Salesforce Architect

About the role

VML, part of WPP, is a leading creative company that combines brand experience, customer experience, and commerce, creating connected brands to drive growth. VML is celebrated for its innovative and human first, award-winning work for blue chip client partners including AstraZeneca, Colgate-Palmolive, Dell, Ford, Microsoft, Nestlé, The Coca-Cola Company, and Wendy's. The agency is recognized by the Forrester Wave™ Reports, as a Leader among Marketing Creative and Content Service Providers, Commerce Services, Global Digital Experience Services, Global Marketing Services and, most recently, Marketing Measurement & Optimization. In addition, VML's specialist health network, VML Health, is one of the world's largest and most awarded health agencies. VML's global network is powered by 26,000 talented people across 55+ markets, with principal offices in Kansas City, New York, Detroit, London, São Paulo, Shanghai, Singapore, and Sydney. About WPP WPP is the trusted growth partner for the world's leading brands. We unite cutting-edge media intelligence and data solutions, world-class creativity, next-generation production, transformative enterprise solutions and expert strategic counsel in a single company - powered by exceptional talent and our agentic marketing platform, WPP Open, to help our clients navigate change, capture opportunity and deliver transformational growth. For more information, visit WPP.com . Technical Architect wanted to lead the design, architecture, and implementation of E-Commerce Solution for a leading manufacturer. The role requires deep expertise in Salesforce Commerce Cloud, server-side technologies, microservices architecture, APIs, databases, and cloud-native solutions. You will be responsible for translating the solution design into detailed technical designs using a wide range of technologies from Salesforce Commerce Cloud, through to client-specific cloud solutions and event architecture. You'll develop relationships with key client-side stakeholder's while also working closely with our internal delivery teams to ensure your architecture vision is realised. This is not a role for someone who doesn't also love development. Whilst we have a team of engineers, you should be from a hands-on development background yet still hold the ability to read and peer-review the code of others. You need to be a great communicator: the role will include direct interaction with our clients, who include both technical and non-technical colleagues.

Responsibilities

• Create complex technical solutions spanning multiple domains
• Lead architectural decisions with significant organisational impact
• Resolve complex technical challenges requiring specialist expertise
• Drive technical debt remediation strategies
• Create automated delivery pipelines across platforms
• Architect scalable, secure, and high-performance backend systems for enterprise applications
• Ensure your architecture vision is realised by our delivery teams, across all phases of programme delivery
• Make and justify key architectural decisions considering all relevant constraints
• Follow the principles and guidance set out by the Solution Architecture team
• What we want from you
• Expert understanding of Salesforce Commerce Cloud
• Strong knowledge of application, integration, data, and infrastructure architecture
• Advanced understanding of cloud platforms and serverless architectures
• Proficiency in distributed systems design and microservices patterns
• Experience with multiple technology stacks and integration patterns
• Strong understanding of NFRs and performance optimisation
• Expertise in CI/CD implementation and environment strategies
• Ability to manage technical debt and quality assurance
• Strong grasp of enterprise integration patterns and distributed transactions
• Expertise in technical risk management and mitigation strategies
• Proven experience of designing and delivering an eCommerce solution with Salesforce Commerce Cloud
• Deep understanding of engineering practices and technical excellence
• Be client and delivery focussed, able to adapt a solution to meet additional requirements and constraints and apply pragmatism when required
• Prior experience running design workshops
• Strong stakeholder management skills
• Have excellent communication, presentation and documentation skills
• Bonus points if you have
• Experience with event-driven architecture and streaming platforms
• Knowledge of caching strategies.
• Ability to work cross-functionally
• C4 Model for Software Architecture
• The application of AI (in the context of model abilities and use cases)
• Headless architectures, and how these interact with the BE
• What we can offer you
• Alongside the opportunity to work with some of the most exciting brands around the world, we'll also prioritise your career development and help you grow your skills. We'll empower you to make a difference, allow you to be yourself, and respect who you are.
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