Sr. Salesforce Architect (Remote)

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Take the next step in your journey at Inspira Financial. You will help businesses and individuals thrive today, tomorrow, and into retirement. Become part of a company that is people centric and client obsessed in every interaction; a community of forward-thinking individuals focused on driving results to deliver our mission with an unwavering commitment to integrity. Join us as we strengthen and simplify the health and wealth journey -- relentlessly pursuing better outcomes for all. We believe in finding the best talent! While some roles are based at one of our office locations, remote roles can sit in any of the following states: AL, AZ, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, MI, MN, MO, NC, NE, PA, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA and WV. Remote status and role locations are subject to change. Relocation is not provided.
Employees within a 90-minute radius of our Oak Brook, IL headquarters are required to adhere to the company in-office work guidelines of 4 days per month minimum from 10 am to 2 pm (1 of the 4 days must be a Monday or Friday).
This requirement does not apply to support specialist positions.
Don't meet every single requirement? Here at Inspira Financial, we believe there is no "perfect" candidate and want to encourage applying even if all the requirements listed aren't met. Our goal is to build an authentic workplace by valuing diversity in our candidates. We work to ensure that our team reflects the diversity of the businesses and clients we serve. We are always looking to expand our growing team with dynamic and enthusiastic individuals. If you enjoy a collaborative, fun environment that champions career development, Inspira Financial is the place for you! We look forward to receiving your application! Check out this Inspira Financial video to learn more about our company!
Inspira Financial provides health, wealth, retirement, and benefits solutions that strengthen and simplify the health and wealth journey. With more than 7 million clients, representing over $62 billion in assets, Inspira works with thousands of employers, plan sponsors, recordkeepers, TPAs, and other institutional partners -- helping the people they care about plan, save, and invest for a brighter future. Inspira relentlessly pursues better outcomes for all with our automatic rollover services, health savings accounts, emergency savings funds, custody services, and more. Learn more at inspirafinancial.com .
We have been recognized for our remarkable growth on lists such as Crain's Fast 50 and Inc. 5000, and for our outstanding workplace culture and benefits with Built In's 2025 Best Places to Work and Gallagher's 2022 Best-In-Class Employer awards.
Job Summary & Responsibilities
The Sr. Salesforce Architect will report to the Director, Software Engineering in the Technology Department. This role is responsible for overseeing the design and architecture of the solutions deployed to our Salesforce platform. The incumbent will need a deep understanding of the Salesforce platform and toolsets. This includes the Sales, Financial Services, Service, Experience and Marketing Clouds. This role will partner with developers and business analysts to drive business goals and efficiencies. This role will provide cohesive, streamlined and quality solutions by taking an advisory and partnering role. With a focus on development and integration, this role utilizes best practices and technologies to configure solutions to meet business challenges and integrate across systems to help drive our digital transformation. This role will interface, build, and maintain relationships with internal/external clients. This role will also mentor team members.
Duties & Responsibilities:
• Architect, design, and integrate Salesforce solutions as a subject matter expert (SME) and advisor Collaborate and partner with stakeholders to elicit business and functional requirements
• Design secure, scalable, and sustainable solutions alongside our technical leaders, providing detailed design documentation, proofs-of-concept, and prototypes
• Map out and maintain Salesforce application architecture, data architecture, and journey maps of our application experience
• Refine the Salesforce product backlog in liaison with project stakeholders Lead Salesforce projects using Agile principles
• Maintain strong understanding of Salesforce Declarative Programming and Administration (develop code, custom objects, Visual Force pages, Apex, reports, workflows, and assignment rules)
• Design and develop solutions primarily on the Salesforce platform using Apex, Visual Force, Lightning, Java, Salesforce API framework, and 3rd party APIs
• Create Test Classes and perform unit testing and defect fixes
• Contribute to areas such as web security, REST/SOAP APIs and system monitoring concepts
• Participate in Disaster Recovery planning and testing
• Provide weekly status updates to management
• Manage a program or specialty area of the business.
• Communicate clear priorities and relevant information to implement day-to-day work
• Resolve the most difficult problems facing the team, program, or specialty area
• Uniformly identify high performers who consistently produce quality work
• Identify the right situations for coaching, feedback, and training
• Remove barriers for the team. Ensure team members have all the tools, resources, and context to execute
• Has a good understanding of their team's strengths and opportunities, capitalizing on their strengths and coaching opportunities
• Other duties as assigned
Preferred Qualifications
Education & Experience:
• 15+ years of experience
• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field
• Multiple and ongoing Salesforce certifications demonstrating current knowledge as an Architect and Developer
Skills & Abilities:
• At least 5 years of experience in Salesforce specific Development and Architecture across multiple clouds
o At least three years of experience in Agile principals and frameworks
o Prior work experience in a financial services industry preferred
• The ideal candidate will have a proven track record of demonstrating:
o Deep understanding of object-oriented design and programming concepts
o Experience and strong understanding of DevOPs frameworks and automation
o Experience with at least one object-oriented programming language, such as Java, C#, C++
o Solid understanding of web technologies such as HTTP, JavaScript, React, Angular, AJAX, HTML and CSS
o Solid knowledge of SQL and understanding of relational databases
o Prioritize, multi-task and complete tasks within timelines
o Excellent analysis and problem-solving abilities
o Professional track record of superb interpersonal and communication skills
Other Requirements:
• Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer
Compensation & Benefits
$125,000-$150,000 per year