Salesforce Solution Architect

**This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Salesforce Solution Architect based in United States.** This role offers the opportunity to lead enterprise-scale Salesforce architecture and development initiatives within a mission-driven environment. The position serves as the technical authority responsible for shaping platform strategy, designing scalable solutions, and ensuring long-term sustainability. You will collaborate with technology leaders, business stakeholders, developers, administrators, and implementation partners to deliver impactful solutions. The role combines hands-on engineering expertise with strategic architectural leadership across Salesforce ecosystems, integrations, data platforms, and AI capabilities. You will drive platform governance, modernization efforts, and innovative solutions that improve organizational effectiveness. This is an opportunity for a senior Salesforce professional to influence technology direction while contributing to meaningful outcomes for communities and stakeholders. ### Accountabilities: The Salesforce Solution Architect will own the technical vision, architecture, and delivery standards for a complex Salesforce ecosystem. This role requires a balance of hands-on development, strategic planning, platform governance, and cross-functional leadership. - Design and implement scalable Salesforce solutions aligned with enterprise technology strategies, translating business requirements into durable technical architectures. - Architect integrations between Salesforce, Azure, SQL Server, and third-party platforms using REST/SOAP/Bulk APIs, Platform Events, Change Data Capture, and middleware solutions. - Define and maintain integration standards, security controls, monitoring practices, and technical documentation. - Own Salesforce platform strategy, including roadmap planning, environment management, security models, deployment processes, release management, and technical debt reduction. - Establish data governance practices covering data modeling, quality management, master data management, and platform optimization. - Lead architecture decisions across Salesforce NPSP, Nonprofit Cloud, Experience Cloud, Data Cloud, and AI-powered solutions. - Drive migration planning and execution strategies from legacy nonprofit solutions toward modern Salesforce capabilities. - Serve as a hands-on architect and principal developer, providing technical direction, code reviews, engineering standards, and quality oversight. - Develop and maintain solutions using Apex, Lightning Web Components, Flows, APIs, and enterprise integration patterns. - Design AI-enabled solutions using Salesforce Agentforce, Einstein AI, Einstein Copilot, and prompt engineering practices with responsible AI controls. - Support Experience Cloud portals, self-service solutions, and personalized digital experiences. - Act as the escalation point for complex production issues, integration challenges, performance concerns, and data integrity incidents. - Partner with internal teams and external consultants to deliver high-quality solutions while promoting best practices and continuous improvement. ## Requirements: The ideal candidate is an experienced Salesforce architect with deep technical expertise, strong communication skills, and the ability to translate business objectives into scalable technology solutions. - 8+ years of enterprise technology experience, including at least 3 years in a Salesforce Architect or Lead Developer role. - Extensive experience designing Salesforce architectures across Experience Cloud, Data Cloud, NPSP, and Nonprofit Cloud environments. - Advanced proficiency with Apex, Lightning Web Components (LWC), Flows, SOQL/SOSL, JavaScript, and Salesforce APIs. - Strong experience with enterprise integrations, including REST/SOAP/Bulk APIs, Platform Events, Change Data Capture, and middleware patterns. - Experience with…