Role description
Role Overview
We are looking for a hands-on Salesforce Architect with deep technical expertise and strong solutioning ability. The ideal candidate can design end-to-end Salesforce solutions, navigate platform limits, and lead technical decisions across complex, large-scale implementations. This is not a purely advisory role the candidate is expected to actively participate in hands-on coding (Apex, LWC) alongside the development team, lead by example, and contribute directly to solution delivery.
Key Responsibilities
Architecture & Solutioning
- Design and own end-to-end Salesforce solutions aligned with enterprise architecture standards.
- Lead high-level and low-level design discussions, translating business requirements into scalable technical blueprints.
- Drive decisions on: Flow vs. Apex vs. LWC, Sync vs Async processing, On-platform vs external system processing.
- Ensure solutions are optimised for scalability, performance, and Salesforce governor limits.
- Strong knowledge of Apex design patterns, salesforce data model, security framework and declarative framework
Data & Security
- Design robust data models custom objects, relationships, indexing strategies, and data archival.
- Handle Large Data Volume (LDV) scenarios skinny tables, indexed fields, SOQL optimisation, archiving.
- Implement and govern the Salesforce security model: Profiles, Permission Sets, Permission Set Groups, OWD, Sharing Rules, Field-Level Security.
Development & Technical Leadership
- Work closely with IT CRM and business team to analyze requirements, design solutions and plan future releases.
- Define and enforce coding standards, design patterns, and best practices across the team.
- Ability to lead teams and drive technical discussions
- Collaborate with Salesforce developers, Business analysts, Architects and IT SMEs to design and deliver solutions
- Have knowledge of deployment using CI/CD pipelines in Devops process
Integration & Middleware
- Design integration patterns using MuleSoft or equivalent middleware platforms.
- Define API strategies — REST, SOAP, Platform Events, Change Data Capture.
Emerging Technologies (Good to Have)
- Agentforce concepts like Topics, Sub-agents, and Prompt Design.
- Prompt Builder for AI-powered flows.
- Data Cloud: data ingestion, harmonisation, identity resolution.
- External data patterns and RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) in the Salesforce AI context.
- Familiarity with RAG patterns and external data connectivity in AI contexts.
- Experience with Einstein AI / Prompt Builder.
Required Skills & Experience
End-to-end solution design, LDV handling, limit-aware design
Strong hands-on coding — must write and review Apex & LWC code directly
Objects, relationships, indexing, archival strategies
Profiles, Permission Sets, Sharing Model, FLS
Queueable, Batch Apex, Future methods
MuleSoft or equivalent, REST/SOAP APIs, Platform Events, CDC
MUST HAVE — Hands-on working experience with Agentforce (Topics, Sub-agents, Prompt Design)
MUST HAVE — Hands-on working experience with Salesforce Data Cloud (ingestion, harmonisation, identity resolution)
Evaluate trade-offs and recommend optimal solutions
Clear articulation of decisions to business & technical stakeholders
10+ years in Salesforce with architecture-level responsibility
Mandatory Certifications
- Salesforce Certified Platform Developer II
- Salesforce Certified App Developer
Certifications Good to Have
- Salesforce Certified Technical Architect (CTA)
- Salesforce Certified Application / System Architect
- Salesforce Certified Integration Architect
Salesforce Certified Agentforce Specialist
Skills
Mandatory Skills : Salesforce Data Architecture
About LTM
LTM is an AI-centric global technology services company and the Business Creativity partner to the world’s largest and most disruptive enterprises. We bring human insights and intelligent systems together to help clients create greater value at the intersection of technology and domain expertise. Our capabilities span integrated operations, transformation, and business AI — enabling new ways of working, new productivity paradigms, and new roads to value. Together with over 87,000 employees across 40 countries and our global network of partners, LTM — a Larsen & Toubro company — owns business outcomes for our clients, helping them not just outperform the market, but to Outcreate it. Please also note that neither LTM nor any of its authorized recruitment agencies/partners charge any candidate registration fee or any other fees from talent (candidates) towards appearing for an interview or securing employment/internship. Candidates shall be solely responsible for verifying the credentials of any agency/consultant that claims to be working with LTM for recruitment. Please note that anyone who relies on the representations made by fraudulent employment agencies does so at their own risk, and LTM disclaims any liability in case of loss or damage suffered as a consequence of the same. Recruitment Fraud Alert - https://www.ltimindtree.com/recruitment-fraud-alert/
