Salesforce Platform Architect (m/f/d)

Tasks

• In this role, you own and evolve the Salesforce platform architecture across multiple clouds (e.g. Service, Sales, Experience, Marketing Cloud, and Data Cloud)
• By defining and enforcing architecture standards, design principles, and governance guardrails, you ensure a scalable and consistent platform setup
• You lead architecture reviews and ensure alignment with enterprise architecture as well as long-term platform strategy
• With a strong focus on scalability and performance, you optimize the platform continuously and drive technical debt management and refactoring initiatives
• You define and govern integration patterns while designing reusable components and shared platform capabilities
• In collaboration with security and compliance teams, you ensure adherence to security, data privacy, and identity management standards
• Working closely with delivery teams and DevOps, you drive CI/CD, release architecture, and AI-enabled DevOps processes, acting as the technical authority across multiple teams

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in Salesforce environments, including multi-cloud architectures
• Strong knowledge of Salesforce architecture patterns and enterprise-scale implementations
• Deep understanding of Apex, Lightning Web Components (LWC), data modeling, and integration patterns
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines, DevOps practices, and test automation
• Familiarity with security, identity, and compliance requirements within Salesforce platforms
• Salesforce certifications (e.g. System Architect and/or Application Architect) are considered a plus
• Strong communication skills in English and German, combined with a proactive, self-driven, and solution-oriented working style

What we offer

• Attractive salary, incl. Christmas bonus and vacation pay as well as company profit-sharing scheme
• 30 days vacation
• Flexible, mobile working
• Internal training and qualification options
• Events such as ski cup, motorcycle meeting or Christmas party
• Other great benefits: company pension, job bike leasing, job ticket/transportation costs, employee discounts, canteen with food subsidies, internal company health management, parking spaces, and much more

About DEKRA

DEKRA has been active in the field of safety for almost 100 years and ensures safety on the road, at work, and at home. As one of the world’s leading expert organizations, the company currently employs around 48 ,000 people in 60 countries on 5 continents. With qualified and independent expert services, they work to achieve the company's vision that DEKRA will be the global partner for a safe, secure, and sustainable world.

Contact

Patricia-Sandra Nedelcu

[email protected]

0711 7861-2950