Sr. Salesforce Architect

Inspira Financial•Oak Brook, IL

12d

About The Position

The Sr. Salesforce Architect reports to the Director, Software Engineering, in the Technology Department. The role oversees the design and architecture of solutions deployed on the Salesforce platform, partnering with developers, business analysts, stakeholders, and clients to deliver cohesive, streamlined, high-quality solutions that meet business goals and support digital transformation. The position focuses on development and integration across Salesforce Sales, Financial Services, Service, Experience, and Marketing Clouds, and includes advising on best practices, maintaining client relationships, and mentoring team members. The architect owns the architecture and technical roadmap for a Salesforce cloud or program area, helps lead Salesforce projects using Agile principles, and maintains the platform’s application and data architecture. Responsibilities include producing architecture diagrams and design documentation, refining the technical backlog, establishing development standards and governance, reviewing code quality and test coverage, addressing difficult technical problems, and assessing Salesforce seasonal releases for impacts and follow-up work. The role also contributes to security, APIs, system monitoring, and disaster recovery planning and testing, and provides weekly status updates to management.

Requirements

7 to 10 years of overall technology experience.
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field.
4 to 6 years of hands-on Salesforce development and architecture experience, with deep expertise in at least one cloud: Sales, Service, Experience, Marketing, or Financial Services Cloud.
At least three years of experience with Agile principles and frameworks.
2 to 3 years of experience leading or mentoring developers on Salesforce projects.
Experience with Salesforce DevOps tooling such as Copado, Gearset, Flosum, or native CI/CD, and release management in a multi-org environment.
Working knowledge of MuleSoft or equivalent middleware for cross-system integration.
Experience with Lightning Web Components (LWC).
Deep understanding of object-oriented design and programming concepts.
Experience and strong understanding of DevOps frameworks and automation.
Familiarity with Apex and general object-oriented programming concepts.
Solid understanding of web technologies such as HTTP, JavaScript, AJAX, HTML, and CSS.
Solid knowledge of SQL and relational databases.
Ability to create architecture and process diagrams using tools such as Lucidchart, Visio, Mermaid, or similar.
Ability to prioritize, multitask, and complete tasks within timelines.
Strong analysis and problem-solving abilities.
Strong verbal, written, and visual communication skills, including the ability to translate complex technical concepts into clear diagrams and presentations for technical and non-technical audiences.
Able to sit for prolonged periods and work on a computer.

Nice To Haves

Current Salesforce Application Architect certification is strongly preferred.
System Architect certification or progress toward CTA is a plus.
Additional Salesforce cloud exposure is a plus.
Prior work experience in the financial services industry is preferred.
Financial Services Cloud experience is strongly preferred.
Visualforce or Aura familiarity is a plus for legacy maintenance.
Familiarity with Salesforce Shield tools (Platform Encryption, Event Monitoring, Field Audit Trail), OwnBackup, or similar backup, security, and compliance tools is a plus.

Responsibilities

Architect, design, and integrate Salesforce solutions as a subject matter expert and advisor; collaborate with stakeholders to gather business and functional requirements.
Design secure, scalable, and sustainable solutions with technical leaders and developers; create architecture diagrams, detailed design documentation, proofs of concept, and prototypes.
Establish and promote Salesforce development standards, coding best practices, and governance with the development team.
Map and maintain Salesforce application architecture, data architecture, and application-experience journey maps.
Present architecture, designs, and technical recommendations to technical and non-technical audiences, including business and executive stakeholders.
Own and refine the Salesforce technical backlog with business analysts and developers, including writing technical user stories and acceptance criteria; lead Salesforce projects using Agile principles.
Maintain Salesforce declarative programming and administration proficiency, including code, custom objects, Visualforce pages, Apex, reports, workflows, and assignment rules.
Mentor developers and business analysts, review code, and set technical best practices.
Review test coverage and code quality, and guide defect resolution.
Contribute to web security, REST/SOAP APIs, and system monitoring concepts.
Participate in disaster recovery planning and testing.
Review Salesforce seasonal release notes with the development team, assess new features, deprecations, and platform changes, and translate findings into internal work and backlog items.
Provide weekly status updates to management.
Own the architecture and technical roadmap for a Salesforce cloud or program area.
Communicate priorities and relevant information to support day-to-day work.
Resolve difficult problems facing the team, program, or specialty area.
Provide technical feedback and code/design reviews to developers.
Identify opportunities for coaching, feedback, and training.
Remove barriers and ensure team members have the tools, resources, and context needed to execute.
Perform other duties as assigned.