Associate Principal Engineer, Salesforce Enterprise Architect

Summary

Join Nagarro, a Digital Product Engineering company, as a Salesforce Enterprise Architect. This 6-month contract-to-hire (C2H) role, based remotely in the USA, requires 10-15 years of experience. You will define, govern, and advance the Salesforce architecture strategy, serving as the highest technical authority for all Salesforce initiatives. Key responsibilities include leading architecture strategy and governance, solution design and oversight, integration and data architecture, security, risk, and compliance, platform management and DevOps, and leadership and collaboration. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience with various Salesforce clouds and integration with enterprise systems. This role is crucial for driving digital transformation and enhancing customer experience.

Requirements

10-15 Years

Responsibilities

• Lead the creation and maintenance of the enterprise-wide Salesforce architecture strategy and roadmap
• Develop guiding principles, reference architectures, and blueprints that align Salesforce implementations with enterprise goals
• Define architecture standards and governance frameworks to ensure consistency, maintainability, and reusability across projects and teams
• Evaluate emerging Salesforce features, AppExchange solutions, and technologies—including Financial Services Cloud and Consumer Goods Cloud—for strategic fit
• Partner with business and IT stakeholders to design end-to-end Salesforce solutions that support business objectives
• Architect and review Salesforce implementations for multi-cloud (e.g., Sales Cloud, Service Cloud, Experience Cloud, CPQ, Marketing Cloud, Financial Services Cloud, Consumer Goods Cloud) and cross-functional programs
• Design solutions that effectively balance customization with platform standardization and scalability
• Define and oversee Salesforce integration patterns with enterprise systems such as ERP (e.g., SAP, Oracle), HCM, data lakes, and custom applications
• Guide the design of APIs, middleware (e.g., MuleSoft), and ETL processes for secure and reliable data exchange
• Own data modeling, governance, and quality strategies within the Salesforce platform
• Architect secure solutions leveraging Salesforce Shield, Field Audit Trail, encryption, and event monitoring
• Design single sign-on (SSO) and multi-factor authentication (MFA) integrations using SAML, OAuth, or ADFS
• Collaborate with security teams to conduct system risk assessments activities
• Support the implementation of CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and release governance for Salesforce deployments
• Champion DevOps tools such as Git, Copado, Gearset, Jenkins, and metadata management practices
• Oversee Salesforce environment strategy, including sandbox management, refresh cadence, and data seeding
• Serve as a trusted advisor to executive sponsors, product owners, architects, developers, and system admins
• Lead and mentor teams of Salesforce developers, business analysts, and solution architects
• Facilitate architecture reviews, technical design discussions, and architectural decision records (ADRs)
• Represent Salesforce architecture in enterprise architecture boards and digital transformation councils