About the role
Salesforce Integration Architect
Location: Houston, TX | Hybrid (4-Days Onsite) | Contract
What You’ll Do
- Design and define complex Salesforce integration architectures, ensuring seamless connectivity between Salesforce platforms and enterprise applications.
- Develop scalable integration solutions using APIs, middleware, and established enterprise integration patterns.
- Translate business and technical requirements into detailed interface designs, integration specifications, and architectural documentation.
- Collaborate with technical teams, business stakeholders, and delivery partners to ensure integrations meet performance, security, and reliability requirements.
- Provide architectural guidance throughout the integration lifecycle, identifying technical dependencies, resolving design challenges, and supporting successful delivery.
What We’re Looking For
- Hands-on experience with Salesforce Energy & Utilities Cloud and an understanding of utility industry processes, systems, and data integration requirements.
- Extensive experience in Salesforce solution and integration architecture, with proven responsibility for designing complex enterprise interfaces.
- Strong understanding of Salesforce integration capabilities, including REST/SOAP APIs, event-driven architectures, asynchronous processing, and enterprise integration patterns.
- Demonstrated ability to design end-to-end integrations between Salesforce and multiple enterprise platforms, including complex data flows, error handling, and system dependencies.
- Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to explain architectural decisions, evaluate technical trade-offs, and collaborate effectively across business and technology teams.
- Open to candidates with Sales Cloud, or Marketing Cloud, with the ability to apply integration architecture principles across different Salesforce environments. However, Salesforce Energy & Utilities Cloud is the goal.
Bonus Points For
- Experience with MuleSoft Anypoint Platform or comparable enterprise integration and API management technologies.
- Familiarity with integration patterns involving utility platforms, customer information systems (CIS), billing systems, or other operational applications.
- Salesforce certifications such as Integration Architecture Designer, Application Architect, or System Architect.
- Experience supporting large-scale Salesforce transformation programmes in complex enterprise environments or proven.