Job Description
Salesforce Solution Architect Location: Princeton, NJ (Hybrid - Local NY/NJ candidates only)
Position Type: Contract Role Overview The Salesforce Solution Architect will partner with business stakeholders, IT teams, and Salesforce specialists to design end-to-end Salesforce solutions, drive architectural governance, and ensure alignment between business strategy and Salesforce platform capabilities. The ideal candidate will bring strong multi-cloud expertise along with hands-on experience in
Agentforce , which is now a highly desirable requirement.
Local candidates only: Must be based in or around Princeton, NJ or the NY/NJ metro region for occasional onsite needs.
Agentforce experience is now a high-priority requirement.
Key Responsibilities 1. Solution Architecture & Technical Leadership - Architect scalable, secure, and robust Salesforce solutions aligned with enterprise goals.
- Lead end-to-end solution delivery across requirements, design, development, testing, and deployment.
- Maintain architectural integrity across multiple Salesforce Clouds (Sales, Service, Manufacturing, etc.).
- Ensure platform security, system performance, and data integrity.
- Provide hands-on guidance on Apex, Lightning Web Components (LWC), Flows, and integration patterns.
- Leverage Agentforce capabilities to optimize agent workflows, automation, and intelligent service processes.
- Serve as the Program Architect guiding multi-cloud, multi-team initiatives.
- Create and maintain enterprise-wide architecture frameworks, roadmaps, and governance models.
- Oversee multiple workstreams, ensuring scalability, best practices, and design consistency.
- Evaluate solution feasibility, risks, and business impact across the program.
- Architect integration strategies between Salesforce and external systems (ERP, CRM, Marketing Automation, etc.).
- Ensure alignment of Salesforce architecture with enterprise architecture standards.
- Guide middleware/ESB integration patterns, API usage, and data synchronization strategies.
- Mentor Salesforce administrators, developers, technical leads, and functional consultants.
- Support pre-sales activities such as solution demos, technical assessments, and proposals.
- Provide training and solution enablement to end-users and cross-functional teams.
• Develop and maintain detailed Solution Architecture Documents (SAD), Technical Design Documents (TDD), and integration specifications.
Required Skills & Qualifications Technical Expertise - Deep hands-on expertise with Salesforce Clouds (Sales, Service, Manufacturing, etc.).
- Strong experience with Apex, LWC, Flows, APIs, and middleware platforms.
- Solid understanding of security models, data governance, integration patterns, and DevOps.
- Agentforce (highly desirable): Experience designing and implementing solutions leveraging Agentforce, including AI-driven routing, agent productivity, and service automation.
• Proven ability to architect scalable, maintainable, multi-cloud Salesforce solutions.
- Experience with architectural governance in large enterprise programs.
- Ability to translate business problems into effective technical solutions and roadmaps.
Preferred Certifications - Salesforce Certified Application Architect or System Architect
- Salesforce Administrator + Platform Developer I
- Additional domain certifications (Data, Integration, Sharing & Visibility)
Job Tags
Contract work, Local area