Solution Architect

Responsibilities

• Lead the design of Salesforce and MuleSoft solutions within assigned client engagements
• Translate business requirements into clear, fit for purpose technical solutions
• Define integration patterns, data flows, and non functional requirements in line with established standards
• Provide architectural guidance to delivery teams throughout the project lifecycle
• Review and assure solution designs to ensure quality, scalability, and alignment with best practices
• Act as an escalation point for complex technical and architectural issues within delivery engagements

Client Engagement

• Work collaboratively with clients to understand business processes, challenges, and technology landscapes
• Facilitate architecture and solution design workshops
• Provide trusted advisory support on platform capabilities, design trade offs, and future roadmap considerations
• Build and maintain strong working relationships with client stakeholders

Business Development & Growth

• Support pre sales activities including solution design, effort estimation, and proposal development
• Contribute to RFPs, SOWs, and change requests
• Identify opportunities to extend or enhance client engagements through additional services or solution optimisation

Leadership & Capability

• Provide technical leadership and mentoring to consultants and developers without formal line management responsibility
• Apply ERM architecture standards, patterns, and delivery assets consistently across engagements
• Support capability development within Salesforce and MuleSoft delivery teams
• Promote a culture of collaboration, quality, and continuous improvement within project teams

Governance, Risk & Compliance

• Identify and manage technical and delivery risks within client engagements
• Ensure solutions comply with ERM policies, information security requirements, and client standards
• Adhere to WH&S policies and safe work practices
• Escalate risks, issues, or incidents in a timely manner

Skills

• Demonstrated experience designing and delivering Salesforce solutions in enterprise or government environments
• Demonstrated experience designing and implementing integrations using MuleSoft, including API led and event driven architectures
• Strong understanding of enterprise integration patterns, data modelling, security, and non functional requirements
• Proven ability to translate business requirements into practical, scalable technical solutions
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to engage both technical and non technical stakeholders
• Experience working in a consulting or professional services environment
• Strong problem solving skills, with the ability to manage complexity and ambiguity
• Ability to manage competing priorities across multiple client engagements
• Experience providing technical leadership, mentoring, or architectural guidance within delivery teams
• Familiarity with delivery governance, design assurance, and architectural standards

Selection Criteria

Essential:

• Proven Salesforce solution architecture experience
• Proven MuleSoft integration design experience
• Experience acting as the primary solution architect on complex delivery engagements
• Strong stakeholder engagement and communication capability
• Consulting or professional services experience

Desirable:

• Salesforce certifications (e.g. Application Architect, System Architect, or equivalent)
• MuleSoft certifications (e.g. MuleSoft Certified Developer or Architect)
• Experience working within large, integrated enterprise landscapes (e.g. ERP, data platforms, legacy systems)
• Experience contributing to pre sales activities, including solution design, estimates, RFPs, or SOWs
• Experience contributing to or applying architecture standards and design patterns
• Experience mentoring or coaching consultants and developers