Enterprise Architect – Salesforce & Enterprise Platforms

Description

We are looking for an Enterprise Architect – Salesforce & Enterprise Platforms to lead enterprise architecture strategy across business, application, data, integration, and security domains. This role will define and drive a Salesforce-centric North Star architecture while aligning broader enterprise systems and Azure cloud strategy to support scalable, secure, and high‑performing business operations.

The ideal candidate brings deep Salesforce architecture expertise, strong enterprise integration experience, and the ability to translate complex business workflows into scalable platform solutions. This position will be based out of Santa Clara, CA (preferred).

• Define and maintain the enterprise architecture across business, application, data, integration, and security domains.
• Establish and drive a Salesforce‑centric multi‑year North Star architecture and roadmap.
• Develop reference architectures, reusable patterns, and guardrails for all Salesforce clouds (Sales, Service, Experience, Platform).
• Architect integrations between Salesforce and ERP, fintech, loan origination/servicing, utility, and partner ecosystems.
• Drive API‑first and event‑driven integration strategies leveraging Salesforce, middleware, and Azure cloud services.
• Lead architecture governance processes and chair the Architecture Review Board.
• Own and align Azure cloud architecture with Salesforce ecosystem requirements, ensuring scalability and interoperability.
• Establish enterprise standards for reliability, performance, security, compliance, observability, and cost efficiency.
• Translate complex business workflows into scalable, secure Salesforce solutions.
• Partner with Data Architecture to ensure alignment of data models, governance, and integration patterns.
• Communicate architectural strategy and decisions to executive stakeholders and promote best practices across engineering teams.

• 10–15+ years of experience in enterprise architecture, systems architecture, or solution architecture roles.
• Deep Salesforce architecture expertise including data modeling, LWC, automation frameworks, APIs, security model, and Experience Cloud.
• Strong experience integrating Salesforce with ERP, fintech, credit, servicing, or operational systems.
• Experience defining enterprise architecture standards, governance models, and review processes.
• Proven experience designing API‑first and event‑driven architectures.
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or equivalent experience.
• Excellent communication, documentation, and executive presentation skills.
• Travel may be required up to 10%, depending on business needs.

• Salesforce certifications (Application Architect, System Architect, Integration Architect, Platform Developer, or equivalent).
• Experience with origination, servicing, payments, or financial systems integrated with Salesforce.
• Familiarity with solar/energy workflows, financing, and utility integrations.
• Experience with middleware platforms, API gateways, and event streaming architectures.
• Familiarity with TOGAF or comparable enterprise architecture frameworks.
• Solar Industry experience (Renewable).

Hanwha Q CELLS Technologies, Inc. a subsidiary of Hanwha Q CELLS, one of the world´s largest and most recognized photovoltaic manufacturers for its high-performance, high-quality solar cells and modules. It is headquartered in Seoul, South Korea (Global Executive HQ), Talheim, Germany (Technology & Innovation HQ) and Santa Clara, CA, USA (HW and SW Product Development HQ). Through its growing global business network spanning Europe, North America, Asia, South America, Africa, and the Middle East, the company provides excellent services and long-term partnerships to its customers in the utility, commercial, government, and residential markets.

Hanwha Q CELLS is a flagship company of Hanwha Group, a FORTUNE Global 500 firm and a Top 7 business enterprise in South Korea.

• Mobility – Standing 20% of time;
  Sitting 70% of time;
  Walking 10% of time.
• Strength – Pulling up to 10 pounds;
  Pushing up to 10 pounds;
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