Principal, Technical Architect

3 Weeks ago • 5 Years + • DevOps

Job Summary

Job Description

The Principal Technical Architect is a strategic, customer-facing role within Salesforce's Solutions Engineering organization. This position blends business, technical, and sales skills, requiring a consultative approach to understand customer needs. The architect designs omnichannel customer experiences using deep industry knowledge, understanding of data systems and integrations, and experience in enterprise marketing solutions. Key responsibilities include acting as a trusted advisor, presenting Salesforce technology, conducting workshops, developing integration approaches, building presentations/prototypes, and leading enablement sessions. The role requires strong communication, problem-solving skills, and the ability to quickly learn new technologies.
Must have:
  • 5+ years consulting/solution design experience
  • Cloud platform architecture understanding (SaaS, PaaS)
  • Experience with Salesforce CDP or equivalent
  • Enterprise application integration knowledge
  • Network, application, and information security principles
Good to have:
  • Data pipeline building expertise
  • Experience pitching to senior leaders
  • Cloud environments (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud) knowledge
  • Data governance and privacy regulation awareness
Perks:
  • Employee Stock Purchase Program
  • Health Insurance
  • Wellness and Education Reimbursement
  • Parental Leave
  • Childcare subsidies

Job Details

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Job Category

Sales

Job Details

About Salesforce

We’re Salesforce, the Customer Company, inspiring the future of business with AI+ Data +CRM. Leading with our core values, we help companies across every industry blaze new trails and connect with customers in a whole new way. And, we empower you to be a Trailblazer, too — driving your performance and career growth, charting new paths, and improving the state of the world. If you believe in business as the greatest platform for change and in companies doing well and doing good – you’ve come to the right place.

About The Position:

Principal Technical Architect is a strategic customer-facing role within the Solutions Engineering organization. With a blend of business, technical, and sales skills, the Technical Architect acts as a domain expert who uses a consultative approach to understand business and technical requirements. Technical Architects help our customers achieve an omnichannel customer experience by applying their deep industry knowledge, understanding of data systems and integrations, and experience designing enterprise marketing solutions. Technical Architects help the sales teams develop and refine a customer-centric technical sales strategy and Salesforce-solution fit. Key traits for success include curiosity, communication, and a capacity for learning.

Department Description:

The Solution Experts team is an innovative group of architects and specialists who assist customers and prospects by developing and implementing digital marketing strategies. They collaborate with customers, Products teams, Professional Services, and Partners to craft unique solutions. The team thrives in a constantly evolving environment, applying design, business consulting, and technology to drive innovation.

Responsibilities:

  • Act as a trusted advisor to our customers, prospects, and the broader Marketing Solutions Engineering (SE) team.

  • Present Salesforce technology infrastructure, demonstrating platform capabilities, hosting infrastructure, security and integration.

  • Understand customer's needs and position Salesforce products as the best solution.

  • Conduct architecture and technical workshops, including enablement sessions

  • Develop technical integration approaches, including data flow and architectural diagrams.

  • Build customized presentations, demonstrations, and prototypes to showcase business value.

  • Lead targeted workshops to drive technical approaches and standard processes.

  • Assist Solutions Engineers in transferring knowledge to ensure successful use of the solution.

  • Develop and deliver ongoing enablement, content, repeatable solutions, and tools for the Solutions Engineering organization.

  • Participate in product, sales, and procedural training and certifications.

Required Qualifications:

  • 5+ years of consulting or solution design experience in working with customers.

  • Good understanding of the cloud-based platform architecture, including SaaS, PaaS, and multi-tiered infrastructure.

  • Experience with Salesforce CDP or equivalent Customer Data Platform/Management solutions (Custom CDP Solutions, SaaS CDP Solutions such as Tealium AudienceStream, Adobe AEP, Segment, Arm Treasure Data, BlueShift, SessionM, RedPoint etc.).

  • Knowledge of enterprise application integration, including SOA, ESB, EAI, ETL, BPM, CEP, MDM, BI/BA, Data & AI.

  • Familiarity with network, application, and information security principles.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Strong sense of curiosity and problem-solving skills.

  • Ability to quickly learn new technologies.

  • Expertise in building data pipelines.

  • Experience pitching to senior business and technical leaders.

  • Skilled in facilitating customer-focused workshops.

  • Familiarity with enterprise software sales processes.

