Sr. Salesforce Platform Architect

Veracyte•South San Francisco, CA

2d•$161,000 - $196,000•Hybrid

About The Position

We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Sr. Salesforce Platform Architect. This role provides strategic leadership and deep technical expertise in designing, implementing, and governing the enterprise-wide Salesforce ecosystem. The Salesforce Platform Architect combines extensive platform knowledge with strong architectural discipline to ensure solutions align with business goals, scale effectively, and adhere to corporate and regulatory standards. Serving as a trusted advisor to IT, business, and compliance partners, this architect guides solution design, oversees technical delivery, and shapes the long-term vision and evolution of the Salesforce platform. This is a hybrid role, based out of our San Diego or South San Francisco office.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field.
7+ years of progressive experience with Salesforce architecture, development, or solution design.
Expert understanding of Salesforce object model design, data management, and security architecture.
Proven track record implementing complex, multi-cloud Salesforce solutions in large or regulated enterprises.
Strong command of integration techniques and technologies such as REST/SOAP APIs, asynchronous processing, and middleware orchestration.
Experience with Salesforce DevOps tools and methodologies, including version control (Git), CI/CD pipelines, and automated deployments.
Active Salesforce certifications such as Application Architect, System Architect, or Certified Technical Architect preferred.

Nice To Haves

Experience in regulated industries such as life sciences, healthcare, or financial services, including validation and audit trail requirements.
Strong leadership capabilities with the ability to influence architecture decisions and align technical teams around a shared vision.
Excellent communication and documentation skills, capable of translating complex architectural concepts for non-technical audiences.
Proactive mindset emphasizing scalability, maintainability, and long-term platform governance.
Experience with mid to large scale digital transformations.

Responsibilities

Platform Strategy and Architecture Define the overall Salesforce platform strategy, encompassing Sales Cloud, Service Cloud, Experience Cloud, and industry solutions such Life Science Cloud.
Develop and maintain architectural blueprints, reference models, and roadmaps aligned to enterprise architecture principles.
Establish guidelines for scalable data models, integration patterns, and platform usage across departments and business units.
Continuously evaluate new Salesforce features and releases to recommend adoption strategies that add business value.
Solution Design and Governance Lead architecture and design sessions to translate business needs into high-quality technical solutions working closely with Technical Product Managers and Development teams.
Create and enforce standards for data integrity, object relationships, automation, and security.
Review and approve solution designs to ensure alignment with platform best practices and technical governance policies.
Serve as a design authority in the Salesforce Center of Excellence (CoE), supporting consistent implementation approaches and code quality standards.
Integration and Data Management Work closely with Cloud Operations on Integration Strategies.
Lead initiatives for master data management, record deduplication, and structured data governance practices.
Performance, Security, and Compliance Establish security and compliance frameworks consistent with corporate standards and regulatory expectations (HIPAA, GDPR, GxP, SOX, etc.).
Monitor and optimize platform performance, scalability, and storage utilization.
Develop strategies for environment management, sandbox usage, and efficient deployment processes.
Leadership and Collaboration Collaborate closely with enterprise architects, developers, technical product managers, and administrators to ensure solution consistency.
Provide coaching and technical mentoring to development and configuration teams on best practices and design patterns.
Communicate architectural decisions and platform roadmaps to stakeholders ranging from executive sponsors to technical delivery teams.
Support project estimation, technical risk assessment, and resource planning activities.