Salesforce Platform Architect
Grade: P3 | Period: Permanent | Hours: Full time, 35 hours per week
Location: Stratford, London (Office-based, flexible 1–2 days per week)
Salary: £60,000 – £66,000 + Benefits
Reporting to: Head of Architecture, Chief Operating Office
Visa: Must be eligible to work in the UK. Cancer Research UK does not offer visa sponsorship.
Overview
Senior Salesforce architect role responsible for safeguarding and evolving the Salesforce platform post‑migration, ensuring secure, scalable, and well‑integrated solutions aligned with Cancer Research UK’s strategy.
Responsibilities
* Define and maintain the Salesforce platform architecture, delivering end‑to‑end, secure, and integrated solutions.
* Provide technical leadership, standards, and governance across teams.
* Ensure solutions are fit for purpose, support wider architecture capability via coaching, guidance, and oversight.
* Define guidelines for platform usage, customisation, and integration to maintain consistency, security, and scalability.
* Ensure scalability, performance, and reliability meet current and future operational needs.
* Translate business requirements into high‑level and low‑level technical designs for delivery teams.
* Oversee implementation of new platform features, modules, and enhancements.
* Build and guide proofs of concept to validate solution options.
* Design and oversee Salesforce data integrations, ensuring quality, integrity, and reliability.
* Provide leadership across engineering and architecture communities, manage technical risk, reduce debt, and develop a Centre of Excellence.
Qualifications
* Experienced Salesforce architect with strong knowledge of the platform within large organisations (maintaining, developing, or implementing).
* Strong architectural thinking with exposure to multi‑platform integrations.
* Demonstrable understanding of Sales Cloud, Service Cloud, and related features.
* Knowledge of accounting soft ledger and Findock advantageous but not essential.
* Proven knowledge of Salesforce security and governance best practices, including impact assessments.
* Track record of building credible stakeholder relationships, strong communication and influencing skills.
* Experience coaching and guiding technical decisions across teams and partners.
* Experience delivering architecture through Agile Product teams (Scrum, Kanban, SAFe, Lean).
* Strong analytical thinking and problem‑solving skills.
EEO Statement
We actively encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and cultures, particularly from ethnic minority backgrounds who are under‑represented. We want every candidate to perform at their best during the application, interview, and working stages. Please inform us of any adjustments you may need to enable this.
Benefits
We provide a generous benefits package, career and personal development opportunities, and high‑quality tools. Our policies support a healthy work‑life balance and personal wellbeing goals.
Additional Requirement
Applicants must be 18 years of age or older.
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