Salesforce Technical Architect, Toronto, ON-199 Bay Street, Ontario, Canada

About the role

As a Salesforce Technical Architect, you will make an impact by defining, governing, and delivering the end-to-end technical architecture for a new Salesforce Partner Portal built on Salesforce Experience Cloud (LWR framework) to support Dealer and Distributor management. You will be a valued member of the team and work collaboratively with the hiring manager, primary team, and other stakeholders and teams.

In this role, you will:

Lead the Experience Cloud architecture using the LWR framework, ensuring scalability, performance, and security for external users.
Define component architecture using Lightning Web Components (LWC) optimized for LWR constraints.
Design and implement robust integrations between Salesforce and SAP ERP using APIGEE and SAP CPI for customer data synchronization, job submission, and exposure of SAP transactional data.
Architect scalable integrations with external CMS (Adobe AEM) and Document Management Systems, ensuring secure document and content access.
Define and execute a portal transition strategy from the legacy portal to the new Salesforce Experience Cloud portal, enabling phased migration of capabilities and personas.
Serve as the primary Salesforce technical authority, establishing architecture principles, guardrails, and best practices, and guiding development teams on complex Salesforce, LWC, and integration patterns.

Work model:

We strive to provide flexibility wherever possible. Based on this role’s business requirements, this is a remote position open to qualified applicants in Canada. Regardless of your working arrangement, we are here to support a healthy work-life balance through our various wellbeing programs.

What you need to have to be considered

8–12+ years of Salesforce platform experience with a strong Experience Cloud focus, including designing and leading/guiding technical teams.
Hands-on expertise with LWC, Experience Builder, and external user security models.
Deep understanding of Salesforce data modeling, sharing, and external user constraints.
Experience across architecture, design, build, test, transition, and go-live phases.
Ability to partner closely with enterprise architecture, security, SAP, and middleware teams.
Experience integrating Salesforce with SAP ERP or equivalent enterprise ERPs.
Experience designing integrations using API-led architecture with APIGEE (or similar) and SAP CPI.
Strong understanding of REST APIs, asynchronous patterns, eventing, and orchestration.

These will help you stand out

Experience integrating Salesforce portals with Adobe AEM or similar CMS platforms.
Experience with Document Management Systems and secure document delivery patterns.
Understanding of headless or hybrid portal architectures.
Experience integrating Salesforce Experience Cloud with enterprise IAM solutions like Microsoft Entra ID.
Prior experience in manufacturing, automotive, or dealer/distributor ecosystems.

We're excited to meet people who share our mission and can make an impact in a variety of ways. Don't hesitate to apply, even if you only meet the minimum requirements listed. Think about your transferable experiences and unique skills that make you stand out as someone who can bring new and exciting things to this role.

Applications will be accepted until 6/30/2026

Please note, this role is not able to offer visa transfer or sponsorship now or in the future.

Salary and Other Compensation

We regularly assess market data to ensure we offer a competitive compensation package for our associates. The base salary for this position ranges between $100,000 p.a.– $135,000 p.a. Where the successful candidate may fall within the range depends on relevant education, work and/or management experience and other business-related and job-necessary qualifications. This position is also eligible for Cognizant’s discretionary annual performance-based bonus, as well as benefits that support your physical, mental and financial wellbeing.

#LI-SS2

Über Cognizant 
Cognizant (NASDAQ: CTSH) i ist ein Technologiedienstleister und Entwickler von KI-Lösungen. Wir schlagen die Brücke zwischen KI-Investitionen und echtem unternehmerischem Mehrwert, indem wir ganzheitliche Full-Stack-KI-Lösungen für unsere Kunden entwickeln. Mit unserer fundierten Branchen-, Prozess- und Engineering-Expertise integrieren wir die spezifischen Anforderungen von Unternehmen passgenau in Technologiesysteme. So entfalten wir das menschliche Potenzial, erzielen greifbare Ergebnisse und sichern globalen Unternehmen in einer sich rasant wandelnden Welt den entscheidenden Vorsprung. Erfahren Sie mehr unter cognizant.ai oder @cognizant.

Zusätzliche Informationen zur Beschäftigung
Die Vergütungsinformationen sind zum Zeitpunkt der Veröffentlichung dieser Stellenausschreibung korrekt. Cognizant behält sich das Recht vor, diese Informationen jederzeit unter Beachtung der geltenden gesetzlichen Bestimmungen zu ändern.

Bewerberinnen und Bewerber können verpflichtet sein, an Vorstellungsgesprächen persönlich oder per Videokonferenz teilzunehmen. Darüber hinaus kann es erforderlich sein, bei jedem Gespräch einen gültigen staatlichen Lichtbildausweis vorzulegen.

Cognizant ist ein Arbeitgeber mit Chancengleichheit. Ihre Bewerbung und Kandidatur werden nicht aufgrund von Rasse, Hautfarbe, Geschlecht, Religion, Glaubensbekenntnis, sexueller Orientierung, Geschlechtsidentität, nationaler Herkunft, Behinderung, genetischen Informationen, Schwangerschaft, Veteranenstatus oder sonstiger durch bundes‑, landes‑ oder kommunalrechtliche Vorschriften geschützter Merkmale berücksichtigt oder abgelehnt.