Salesforce Platform Architect

• Define and maintain the architecture vision, principles and target state for NESO’s Salesforce platform and associated applications
• Develop and maintain the Salesforce platform roadmap aligned with enterprise architecture, digital strategy and business priorities
• Act as the design authority for Salesforce platform architecture across NESO
• Establish reference architectures, standards, guardrails and reusable solution patterns
• Define integration, identity, security, data, automation and user experience architecture patterns
• Provide architectural direction to delivery teams and assure scalability, maintainability, resilience and operational supportability
• Review and assure Salesforce solution designs, integrations, data flows and platform configuration decisions
• Ensure Salesforce-enabled initiatives align with enterprise architecture, cyber security, data governance and regulatory requirements
• Identify and manage architectural risks, dependencies, design issues and technical debt
• Support major Salesforce programmes and initiatives, shaping solution options and architecture recommendations
• Work with product and delivery teams to maximise Salesforce value while avoiding unnecessary customisation and complexity
• Provide technical and architectural direction to delivery partners, managed service providers and suppliers
• Challenge supplier designs to protect platform integrity, value for money and long-term maintainability
• Collaborate with enterprise, solution, data, integration, security and infrastructure architects
• Build relationships with product owners, platform teams, business stakeholders and delivery partners
• Contribute to NESO’s architecture community of practice and improve governance, design quality and platform maturity

Requirements

• Experience as a Salesforce Architect, Platform Architect, Solution Architect or similar role in a complex organisation
• Strong knowledge of Salesforce platform capabilities, configuration, customisation, integration approaches and platform governance
• Experience defining target-state architectures, solution options, roadmaps, standards and reusable patterns for Salesforce-enabled change
• Good understanding of enterprise integration, APIs, identity and access management, cyber security, data management and reporting
• Experience assuring solution designs and working through formal architecture governance processes
• Experience working with delivery teams, product owners, business stakeholders and third-party suppliers
• Strong communication, stakeholder engagement and influencing skills
• Ability to explain architecture decisions clearly to technical and non-technical audiences
• Ability to balance strategic architecture direction with pragmatic delivery needs
• Right to work in the UK by the start of employment
• National Security Vetting clearance at Security Check (SC) level required
• Usually resident in the UK for the last five years to apply for SC clearance
• Salesforce architecture or administrator certifications are desirable, including Salesforce Certified Application Architect, System Architect or Technical Architect
• Experience with Salesforce industry cloud, Experience Cloud, customer engagement, case management or workflow automation is desirable
• Experience in Critical National Infrastructure, utilities, energy or highly regulated environments is desirable
• Familiarity with enterprise architecture tooling, architecture repositories or platform governance practices is desirable

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in Salesforce Architecture, including defining target-state architectures, integration patterns, and governance standards. Capable of providing architectural direction while ensuring alignment with enterprise architecture and regulatory requirements.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Salesforce Architecture
• Integration Approaches
• Enterprise Architecture
• Salesforce Certifications
• Stakeholder Engagement

ATS Optimization Keywords

Hard Skills

• Salesforce Platform Capabilities
• Configuration
• Customisation
• APIs
• Data Management
• Solution Design Assurance
• Architecture Governance
• Roadmap Development
• Reusable Patterns
• Cyber Security

Soft Skills

• Strong Communication
• Stakeholder Engagement
• Influencing Skills
• Clear Explanation of Architecture Decisions
• Balancing Strategic Direction with Pragmatic Delivery

Certifications & Qualifications

• Salesforce Certified Application Architect
• Salesforce Certified System Architect
• Salesforce Certified Technical Architect

Industry Keywords

• Critical National Infrastructure
• Utilities
• Energy
• Highly Regulated Environments
• National Security Vetting

Tools & Technologies

• Enterprise Architecture Tooling
• Architecture Repositories
• Salesforce Industry Cloud
• Experience Cloud
• Workflow Automation

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