Senior Salesforce Solution Architect

seeking a Senior Salesforce Solution Architect to lead enterprise-scale Salesforce architecture initiatives within the IT Customer Engagement organization. This role will drive solution design, integrations, governance, and delivery across Salesforce Energy & Utility Cloud and Experience Cloud platforms.

The architect will partner closely with business stakeholders, developers, product owners, and enterprise teams to deliver scalable, secure, and high-performing Salesforce solutions.

Key Responsibilities

Solution Architecture

Design end-to-end Salesforce solutions across:

Salesforce Energy & Utility Cloud

Salesforce Experience Cloud

Integrated enterprise platforms

Define architecture, integration patterns, data models, and non-functional requirements

Ensure alignment with enterprise architecture standards and Salesforce best practices

Technical Leadership

Lead integrations with external systems using APIs, middleware, and ETL tools

Guide development teams on:

Apex

Lightning Components

Visualforce

Salesforce Flow

Platform design patterns

Conduct design reviews and architecture governance

Platform Governance

Establish standards for:

Security

Release management

Environment strategy

CI/CD processes

Evaluate AppExchange and third-party solutions

Stakeholder Management

Collaborate with business and technical teams to translate requirements into technical solutions

Support planning, estimation, risk assessment, and delivery lifecycle activities

Documentation & Mentorship

Maintain architecture diagrams and technical documentation

Mentor developers, admins, and junior architects

Required Skills & Experience

10+ years of Salesforce experience

6+ years in Solution Architecture or Technical Leadership roles

Strong expertise in:

Salesforce Energy & Utility Cloud

Salesforce Experience Cloud

Apex

Lightning

Visualforce

REST/SOAP APIs

Experience with:

Middleware tools (MuleSoft, Dell Boomi, Informatica)

ETL and enterprise integrations

CI/CD and DevOps

Release management

Security and performance optimization

Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Utility industry experience

• Salesforce certifications such as:

• Application Architect

• System Architect

• Integration Architecture Designer

• Platform Developer I/II

• CTA (plus)

• Must-Have Skills

• Salesforce Architecture

• Salesforce Development

• Salesforce DevOps

• Salesforce Administration

• Application Release Management

• 3rd Party Integrations

• Lightweight Web Page Development

• Business Leadership Experience

• Nice to Have

• Senior Salesforce Solution Architect background

• Utility domain experience