, enterprise standards, and industry best practices.

The position offers a remote work model with flexibility; candidates in the US are encouraged to apply.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information technology, engineering, or a related field.

Responsibilities

Define and lead end-to-end Salesforce solution architecture aligned with business requirements.
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.