Salesforce Technical Architect - 6-12 months - London - £650/day - Inside IR35

Key Responsibilities

• Define and lead technical architecture and solution design across multiple Salesforce clouds including Sales, Service, and Experience Cloud
• Collaborate with functional leads, business analysts, and developers to translate business requirements into secure, scalable technical solutions
• Create and maintain architecture blueprints, data models, and integration patterns
• Drive key architectural decisions on customisation vs configuration, data architecture, component reuse, and API usage
• Review and guide the development team on Apex, LWC (Lightning Web Components), Flows, and declarative configurations
• Design and implement Experience Cloud sites including partner portals and customer communities, with proper access control and branding
• Ensure integration with external systems via REST/SOAP APIs, Middleware, and event-driven architectures
• Conduct code reviews, performance tuning, and deployment strategy planning
• Support release management and DevOps best practices including CI/CD and version control
• Stay updated on the Salesforce roadmap and advocate for platform best practices

What You Will Ideally Bring

• 8+ years of Salesforce experience, including 2+ years in a Technical Architect role (essential)
• Proven expertise across Sales Cloud (opportunity management, forecasting, CPQ), Service Cloud (case life cycle, Omni-Channel, Knowledge Base, Entitlements), and Experience Cloud (site architecture, branding, data sharing rules)
• Strong hands-on experience with Apex, LWC, Flows, Process Builder, and Salesforce Admin tools
• Experience with Salesforce integrations using REST/SOAP APIs, Middleware such as MuleSoft, and platform events
• Ability to design multi-org or multi-cloud architecture patterns
• Experience with CI/CD tools such as Copado, Gearset, Jenkins, and Git
• Strong documentation, communication, and stakeholder management skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to lead technical teams and mentor developers

Contract Details

• Duration: 6-12 months
• Rate: £650/day - Inside IR35
• Location: London (Hybrid - minimum 2 days on-site)
• Start Date: ASAP