Technical Architect (Pre-Sales) - All Levels

Salesforce; New York (NY); On-site; USD 158,200 - 247,730; Full time

Job summary

Salesforce seeks a Cloud Technical Architect in New York to partner with sales teams, translating business needs into Salesforce‑driven solutions. You will lead design discussions, integrate Salesforce with third‑party tools, and contribute to reference architectures and customer education sessions.

The role requires strong communication, enterprise software delivery experience, and willingness to travel domestically.

Qualifications

• Translate business needs into compelling Salesforce‑based solutions for executive audiences.
• Understand business and IT requirements and present recommendations to diverse stakeholders.
• Ability to work with code (Apex, Node, Go, R, Java, C#, JavaScript, Python, Ruby, etc.).
• Database and data management fundamentals.
• Web and mobile app development and architecture.
• Experience with enterprise software delivery and lifecycle management.
• Strong communication and stakeholder relationship skills.
• Willingness to travel domestically.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a pre-sales customer‑facing domain expert delivering broad technical skills and business acumen.
• Lead design and technical discussions around requirements using Salesforce and third‑party solutions.
• Contribute to solution delivery, reference architectures, and educational sessions for customers and partners.

Skills

Pre-sales

Executive communication

Coding experience

Enterprise software

Travel domestically

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, MIS, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Data Science, MIS/Management Information Systems (or equivalent)

Tools

Salesforce Architecture methodologies

Integration frameworks

Salesforce

Job description

Salesforce Cloud Technical Architect

Role Summary

• Serve as a pre-sales customer‑facing domain expert, delivering broad technical skills, industry knowledge, and deep business acumen to support sales teams in crafting Salesforce value propositions that align with customers’ digital transformation and cloud adoption strategies.
• Lead design and technical discussions around business and technical requirements, leveraging Salesforce and third‑party solutions, industry‑standard integration frameworks, and Salesforce Architecture methodologies.
• Participate in solution best‑practice delivery, reference architecture development, educational sessions, and industry summits for existing customers, partners, and internal audiences.

Baseline Requirements

• Ability to understand business and IT department requirements, translate business needs into compelling solutions, and present recommendations to executive, technical, and business audiences.
• Deep knowledge of enterprise software applications and their delivery.
• Some coding experience and willingness to work with code (Apex, Node, Go, R, Java, C#, JavaScript, Python, Ruby, etc.).
• Database and data management fundamentals.
• Web and mobile application development and architecture.
• Application lifecycle management.
• Integration principles and tools.
• Enterprise data management tools and methods.
• Process orchestration.
• Principles of network, application, and information security.
• Strong oral, written, presentation, and interpersonal communication and relationship skills.
• Strategic problem solver, thought leadership, and comfort communicating with executive audiences.
• Excellent time management skills and ability to support multiple concurrent projects.
• Lifelong learner, inquisitive, practical, and passionate about technology and sharing knowledge.
• Willing and able to travel domestically.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, MIS, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Data Science, Management Information Systems, or equivalent work experience. Graduate study a plus.

Preferred Requirements

• Experience as an architect, solution engineer, IT consultant, or developer in a customer‑facing role delivering differentiated software technology solutions.
• Experience building, implementing, administering, or maintaining enterprise software (e.g., software engineer, implementation architect, integration architect).
• Understanding of risk mitigation, compliance, and security.
• Experience with design thinking, persona‑based discovery, or other innovation techniques.
• Proven experience in a specific field, vertical, or market segment.
• Knowledge of the Salesforce platform, including Salesforce certifications and/or Trailhead Superbadges.

Accommodations

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Posting Statement

Salesforce is an equal‑opportunity employer and maintains a policy of non‑discrimination with all employees and applicants for employment. Hiring decisions are based on merit, competence, and qualifications without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, age, disability, veteran or marital status, political viewpoint, or other classifications protected by law. This policy applies to recruiting, hiring, job assignment, compensation, promotion, benefits, training, performance assessment, disciplinary actions, termination, and all related matters.

Compensation and Benefits

In the United States, compensation will be determined by location, job level, job‑related knowledge, skills, and experience. Certain roles may be eligible for incentive compensation, equity, and benefits. Salesforce offers a variety of benefits including, but not limited to: time‑off programs, medical, dental, vision, mental health support, paid parental leave, life and disability insurance, 401(k), and an employee stock‑purchasing program.

For New York‑based roles, the base salary range is $158,200 to $247,730. For California‑based roles, the base salary range is $158,200 to $247,730. For Illinois‑based roles, the base salary range is $143,850 to $247,730.