Senior Solutions Architect (Salesforce)

Job Description

The Senior Solutions Architect designs, implements, maintains, and solves extremely complex enterprise-wide technical projects and solutions with an expertise in a particular technology. This role uses discretion to fully scope current systems and applies technical proficiency, creativity, and collaboration to recommend enhancements and solutions to ensure flexibility, resilience, scalability, and high performance of complex technical problems.

What You’ll Do

• Design and implement scalable Salesforce architecture solutions that meet complex enterprise requirements
• Translate business needs into flexible, resilient technical designs across Salesforce and integrated systems
• Define current, iterative, and future-state architecture strategies for large-scale initiatives
• Provide expert-level technical guidance to cross-functional teams and leadership
• Lead solution evaluations, including tools, platforms, and vendors, ensuring best-fit decisions
• Mentor and develop engineers and technical teams, elevating overall Salesforce capabilities
• Drive alignment across stakeholders by communicating complex technical concepts in a clear, actionable way

What You’ll Bring

• 10 years of relevant experience. 4 years as Solutions Architect or 8 years in a technical leadership role (e.g., technical lead, principal engineer)
• Deep expertise in Salesforce architecture, including platform design, integrations, and scalability considerations
• Strong knowledge of enterprise architecture principles, frameworks, and best practices
• Proven experience building high-resiliency systems with a focus on performance, reliability, and fault tolerance
• Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional teams and influence technical direction at scale
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, including working with executive leadership
• Proficiency with architecture visualization and documentation tools (e.g., Visio, Lucidchart)
• Advanced problem-solving skills with the ability to independently identify and resolve complex challenges

Bonus Points

• Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP
• Knowledge of UML (Unified Modeling Language)
• Certifications in Salesforce, cloud technologies, or enterprise architecture frameworks such as TOGAF
• Experience in Lieu of Education

Work Location

This is a full-time, in-office position requiring five days per week in our Salt Lake City, Utah or Phoenix, Arizona office, designed to foster the collaboration and connection that fuel our best work.

How to Apply

If interested, an application will need to be submitted online. Internal WGU employees will need to apply through the internal job board in Workday.