2 months ago
Auckland, New Zealand or Wellington, New ZealandStaff+
Responsibilities
- Lead end-to-end solution architecture across Salesforce Industry Clouds and integrated systems.
- Define and enforce architectural principles, design patterns, governance frameworks, and technical standards.
- Design scalable data models, security architectures, and integration strategies.
- Architect event-driven and API-led integrations using REST, SOAP, Platform Events, Change Data Capture, and MuleSoft.
- Provide technical guidance during solution design, proposal development, and delivery phases.
- Own architectural documentation, technical diagrams, decision records, and standards.
- Lead architectural reviews and identify and remediate technical debt.
- Support technical planning, estimation, risk assessment, and delivery leadership.
- Mentor developers, senior developers, and technical leads on architecture and Salesforce best practices.
- Ensure compliance with engineering standards, government regulations, and industry practices.
- Champion DevOps maturity, source control, automated testing, and release management.
- Drive Salesforce org health, technical hygiene, governor-limit management, large-data-volume strategies, asynchronous patterns, and platform performance optimisation.
Requirements
- 10+ years of experience in software development or engineering, including 5+ years focused on Salesforce architecture and solution design.
- Proven experience designing complex integrations involving REST, SOAP, middleware or iPaaS, and Platform Events.
- Strong understanding of Salesforce data architecture, security models, and multi-cloud or multi-org strategies.
- Experience with Salesforce DX and CI/CD tooling such as Copado, Gearset, or GitHub Actions.
- Ability to create and present architectural documentation and technical diagrams to technical and non-technical audiences.
- Strong analytical, troubleshooting, problem-solving, verbal communication, and written communication skills.
- Salesforce Certified Technical Architect certification or active pursuit is highly desirable.
- Application Architect, System Architect, or Platform Developer II certifications are desirable.
- Knowledge of MuleSoft, Data Cloud, Einstein AI/GPT, OmniStudio, Industries Clouds, large-data-volume strategies, Shield Platform Encryption, and Event Monitoring is desirable.
- Experience in government, enterprise, or regulated environments and exposure to AWS, Azure, or GCP are desirable.
Benefits
- Hybrid work arrangement in Wellington, New Zealand.
- Paid parental leave.
- 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme through DataCare.
- Ongoing learning, certifications, career development, and future-skills training.
- Recognition programmes, employee discounts, and financial wellbeing benefits.
- Wellbeing support and a supportive, inclusive workplace culture.
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About Datacom
Datacom is an Australasian IT services company that designs, builds, and runs enterprise systems for governments and large organizations, spanning cloud, cybersecurity, data centres, digital platforms, and contact centre operations. It also offers payroll software used across New Zealand and Australia. Founded in 1965 and headquartered in Auckland, it is privately held and operates across New Zealand, Australia, and Asia with onshore data centres.