Data Foundation Architect

Salesforce

United States
Base: $182,770 - $244,510 annually; base (ca, ny, ...
On-site
Agentic system design
Llm + deterministic orchestration
Real-time data grounding
Salesforce is seeking a Data Foundation Architect who will act as a technical expert in pre-sales scenarios, focusing on enterprise solutions leveraging AI and data capabilities. The ideal candidate will possess both technical and sales experience, with a strong background in software applications, coding, and data management

Job Summary

  • The Data Foundation Technical Architect is a pre-sales customer-facing enterprise domain expert applying broad technical skills, with industry knowledge and deep business acumen, supporting sales teams in developing value propositions that align to our customers’ business strategies on agentic transformation and cloud adoption.
  • The Data Foundation Technical Architect determines which Salesforce and third party technologies to leverage in customer driven architectures, based upon product knowledge, industry experience, industry standard integration frameworks and Salesforce Architecture methodologies.
  • Salesforce is an equal opportunity employer and maintains a policy of non-discrimination with all employees and applicants for employment.

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Salesforce is seeking a Data Foundation Architect who will act as a technical expert in pre-sales scenarios, focusing on enterprise solutions leveraging AI and data capabilities. The ideal candidate will possess both technical and sales experience, with a strong background in software applications, coding, and data management.

Salary

Base: $182,770 - $244,510 annually; Base (CA, NY, Boston, Chicago, Seattle, DC): $201,110 - $269,080 annually; Bonus/Equity: Company bonus, incentive for sales roles, equity as applicable; Benefits: Time off programs, medical, dental, vision, mental health support, paid parental leave, life and disability insurance, 401(k), employee stock purchasing program

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • Agentic system design
  • LLM + deterministic orchestration
  • Real-time data grounding
  • Retrieval & context engineering (RAG)
  • Governance, security & auditability
  • AI architecture & integration
  • Prompt & interaction design
  • Cost & performance optimization

Nice-to-have

  • Consultative approach to understand requirements
  • Thought leadership and executive communication
  • Lifelong learner, inquisitive and passionate

Key Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience
  • Experience with AWS, Azure, GCP, and/or OCI preferred
  • Knowledge of Informatica IDMC
  • Experience working as an architect, solution engineer, IT consultant or developer in a customer facing role
  • Experience with design thinking, persona-based discovery or other innovation techniques
  • Knowledge of the Salesforce platform
  • Willing and able to travel up to 50% of time

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