Carex is partnering with a Health Insurance industry partner to identify an experienced Application Architect – Salesforce & Enterprise Integration to provide architectural leadership across a complex enterprise application ecosystem, including Salesforce Sales Cloud, MuleSoft, Salesforce Marketing Cloud, and Salesforce Data Cloud.
This highly influential role will shape the strategic direction of Salesforce architecture, enterprise integrations, and connected technology solutions. The ideal candidate brings deep Salesforce Core CRM architecture expertise, strong enterprise integration knowledge, and the ability to evaluate technology decisions through a broader lens of scalability, security, maintainability, and long-term business value.
Success in this position requires more than technical expertise. This individual will serve as a trusted architectural advisor, bringing together developers, administrators, integration engineers, cybersecurity professionals, vendors, and business leaders to navigate complex challenges, challenge assumptions, and develop practical, sustainable solutions.
The Application Architect will establish architectural standards, guide technical teams, influence enterprise technology strategy, and identify modernization opportunities that improve operational efficiency and customer experiences. While hands-on expertise across every Salesforce product is not required, the ability to provide architectural direction and collaborate effectively with specialized technical resources is essential.
What You'll Do
Lead Salesforce Application Architecture: Define, maintain, and evolve architecture standards, design patterns, and technical roadmaps for Salesforce Core CRM and its connected enterprise applications.
Architect Enterprise Integrations: Design and guide scalable integrations between Salesforce and enterprise applications, platforms, and data sources using MuleSoft, APIs, event-driven architecture, batch processing, and other appropriate integration patterns.
Provide Cross-Platform Architectural Oversight: Guide architectural decisions involving Salesforce Marketing Cloud and Data Cloud, partnering with specialized technical resources to ensure seamless integration and alignment with enterprise objectives.
Establish Technical Standards and Governance: Develop architectural guardrails and best practices related to configuration versus customization, security, data management, performance, scalability, maintainability, and technical debt.
Lead Architecture and Solution Reviews: Evaluate proposed technology solutions, identify risks and dependencies, challenge assumptions, and recommend approaches that balance immediate business needs with long-term architectural sustainability.
Guide Cross-Functional Technical Teams: Provide architectural direction to developers, Salesforce administrators, integration engineers, vendors, and other technology professionals throughout design, development, testing, implementation, and production support.
Influence Enterprise Technology Strategy: Translate complex technical considerations into clear business impacts, risks, trade-offs, and recommendations to support informed decision-making among technical and executive stakeholders.
Drive Technology Modernization: Evaluate emerging Salesforce capabilities, cloud technologies, intelligent automation, and AI-driven solutions to identify opportunities for simplification, innovation, and improved business outcomes.
Align Business and Technology Priorities: Collaborate with business stakeholders, enterprise technology teams, cybersecurity professionals, and external partners to translate business requirements into secure, scalable, and sustainable solutions.
Promote Architectural Excellence: Mentor technical professionals, encourage knowledge sharing, and foster consistent architectural practices across teams and technology platforms.
What You'll Bring
Education and Experience: One of the following combinations:
Bachelor's degree…