Salesforce Technical Architect

Overview

Position: Salesforce Technical Architect
Employment Type: Contract
Start: ASAP (January/February 2026)
Duration: 6 Months
Location: Scotland, UK (Hybrid)
Language(s): English

Focus on SAP is a specialist SAP and ERP Recruitment organisation offering both permanent and contract staffing solutions on a global scale.

Client – Partnered with a global leader in digital transformation and IT services, working with some of the world’s biggest brands. Their mission is not only to deliver cutting-edge technology but also to empower organisations to create meaningful impact for the people and communities they serve. For you, this means working on challenging projects that demand innovation, collaboration, and thought leadership.

Role – We are seeking an experienced Salesforce Technical Architect to lead solution design, platform architecture, and technical decision-making across complex Salesforce implementations. This role requires a blend of hands-on technical depth, architectural leadership, and strong stakeholder engagement to translate business needs into scalable Salesforce-based solutions.

• Conduct architecture and design workshops to analyse business needs and define scalable Salesforce solutions.
• Translate business requirements into high-level and low-level technical designs.
• Create and present technical blueprints, solution architectures, BRDs and FSDs.
• Collaborate with functional teams to determine declarative vs programmatic implementation paths.
• Provide best practice guidance on CRM strategy, platform security, data model, and integration patterns.
• Lead technical delivery across Service Cloud and other Salesforce clouds.
• Oversee integration design (REST, SOAP, Salesforce Connect, APIs) and deployment strategy.
• Review and mentor developers, ensuring alignment with platform architecture & best practices.
• Provide input into data migration strategy, governance, and performance considerations.
• Ensure authentication, authorisation, and PII protections are aligned to enterprise standards.

• 10+ years hands-on Salesforce experience across multiple clouds.
• 5+ years in architecture or technical leadership roles on full-lifecycle enterprise projects.
• Strong experience across:
  • Multi-cloud architecture
  • Platform data model
  • Security model & SSO
  • API integrations
  • Solution design patterns
• Experience with key platform features including:
  • Flows, Workflows, Approvals
  • Permission Sets & Profiles
  • Service Console, Live Agent/Omni-Channel, Knowledge Management.
• Hands-on experience with Salesforce APIs (Tooling, Metadata, Bulk, REST/SOAP).
• Strong cloud computing and system design background.

If you are interested or would like to know more, please email jonathan.la with your CV and availability to speak.

Applicants must be UK-based and hold a valid right to work status.