Salesforce Architect (3x Per Week In Frisco, TX)

TEKsystems•Frisco, TX

7d•$90 - $120•Hybrid

About The Position

The Principal Salesforce Architect designs and implements Salesforce-based technology solutions supporting Direct Store Delivery (DSD), retail execution, and consumer goods business processes. The role analyzes business and stakeholder requirements, develops Salesforce-aligned architecture frameworks, and creates detailed solution designs across the Salesforce platform. It collaborates with business and technology teams to integrate Salesforce systems and components and oversees the deployment, maintenance, and administration of complex enterprise solutions. The architect helps define Salesforce architecture models, solution patterns, and implementation guidelines aligned with enterprise standards and Salesforce best practices. They translate business requirements into conceptual architectures and high-level designs; model how field sales representatives, merchandisers, route drivers, and retail users interact with Salesforce; assess existing systems for modernization opportunities; and develop solution and integration diagrams. The role also evaluates Salesforce products and third-party solutions, identifies organizational impacts, guides design and implementation, and resolves architectural issues. The role includes architecting and extending Salesforce Consumer Goods Retail Execution applications, including visit planning, in-store execution, surveys, tasks, and mobile offline experiences. It also designs Agentforce and AI-powered experiences for intelligent automation, guided selling, and field productivity. Solutions must be resilient, available, scalable, performant, and maintainable. The architect researches emerging Salesforce features and industry trends and provides technical leadership across the software development lifecycle, including design, development oversight, testing strategy, deployment planning, release management, and production support. This is a contract-to-hire, hybrid position based in Frisco, Texas, with three days per week in the office. Sponsorship is not provided, and C2C arrangements are not accepted. The stated hourly pay range is $90–$120, depending on qualifications and other job-related factors. Benefits may be available subject to eligibility and include medical, dental and vision coverage; critical illness, accident, and hospital coverage; a 401(k) plan; life insurance; short- and long-term disability; HSA; transportation benefits; an Employee Assistance Program; and time off or leave.

Requirements

Bachelor’s or master’s degree in a related field, such as computer science, computer engineering, electrical engineering, information technology, or system analysis, or an equivalent combination of education and work experience.
10–12+ years of experience in IT and business or industry, including strategic and operations planning.
10+ years of experience in at least three disciplines, such as business, information, solution, or technical architecture; application development; middleware; information analysis; database management; or operations.
Experience working across multiple, diverse technologies and processing environments.
35 years of IT experience including Salesforce architecture, design, and delivery (as stated in the posting).
Knowledge of SDLC methodologies and experience delivering Salesforce solutions in Agile and DevOps environments.
Ability to translate strategic vision into executable Salesforce roadmaps.
Ability to lead cross-functional teams and communicate effectively with business stakeholders.
Strong Salesforce ecosystem knowledge supporting Consumer Goods, DSD, and retail execution is described as highly desired.
Experience designing and delivering solutions using Salesforce low-code/no-code tools while balancing delivery speed with architectural rigor.
Experience integrating Salesforce with ERP, DSD, route accounting, analytics platforms, or similar ecosystems.
Strong integration and data architecture experience, experience leading technical teams and influencing stakeholders, and deep understanding of Salesforce security, governance, and scalability.
No sponsorship is provided; C2C arrangements are not accepted.

Nice To Haves

Hands-on experience with Salesforce Agentforce, Einstein AI, and intelligent automation in enterprise Salesforce implementations.
Strong knowledge of the Salesforce ecosystem supporting Consumer Goods, DSD, and retail execution.
Experience using Salesforce low-code/no-code tools while maintaining architectural rigor.
Experience integrating Salesforce with ERP, DSD, route accounting, and analytics platforms or similar ecosystems.
Salesforce Application Architect, System Architect, or CTA credentials.
Multiple enterprise-scale Salesforce implementations and at least two years of architecture ownership.

Responsibilities

Define Salesforce architecture models, solution patterns, and implementation guidelines aligned with enterprise architecture standards and Salesforce best practices.
Translate DSD, retail execution, and consumer goods requirements into conceptual Salesforce architectures and high-level system designs.
Develop conceptual models of interactions between field sales representatives, merchandisers, route drivers, retail users, and Salesforce solutions.
Review Salesforce and adjacent systems to identify improvement and modernization opportunities.
Collaborate with teams to create Salesforce solutions and integration diagrams.
Identify organizational impacts across people, processes, technology, and financials.
Evaluate Salesforce products and third-party ISV solutions and determine how they fit into the architecture.
Guide Salesforce solution design and implementation and resolve architectural issues.
Architect and extend Salesforce Consumer Goods Retail Execution applications, including visit planning, in-store execution, surveys, tasks, and mobile offline experiences.
Design Salesforce Agentforce and AI-powered experiences for intelligent automation, guided selling, and field productivity across DSD and retail execution workflows.
Ensure Salesforce solutions are resilient, available, scalable, performant, and maintainable.
Research emerging Salesforce features and industry trends.
Design end-to-end Salesforce solutions aligned with business goals and define platform architecture, governance, and development standards.
Architect integrations with ERP, data warehouses, marketing platforms, and third-party applications.
Design scalable data models, security frameworks, and sharing architectures.
Provide technical leadership to developers, administrators, and project teams; conduct architecture reviews and establish best practices.
Collaborate with executives and business stakeholders on platform roadmaps and recommend adoption strategies for new Salesforce features.
Support release management, DevOps, environment strategy, testing, deployment planning, and production support.