  • Knowledge of cloud environments like AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud.

  • Awareness of Data Governance and Privacy regulations.

Benefits & Perks:

  • Employee Stock Purchase Program

  • Health Insurance

  • Wellness and Education Reimbursement

  • Parental Leave

  • Childcare subsidies

  • And more!

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L’architecte technique principal occupe un poste stratégique en contact avec les clients au sein de l’organisation Solutions Engineering. Alliant des compétences commerciales, techniques et de vente, l’architecte technique est un expert dans son domaine et utilise une approche consultative pour comprendre les exigences commerciales et techniques. L’architecte technique aide les clients à obtenir une expérience client omnicanale en appliquant ses connaissances approfondies du secteur, sa compréhension des systèmes de données et des intégrations, ainsi que son expérience dans la conception de solutions de marketing d’entreprise. L’architecte technique aide les équipes de vente à développer et à perfectionner une stratégie de vente technique centrée sur le client. La curiosité, la communication et la capacité d’apprentissage sont les principales caractéristiques de sa réussite.

Description du service :

L’équipe Solution Experts est un groupe innovant d’architectes et de spécialistes qui assistent les clients et les prospects dans le développement et la mise en œuvre des stratégies de marketing numérique. Ils collaborent avec les clients, les équipes de produit, les services professionnels et les partenaires pour concevoir des solutions uniques. L’équipe se développe dans un environnement en constante évolution, appliquant la conception, le conseil aux entreprises et la technologie pour stimuler l’innovation.

Responsabilités :

  • Agir en tant que conseiller de confiance auprès de nos clients, de nos prospects et de l’ensemble de l’équipe Marketing Solutions Engineering (SE).

  • Présenter l’infrastructure technologique de Salesforce, en démontrant les capacités de plateforme, l’infrastructure d’hébergement, la sécurité et l’intégration.

  • Comprendre les besoins des clients et positionner les produits Salesforce comme la meilleure solution.

  • Organiser des ateliers techniques et d’architecture, y compris des sessions d’habilitation.

  • Développer des approches d’intégration technique, y compris des flux de données et des diagrammes d’architecture.

  • Élaborer des présentations, des démonstrations et des prototypes personnalisés pour démontrer la valeur de l’entreprise.

  • Animer des ateliers ciblés afin de promouvoir les approches techniques et les processus standards.

  • Assister les ingénieurs en solutions dans le transfert des connaissances pour garantir une utilisation réussie de la solution.

  • Développer et proposer une habilitation continue, du contenu, des solutions reproductibles et des outils pour l’organisation Solutions Engineering.

  • Participer aux formations et certifications relatives aux produits, aux ventes et aux procédures.

Compétences requises :

  • Plus de 5 ans d’expérience en matière de conseil ou de conception de solutions en collaboration avec les clients.

  • Bonne compréhension de l’architecture des plateformes basées sur le cloud, notamment SaaS, PaaS et l’infrastructure à plusieurs niveaux.

  • Expérience de Salesforce CDP ou de solutions équivalentes de gestion/plateforme de données clients (solutions CDP personnalisées, solutions CDP SaaS telles que Tealium AudienceStream, Adobe AEP, Segment, Arm Treasure Data, BlueShift, SessionM, RedPoint, etc.).

  • Connaissance de l’intégration des applications d’entreprise, notamment SOA, ESB, EAI, ETL, BPM, CEP, MDM, BI/BA, Data & AI.

  • Connaissance des principes de la sécurité des réseaux, des applications et de l’information.

Profil souhaité :

  • Grande curiosité et aptitudes à la résolution de problèmes.

  • Capacité à l’apprentissage rapide de nouvelles technologies.

  • Expertise dans la création de pipelines de données.

  • Expérience de présentation à des hauts responsables techniques et commerciaux.

  • Compétences dans l’animation d’ateliers axés sur le client.

  • Connaissance des processus de vente de logiciels d’entreprise.

  • Connaissance des environnements cloud tels que AWS, Azure et Google Cloud.

  • Connaissance des réglementations en matière de confidentialité et de gouvernance des données.

Avantages sociaux :

  • Programme d’achat d’actions par les employés

  • Assurance maladie

  • Remboursement des frais de bien-être et d’éducation

  • Congé parental

  • Subventions pour la garde d’enfants

  • Et bien plus encore!

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