Salesforce Technical Architect

Here at Cognizant, we work with clients across the UK to help modernise their businesses.

Cognizant's Salesforce services span across Consulting & Advisory services, design, implementation, and continuous value enhancement. Our customers especially value our ability to provide Salesforce advisory and execution capabilities for complex end-to-end multi-cloud, multi country deployments across the entire spectrum of Customer Experience (CX), be it Sales, Service (including Field Service), Marketing, Commerce, Analytics & Integration. Our dedicated Salesforce practice harnesses the full power of Salesforce products and innovations, while leveraging our design thinking, consultive approach, and CX expertise to create new digital experiences for customers.

We are currently recruiting a Salesforce Technical Architect to provide hands‑on architectural leadership across a Salesforce platform serving internal and external users in a regulated environment.

This is not a purely advisory role — architecture documentation must be grounded in real, tested solutions proven through hands‑on implementation.

This role is based in London and requires travel to the client’s office 2 times/ week

• Define end‑to‑end Salesforce solution architecture aligned to business needs, platform strategy, and regulatory constraints. You will present architecture proposals and design decisions to technical and governance forums.
• Design and build Proofs of Concept personally to validate architectural patterns, technical feasibility, and non‑functional requirements.
• Define and enforce architectural guardrails, patterns, and standards for Salesforce development teams. You will review significant technical designs and data model changes for architectural alignment and downstream impact.
• Work closely with Product Owners, Technical Leads, and delivery teams to ensure architecture is practical and deliverable.

• Certifications:
  
  Salesforce Administrator, Platform App Builder, Platform Developer I
• Salesforce technical architecture capability in enterprise environments.
• Extensive hands‑on experience with Apex, Lightning Web Components (LWC) / Aura, Salesforce configuration and data model design.
• Architectural knowledge of Salesforce platform architecture, Service Cloud and Experience Cloud, Security, identity, and access controls, Data model remediation and refactoring.
• Proven ability to produce clear, governance‑ready architecture documentation.
• Strong communication skills, able to explain complex technical concepts to senior and non‑technical stakeholders.
• Experience working within regulated or audit‑heavy environments.