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Title: Salesforce Technical Architect

Location: Torrance, CA

Type of Hire: Contract

Job Summary

• The Salesforce Technical Architect is responsible for leading the design development and delivery of scalable Salesforce solutions.
• This role acts as the senior most technical expert on Salesforce projects over seeing developers enforcing coding best practices guiding architectural decisions and ensuring high quality implementations across Sales Cloud, Service Cloud, Experience Cloud and custom Salesforce applications.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Drive the architectural strategy and vision for complex enterprise solutions within the Technical Architecture family.
• Develop and maintain architectural frameworks and governance to ensure consistency across projects.
• Conduct architectural reviews and provide expert guidance to development teams. Facilitate communication between stakeholders including business development and operations teams.
• Identify risks and propose mitigation strategies related to architectural decisions.
• Lead innovation initiatives by exploring new architectural styles and patterns.
• Provide leadership in troubleshooting and resolving complex architectural issues. Support the professional growth of team members through coaching and knowledge sharing

Key Responsibilities

Technical Leadership & Delivery

• Lead the end-to-end technical delivery of Salesforce projects, ensuring solutions meet performance, scalability, and security standards.
• Oversee and mentor Salesforce developers and administrators, providing guidance on Apex, Lightning Web Components (LWC), integrations, and CI/CD.
• Review solution designs and technical specifications before development begins.
• Own the technical backlog and coordinate with project managers and product owners to align technical priorities.

Solution Design & Development

Translate business and functional requirements into technical specifications, solution designs, and data models.

Develop high-quality, reusable components using:

• Apex classes, triggers, and batch jobs
• Lightning Web Components (LWC)
• Flows and automation tools
• SOQL/SOSL queries

Design secure and scalable sharing models, permission sets, and roles.

Integration Ownership

Architect and implement integrations between Salesforce and external systems using:

• REST and SOAP APIs
• Middleware (MuleSoft, Boomi, Jitterbit, or similar)
• Event-driven patterns (Platform Events, Streaming API)

Troubleshoot integration failures and optimize performance.

Governance & Best Practices

• Establish, enforce, and evangelize Salesforce development best practices, coding standards, and DevOps processes.
• Conduct code reviews, unit testing, and technical QA.
• Ensure compliance with org limits, governor limits, and Salesforce security guidelines.
• Manage and optimize CI/CD pipelines (Gearset, Copado, Jenkins, Git-based workflows).

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Work with architects, analysts, and business stakeholders to validate feasibility of requirements.
• Convert functional requirements into technical tasks for the development team.
• Support UAT cycles, resolve defects, and facilitate knowledge transfer.

Documentation & Support

Create and maintain technical documentation, including:

• Data flow diagrams
• API specifications
• Deployment guides
• Coding standards

Provide L3 support for complex production issues.

Technical Skills

Technical Expertise

Expertise in:

• Apex classes, triggers, and asynchronous operations
• Lightning Web Components (LWC)
• SOQL/SOSL
• Flows and automation

Strong command of integration technologies, including REST/SOAP APIs, middleware, and event-driven architecture.

Strong understanding of:

• Salesforce security model
• Sharing architecture
• Governor limits and performance tuning
• CI/CD and DevOps

Experience with Sales Cloud, Service Cloud, or Experience Cloud.

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