York Solutions, LLC
onsite 4 days a month
The Salesforce Platform Architect is the lead technologist of the Salesforce Center of Excellence at . This role goes beyond solution design it owns the architectural vision, drives platform strategy, and curates the technical roadmap that enables scalable, secure, and future-proof Salesforce innovation across the enterprise. The architect will serve as the steward of architectural integrity, guiding teams through complex integrations, modernization efforts, and multi-cloud alignment.
Strategic Responsibilities
- Architectural Vision & Strategy
- Define and evolve the long‑term architectural vision for Salesforce ensuring alignment with enterprise IT strategy, business goals, and emerging technologies.
- Champion platform scalability, modularity, and extensibility across Sales, Service, Experience, and Analytics Clouds.
- Evaluate and recommend implementation patterns for new Salesforce capabilities like Data Cloud, Agentforce and Mulesoft.
- Technical Roadmap Ownership
- Develop and maintain a living technical roadmap that outlines platform evolution, major releases, refactoring initiatives, and innovation pilots.
- Collaborate with product owners, business analysts, and engineering leads to prioritize roadmap items based on business value, technical feasibility, and risk.
- Ensure roadmap transparency across stakeholders and proactively manage dependencies and trade‑offs.
- Architectural Governance & Patterns
- Establish and enforce architectural standards, reusable design patterns, and documentation practices across all Salesforce teams.
- Maintain a library of Architecture Decision Records (ADRs) to ensure traceability and consistency.
- Lead architecture reviews, technical design sessions, and solution assessments for all major initiatives.
- Integration Leadership
- Design robust integration strategies between Salesforce and enterprise systems (e.g., ERP, data lakes, marketing platforms, identity providers).
- Define API standards, middleware usage (e.g., Mulesoft), and event‑driven architectures for real‑time data exchange.
- Ensure integrations are secure, performant, and compliant with HIPAA, SOC 2, and other regulatory frameworks.
Tactical Responsibilities
- Conduct org health assessments and performance tuning across environments.
- Lead proof‑of‑concepts for new technologies (e.g., AI, blockchain, LLMs) within the n Salesforce ecosystem.
- Mentor developers and tech leads on Apex, integration best practices, and platform limitations.
- Collaborate with DevOps to ensure CI/CD pipelines align with architectural principles.
- Partner with data architects to ensure data lineage, governance, and analytics readiness.
Required Qualifications
- 8+ years in enterprise architecture, with 5+ years focused on Salesforce platform design.
- Salesforce Certified Application Architect and System Architect credentials.
- Deep expertise in Apex, Lightning Web Components, REST/SOAP APIs, and integration architecture.
- Experience with Mulesoft, Heroku, Kafka, or other middleware/event platforms.
- Strong understanding of security protocols, identity management, and compliance frameworks.
- Prior experience in healthcare, fintech, or regulated industries.
- Familiarity with microservices, containerization, and cloud‑native design principles
Benefits
Benefits: York Solutions Offers a generous benefits package for eligible full‑time employees:
- BCBS Medical with 3 Plans to choose from (PPO and High deductible PPO plans with Health Savings Program)
- Delta Dental plan with 2 free cleanings and insurance discounts
- Eye Med Vision with annual check‑ups and discounts on lens
- Life and Accidental Death Insurance paid by company
- John Hancock 401(k) Retirement Plan with discretionary company match
- Voluntary Insurance programs such as: Hospital Indemnity, Identity Protection, Legal Insurance, Long Term Care, and Pet Insurance.
- Flexible work environment with some remote working opportunities
- Strong fun and teamwork environment
- Learning, development, and career growth