Salesforce Architect

Job Title:

Salesforce Architect

Berkeley Heights, NJ (On-site)

Contract (W2 through Zip Staff — No C2C or 1099)

Zip Staff is seeking a highly experienced Salesforce Architect to lead technical solution design and cross-cloud architecture for an enterprise transformation initiative at a global beauty and consumer products organization. In this role, you will define end-to-end multi-cloud integration strategies across Sales Cloud, Service Cloud, and Marketing Cloud, establish foundational data and governance standards, and drive scalable architecture decisions. Experience with Salesforce Data Cloud is a strong plus.

• Design and document target-state architecture blueprints connecting Sales Cloud, Service Cloud, and Marketing Cloud to deliver a seamless 360-degree customer view.
• Architect lead-to-opportunity life cycles and high-throughput data pipelines between Marketing Cloud (MC Connect, Journey Builder, Data Extensions) and Core Salesforce.
• Deliver architecture specifications for Service Cloud capabilities including Omni-Channel routing, Case Management, Service Console, and self-service integrations.
• Advise on or architect data ingestion streams, Identity Resolution rules, Data Spaces, and real-time activation scenarios leveraging Salesforce Data Cloud (preferred).
• Define robust enterprise integration patterns (REST/SOAP, Event-Driven/Pub-Sub, Middleware/Mule Soft) and identity/access management frameworks (SSO, OAuth).
• Establish coding and automation standards (Apex, LWC, Flow), conduct code/design reviews, and ensure scalability against Large Data Volume (LDV) constraints and governor limits.
• Operate autonomously, manage delivery milestones, present architecture options to executive stakeholders, and drive technical decision-making.

• 12+ years as a Salesforce Architect or Lead Consultant with a proven track record of successful enterprise multi-cloud implementations (Sales Cloud, Service Cloud, Marketing Cloud).
• Deep hands-on proficiency with Marketing Cloud (Marketing Cloud Connect, AMPscript, Journey Builder, SQL Queries, Data Extensions).
• Strong core platform expertise:
  Apex, LWC, Advanced Flow Design, SOQL/SOSL, and Enterprise Integration Patterns.
• Demonstrated ability to operate independently, manage milestones, and present architecture recommendations to executive stakeholders.
• Ability to work on-site in Berkeley Heights, NJ.
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship now or in the future.

• Direct project experience or certified knowledge of Salesforce Data Cloud (implementation and data modeling).
• Salesforce Certified Application Architect or System Architect.
• Salesforce Certified Sales Cloud Consultant and/or Service Cloud Consultant.
• Salesforce Certified Marketing Cloud Consultant or Developer.
• Salesforce Certified Data Cloud Consultant (strong plus).

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