Financial Conduct Authority

Salesforce Technical Architect

Financial Conduct Authority

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: LondonUnited Kingdom

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Salary

💰 £59,100 - £95,000 per year

Tech Stack

About the role

  • Discover opportunities for innovation and turn them into thoughtful design proposals that create meaningful impact and deliver value quickly
  • Create and review design papers, make confident design decisions and offer technical guidance that helps teams grow and succeed together
  • Champion quality by reviewing artefacts from internal teams and external partners, ensuring every solution meets business needs and aligns with our shared vision
  • Design architectural solutions that balance technology, security and capacity while staying aligned with enterprise standards and strategies, always keeping the bigger picture in mind
  • Simplify complexity by resolving technical challenges with care and clarity, making solutions easy to understand for all stakeholders and ensuring integrations run smoothly
  • Collaborate in design authority forums, support integration and functional testing and bring your expertise in data modelling to deliver solutions that meet readiness criteria and FCA risk appetite

Requirements

  • Minimum: Experience developing proof-of-concept solutions using Salesforce native technologies and delivering strategies, roadmaps, and architectural plans as a Solution Architect across consultancy, financial services and government sectors.
  • Skilled in Apex, Lightning Web Components (LWC), declarative tools and proficient in Git for version control and deployments, including conflict resolution and issue management.
  • Demonstrated experience in technical leadership and agile delivery, including mentoring developers, producing documentation, estimating workloads and performing code reviews, unit/integration testing and defect resolution to maintain high-quality, scalable systems.
  • Proven experience working with Git for version control and deployments, including resolving merge conflicts and managing deployment-related issues.
  • Essential: Up-to-date knowledge of Salesforce releases, new features and industry best practices with the ability to recommend innovative solutions.
  • Strong experience applying industry-standard software design patterns and logical, strategic thinking to deliver scalable solutions.
  • Proven problem-solving skills with confidence to make decisions that restore functionality quickly while keeping the bigger picture in mind.
  • Salesforce certifications are highly advantageous, including one or more of the following: Platform App Builder, Advanced Administrator, JavaScript Developer I, Platform Developer I/II, Experience Cloud Consultant, Service Cloud Consultant.
Benefits
  • 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
  • Hybrid model where employees work a minimum of 40% in the office each month (expectation of 50% for senior leaders)
  • Non-contributory pension (8–12% depending on age) and life assurance at eight times your salary
  • Private healthcare with Bupa, income protection and 24/7 Employee Assistance
  • 35 hours of paid volunteering annually
  • A flexible benefits scheme designed around your lifestyle
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Hard Skills & Tools
ApexLightning Web Componentsdeclarative toolsGitproof-of-concept solutionssoftware design patternsunit testingintegration testingdefect resolutiontechnical leadership
Soft Skills
problem-solvingstrategic thinkingmentoringcollaborationcommunicationdecision-makingquality assuranceinnovationclarityagile delivery
Certifications
Platform App BuilderAdvanced AdministratorJavaScript Developer IPlatform Developer IPlatform Developer IIExperience Cloud ConsultantService Cloud Consultant