Salesforce Platform Architect

AVEVA is creating software trusted by over 90% of leading industrial companies.

Job Title: Platform Architect (Salesforce)

Location: Hyderabad India

Employment Type: full-time

The job

The Platform Architect is a senior technical leader within the Salesforce Platform (CoE) team responsible for defining and governing the end-to-end architecture standards and scalability of the Salesforce ecosystem.

This role ensures that all domain (Product) team solutions align with enterprise architecture principles are scalable and secure and support long-term business outcomes. The Platform Architect acts as a design authority contributor enabling consistent high-quality delivery across a complex multi-domain Salesforce landscape.

Key responsibilities

1. Architecture Strategy & Governance

• Define and evolve the Salesforce platform architecture vision strategy and roadmap aligned to enterprise goals

• Establish and maintain architecture standards design patterns and guardrails across all product teams

• Lead Design Authority (SDA) reviews ensuring solution alignment quality and risk mitigation

2. Solution Architecture Oversight

• Provide architectural oversight for cross-domain initiatives including integrations data models and shared capabilities

• Identify and mitigate technical risks technical debt and scalability challenges early in the design lifecycle

• Ensure adherence to best practices reusable frameworks and development standards

3. Integration & Data Architecture

• Define and govern the integration strategy including patterns APIs and platform event design

• Ensure data architecture consistency including governance data quality and cross-system dependencies

• Coordinate with enterprise architecture and data governance teams to manage cross-platform impacts

• Drive reuse of integration services and shared data assets

4. Security Compliance & Risk Management

• Define and enforce security architecture including RBAC data access models and platform controls

• Ensure compliance with audit regulatory and SOX requirements

• Review designs to ensure alignment with enterprise security and data protection standards

5. DevOps Release & Platform Engineering Alignment

• Partner with DevOps teams to define CI/CD strategy release processes and environment models

• Drive automation performance optimization and reliability engineering practices

6. Enablement & Cross-Team Alignment

• Promote reuse standardization and knowledge sharing across teams

• Mentor solution architects and senior developers across domains

Essential requirements

Technical Expertise

• Strong experience with Salesforce architecture (multi-cloud enterprise scale)

• Deep knowledge of:

  • Integration patterns (API-led event-driven architectures)

  • Data modelling large data volumes and governance

  • Security architecture and access models

• Experience with CI/CD release management and DevOps tooling

Architecture & Leadership

• Proven ability to define and enforce architecture standards and governance

• Experience leading complex cross-domain solution design

IT at AVEVA

Our global team of 300 IT professionals is responsible for the systems and platforms that keep AVEVA running. By empowering our colleagues and ensuring the smooth operation of the company we help keep the business healthy and productivity high. We also provide key support for the transformation and modernisation efforts globally.

We pride ourselves on a collaborative inclusive and authentic culture that provides a framework allowing for autonomy whilst always being available for support and guidance. We respect the differences that each team member brings and seek to include those perspectives in our solutions for our business functions. The energy and sense of purpose is evident when talking to team members you will feel part of something special from the first day you join.

Find out more: Benefits include:

Gratuity Medical and accidental insurance very attractive leave entitlement emergency leave days childcare support maternity paternity and adoption leaves education assistance program home office set up support (for hybrid roles) well-being support

Its possible were hiring for this position in multiple countries in which case the above benefits apply to the primary location. Specific benefits vary by country but our packages are similarly comprehensive.

Find out more: working

We work in a hybrid way at AVEVA. Most roles are based at a local AVEVA office with an expectation of being on-site 50% of your working hours to support collaboration and connection. Some positions are fully office-based depending on the nature of the work and certain roles that support specific customers or markets may be remote. The working arrangement for this position will be confirmed during the hiring process.

Hiring process

Interested Great! Get started by submitting your cover letter and CV through our application portal. AVEVA is committed to recruiting and retaining people with disabilities. Please let us know in advance if you need reasonable support during your application process.

Find out more: AVEVA

AVEVA is a global leader in industrial software with more than 6500 employees in over 40 countries. Our cutting-edge solutions are used by thousands of enterprises to deliver the essentials of life such as energy infrastructure chemicals and minerals safely efficiently and more sustainably.

We are committed to embedding sustainability and inclusion into our operations our culture and our core business strategy. Learn more about how we are progressing against our ambitious 2030 targets: out more: requires all successful applicants to undergo and pass a drug screening and comprehensive background check before they start employment. Background checks will be conducted in accordance with local laws and may subject to those laws include proof of educational attainment employment history verification proof of work authorization criminal records identity verification credit check. Certain positions dealing with sensitive and/or third-party personal data may involve additional background check criteria.

AVEVA is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to being an exemplary employer with an inclusive culture developing a workplace environment where all our employees are treated with dignity and respect. We value diversity and the expertise that people from different backgrounds bring to our business. AVEVA provides reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities where appropriate. If you need reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process please notify your recruiter. Determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis.