Senior Solutions Architect – Salesforce

WGU Advancement

Senior Solutions Architect designing and delivering Salesforce architecture solutions at WGU. Collaborating with teams to drive scalability, performance, and flexibility across critical systems.

Posted 7/10/2026full-timeSalt Lake City • Arizona, Utah • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $161,000 - $249,500 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Design and implement scalable Salesforce architecture solutions that meet complex enterprise requirements
Translate business needs into flexible, resilient technical designs across Salesforce and integrated systems
Define current, iterative, and future-state architecture strategies for large-scale initiatives
Provide expert-level technical guidance to cross-functional teams and leadership
Lead solution evaluations, including tools, platforms, and vendors, ensuring best-fit decisions
Mentor and develop engineers and technical teams, elevating overall Salesforce capabilities
Drive alignment across stakeholders by communicating complex technical concepts in a clear, actionable way

Requirements

What you’ll need

10 years of relevant experience
4 years as Solutions Architect or 8 years in a technical leadership role (e.g., technical lead, principal engineer)
Deep expertise in Salesforce architecture, including platform design, integrations, and scalability considerations
Strong knowledge of enterprise architecture principles, frameworks, and best practices
Proven experience building high-resiliency systems with a focus on performance, reliability, and fault tolerance
Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional teams and influence technical direction at scale
Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, including working with executive leadership
Proficiency with architecture visualization and documentation tools (e.g., Visio, Lucidchart)
Advanced problem-solving skills with the ability to independently identify and resolve complex challenges

Benefits

Comp & perks

Bonuses
Medical insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
Telehealth and mental healthcare
Health savings account and flexible spending account
Basic and voluntary life insurance
Disability coverage
Accident, critical illness and hospital indemnity supplemental coverage
Legal and identity theft coverage
Retirement savings plan
Wellbeing program
Discounted WGU tuition
Flexible paid time off
Flexible paid sick time
11 paid holidays
Other paid leaves (including up to 12 weeks of parental leave)

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Hard Skills & Tools

Salesforce Platform DesignIntegrationsScalability ConsiderationsPerformance OptimizationFault Tolerance

Soft Skills

Strong CommunicationStakeholder ManagementMentoring