Salesforce Architect

Salesforce Architect "Salesforce Architect – Remote Work Style: Remote Visa: W2 Preferred; C2C can be considered Key Responsibilities Own the Salesforce architecture and Revenue Cloud migration, including target-state revenue processes, product/pricing models, data migration, and phased implementation. Develop and maintain the multi-year Salesforce platform roadmap, aligning technology investments with business objectives. Lead build-vs-buy and build-vs-configure decisions, including AppExchange product evaluation and implementation partner selection. Own Salesforce integration and data architecture, including middleware, integration patterns, master data management, and data governance. Lead Salesforce acquisition and business-unit onboarding, including environment assessment, consolidation, migration, and data conversion. Establish and enforce Salesforce architecture standards, design patterns, and governance. Act as the design authority for major Salesforce initiatives and maintain a prioritized technical debt backlog. Own Salesforce DevOps and release management, including source control, sandbox/environment strategy, and deployment pipelines. Evaluate Salesforce releases, retiring features, licensing changes, and communicate cost, risk, and business impact to leadership. Partner with Information Security on Salesforce security architecture, access models, audit, and compliance. Lead and mentor a team of Salesforce Administrators, including hiring, performance management, career development, and capacity planning. Oversee Salesforce platform reliability, including production incidents, integration failures, Flow errors, scheduled jobs, certificates, credentials, and Connected Apps. Establish team processes around intake, prioritization, estimation, documentation, peer reviews, and delivery standards. Manage relationships with Salesforce implementation partners, contractors, Salesforce account teams, and support teams. Communicate Salesforce roadmap, risks, progress, priorities, and resource requirements to executive stakeholders. Must-Have Technical Skills Salesforce Architecture Salesforce Revenue Cloud Revenue Lifecycle Management (RLM) Revenue Cloud Advanced Salesforce CPQ CPQ Amendments & Renewals Subscription Pricing Quote-to-Order Data Model Salesforce Integration Architecture Middleware / Integration Patterns Data Architecture & Data Governance Master Data Management Salesforce Security Architecture Salesforce DevOps / CI-CD Source Control Sandbox & Environment Management Salesforce Flows / Scheduled Jobs Connected Apps, Certificates & Credentials AppExchange Solution Evaluation Leadership Requirements 2+ years of direct team leadership/people management Experience managing Salesforce Administrators or similar technical teams. Strong stakeholder and executive communication. Experience managing implementation partners and contractors. Ability to own architecture decisions and defend technical recommendations. Strong experience with capacity planning, prioritization, roadmap management, and technical debt."