A leading organisation at the forefront of South African banking is seeking a Salesforce Domain Architect to help shape the future of digital banking.
This is a rare opportunity to operate at the intersection of strategy, architecture, and innovation, driving the evolution of a complex Salesforce ecosystem across Business Banking. You'll play a critical leadership role across CRM (Financial Services Cloud) and Credit Loan Management (nCino), ensuring scalable, secure, and high-performing solutions that deliver real business value.
As a Domain Architect, you will define the technical vision and architectural standards for the Salesforce platform, enabling innovation at scale. You'll influence enterprise-wide decisions, shape long-term strategy, and ensure maximum value is realised from Salesforce across multiple business domains.
What You'll Do
Strategic Leadership
Define and drive the 3 - 5 year Salesforce architecture roadmap
Provide architectural governance across all Salesforce delivery teams
Lead Technical Design Authority (TDA) engagements and platform standards
Platform & Architecture Ownership
Oversee the full Salesforce ecosystem (FSC, nCino, Marketing Cloud, Data Cloud)
Ensure platform health, scalability, security, and performance
Define architecture blueprints, standards, and governance frameworks
Solution Design & Delivery
Architect and guide development of solutions using:
Apex, Lightning, Visualforce
API integrations (REST/SOAP/GraphQL)
Event-driven and domain-driven design
Translate business requirements into robust technical solutions
Integration & Data Strategy
Define integration patterns across enterprise systems
Establish data models, governance, and quality standards
Drive seamless data flow across internal and external platforms
Leadership & People Management
Lead and mentor a team of Salesforce specialists
Foster a high-performance, collaborative engineering culture
Drive continuous learning, coaching, and talent development
Delivery & Governance
Oversee DevSecOps pipelines, CI/CD, and release management
Act as a quality gatekeeper across SDLC phases
Manage vendor relationships and third-party delivery
Stakeholder Engagement
Partner with Product, Engineering, and Business leaders
Act as a trusted advisor and central point of contact
Translate complex technical concepts into business value
Technical Expertise Required
Strong Salesforce development experience:
Apex, Lightning Components, Visualforce
Deep understanding of:
Salesforce architecture, data modelling, and security
Integration patterns (APIs, middleware, cloud platforms)
Experience with:
AWS / cloud-native integrations
DevSecOps, CI/CD, release tools (e.g. Copado, AutoRabit)
SSO, MFA, and access management
Exposure to:
Event-driven architecture
Platform engineering
Enterprise integration strategies
Qualifications & Experience
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field
5 - 10 years' Salesforce experience in a technical leadership role
Relevant Salesforce certifications (e.g. Platform Developer, Application Architect)
Proven experience leading large-scale Salesforce implementations
Preferred
AWS Architecture certifications
Salesforce Financial Services Cloud (FSC) certification
nCino and Data Cloud experience