Application Architect (Salesforce)

CSI

18h•Remote

About The Position

Job Summary Computer Services Inc. (CSI) is seeking a talented Application Architect to join our team supporting the Hawthorn River loan origination platform. This role offers the opportunity to work on a modern, scalable solution tailored for community banks, contributing to the full software development lifecycle in a collaborative, agile environment. The Application Architect is responsible for designing and guiding the development of individual applications or application suites. This role works closely with business stakeholders, technical leads, and development teams to ensure application solutions are scalable, maintainable, performant, and aligned with enterprise architecture standards. The Application Architect contributes to architectural governance and solution quality.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Systems, or related field (Master’s degree preferred).
Typically, 7–10 years of software development experience.
Strong understanding of application design patterns, architectural best practices, and integration approaches.
Proficiency in APEX, Visualforce, Lightning Components (Aura), Experience Cloud, and Salesforce APIs.
Strong understanding of Salesforce governor limits and platform best practices.
Full-stack development experience within Salesforce ecosystem.
Experience with relational and/or NoSQL database design, performance tuning, and data modeling.
Familiarity with user experience (UX) considerations and how they influence application design.
Strong analytical, communication, and documentation skills.
Ability to balance technical constraints with business requirements and user needs
Ability to work independently and effectively in a remote, small-team environment.

Nice To Haves

Salesforce certifications also preferred.
Prior experience with Loan Origination Systems is highly desirable.

Responsibilities

Design architecture for major features or entire product modules of the Hawthorn River platform, ensuring alignment with functional and non-functional requirements.
Lead development efforts to design, develop, test, and deploy enhancements to the Hawthorn River platform using Salesforce technologies (APEX, Visualforce, Lightning, Aura, Experience Cloud).
Develop technical specifications, design documents, and application models.
Ensure application architectures adhere to enterprise architecture principles, technology standards, and security guidelines.
Provide technical guidance to the development team throughout the application lifecycle.
Collaborate with solution and enterprise architects to ensure appropriate integration with other systems, services, and data sources.
Conduct performance, scalability, reliability, and maintainability reviews for assigned applications.
Research, evaluate, and recommend technologies, frameworks, and tools relevant to application development.
Mentor developers on design principles, coding best practices, and architectural patterns
Ensure adherence to coding standards and best practices.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams (engineering, product, QA) in an Agile/Scrum environment.
Participate in CI/CD processes and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives.
Provide technical leadership and proactively identify and resolve issues.
Support internal and external stakeholders with product rollouts and updates.