Salesforce Technical Solutions Architect

Focus Financial Partners • St. Louis, MO

33d • $150,000 - $175,000

About The Position

The Salesforce Technical Solution Architect is a senior technical leader responsible for architecture, design, and successful delivery of Salesforce and CRM solutions across the organization. Reporting to the Head of CRM, the role partners with business stakeholders, product owners, development teams, and fellow Architects to translate business objectives into scalable, secure, and sustainable technology solutions.

The role leads technical architecture for assigned initiatives, contributes to the organization’s CRM technology strategy, and helps establish architectural standards, governance processes, and development best practices across the Salesforce ecosystem. Working with a team of Architects, this position provides technical leadership for complex projects, mentors administrators and developers, and supports the continued evolution of the CRM platform in alignment with business priorities, enterprise architecture principles, and long-term scalability objectives.

This is an exempt position. The annualized base salary range is $150,000–$175,000. Actual base pay may vary based on factors such as experience, subject matter expertise, geographic location, and skill set. Other compensation may include an annual cash bonus and benefits including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and a 401(k).

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
• 10+ years of hands-on Salesforce experience, including automation, architecture, and design.
• Experience designing and supporting enterprise integrations using REST/SOAP APIs, middleware platforms, event-driven architectures, and data synchronization patterns.
• Strong expertise in Salesforce Financial Services Cloud, Sales Cloud, Service Cloud, and Experience Cloud.
• Experience with Salesforce Flow, OmniStudio, Apex, Lightning Web Components (LWC), Platform Events, APIs, and modern Salesforce development patterns.
• Experience with Salesforce org assessments.
• Proven track record integrating Salesforce with ERP, data platforms, and other external systems.
• Deep understanding of data modeling, security models, and platform performance optimization.
• Excellent communication and technical leadership skills.
• Experience in Agile/Scrum development environments.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities in a fast-paced setting.

Nice To Haves

• Salesforce certifications such as B2C Solution Architect, B2B Solution Architect, Identity & Access Management Architect, Sharing & Visibility Architect, Data Architect, Integration Architect, Application Architect, or System Architect.
• Experience supporting complex client lifecycle management, advisor workflows, and customer engagement processes within regulated industries.

Responsibilities

• Lead the solution architecture and technical design of Salesforce initiatives, including data models, integrations, automation, and custom applications, in alignment with business objectives and enterprise standards.
• Partner with fellow Architects to establish and maintain CRM architecture standards, design patterns, development best practices, and governance processes.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders, product owners, project teams, and technical resources to define requirements, solution designs, and implementation roadmaps.
• Provide architectural leadership for complex, cross-functional initiatives involving Salesforce and adjacent enterprise platforms.
• Develop solution estimates and high-level implementation plans based on business, functional, and technical requirements.
• Ensure solutions are scalable, maintainable, secure, performant, and sustainable over the long term.
• Define and review integration architectures between Salesforce and external systems, including data platforms, ERP/HRIS solutions, marketing technologies, and third-party applications.
• Ensure Salesforce solutions adhere to security, compliance, risk management, and data governance standards.
• Conduct architecture and design reviews, guiding Salesforce Administrators, Developers, Analysts, and other technical team members.
• Support and advance Salesforce DevOps, release management, environment strategy, and change management practices.
• Evaluate emerging Salesforce capabilities, AppExchange solutions, and related technologies and recommend options that support business and technology roadmaps.
• Partner with support and development teams to troubleshoot and resolve platform, integration, and performance issues as a senior technical escalation.
• Contribute to CRM technology roadmaps, platform modernization, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Maintain current knowledge of Salesforce enhancements, industry trends, architectural best practices, and relevant regulatory considerations.

Benefits

• Annual cash bonus may be included.
• Medical insurance.
• Dental insurance.
• Vision insurance.
• Life insurance.
• 401(k).

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior