Salesforce Technical Architect

Financial Conduct Authority

. Discover opportunities for innovation and turn them into thoughtful design proposals that create meaningful impact and deliver value quickly .

Posted 4/3/2026full-timeLondon • 🇬🇧 United KingdomMid-LevelSenior💰 £59,100 - £95,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

CloudJavaScript

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

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

What you’ll need

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

Comp & perks

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