Salesforce Technical Architect

Responsibilities

• Design and maintain end-to-end Salesforce technical architectures across Education, Experience, Marketing, Service, and Data Clouds
• Architect the Salesforce 'Virtual Data Lake' to ensure secure data orchestration between Salesforce and legacy systems
• Produce detailed Technical Design Documents (TDDs), solution diagrams, and architecture artifacts
• Lead technical fit-gap analyses to determine optimal placement of institutional capabilities within the Salesforce ecosystem
• Provide technical oversight and quality assurance for external implementation partners to prevent technical debt
• Design Salesforce-side integrations using Flows, APIs, and event-driven patterns
• Conduct trade-off analyses between native configuration, custom extensions, and enterprise integration

Requirements

• Undergraduate degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field
• Minimum of 9 years of related experience in IT delivery and architecture
• Salesforce Certified Technical Architect (CTA) or Salesforce Application/System Architect certification
• Advanced expertise in OmniStudio, Flow, Apex, and Lightning Web Components (LWC)
• Proven experience with CI/CD pipelines, DevOps practices, and release governance

Preferred Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in enterprise IT delivery and architecture roles
• 7+ years of experience designing and leading large-scale Salesforce implementations
• Experience in complex, federated, or regulated environments, such as higher education or the public sector
• Salesforce Education Cloud Consultant, Data Cloud Consultant, or Agentforce Specialist certifications

About the Company

The University of British Columbia is a global centre for research and teaching, consistently ranked among the top 20 public universities globally. We are a leading employer in British Columbia and Canada, committed to fostering an inclusive community that supports inspired students, faculty, and staff in their journey of discovery.