Salesforce Architect

SYSTEMS ARCHITECT
Full time
Remote
MISSION is a group of digital marketing and communications Agencies. Creating real standout, sharing real innovation and delivering real business growth for some of the world's biggest brands.
THE INTERNAL DEVELOPMENT TEAM
You'll be joining a small, ambitious internal development team that designs, builds and maintains the software that powers our business. The team develops and enhances our in-house integration platform and dashboard suite, creating tools that make collaboration smoother, data clearer and processes more efficient across the organisation. Working closely with stakeholders, analysts, QA, suppliers and developers, you'll help deliver high-quality software that makes a real difference to how we work every day.
We're looking for a Systems Architect to provide end-to-end architectural leadership across data, integration, and application domains. Acting as the bridge between technical implementation and strategic goals, this role combines analytical thinking with deep technical expertise to guide the organisation's systems evolution.
Designing logical and physical architectures that align with business processes and data needs.
Ensuring architectural decisions reflect operational realities, data ownership, and financial structures.
Supporting cost modelling, licensing, and capacity planning to align technology spend with business value.
Communicating technical concepts in accessible, business-focused language.
Designing end-to-end data flows from ingestion to analytics, ensuring performance, quality, and traceability.
Strong track record in designing and governing systems within Microsoft Azure (e.g. Data Lake, Azure Functions, integration services).
Solid understanding of software engineering principles, particularly C#/.NET, CQRS, and service orchestration.
Strong knowledge of data modelling, lineage, and analytics pipelines.
Experience with agile delivery and DevOps automation, including regression testing.
Familiarity with ETL frameworks in hybrid data environments.
Understanding of cost optimisation and performance tuning in Azure.
Awareness of data mesh, event-driven architectures, or emerging analytics technologies.
Generous Holiday Allowance - Start with 25 days of annual leave (plus Bank Holidays) and watch it grow to 29 days after just 2 years with us.
Future-Proof Pension - Enjoy peace of mind with our company pension scheme, boosted by enhanced employer contributions after your first year.
Health & Wellbeing Support - Access our Medical Cash Plan with contributions towards dental, optical, physio and more, plus an employee assistance programme.
Drive the Future - Take advantage of our Electric Car Purchase Scheme via salary sacrifice.
Exclusive Discounts - Unlock a huge range of savings on shopping, gyms, travel and more with our Employee Discount Platform.
Travel Perks - Benefit from a UTC Travel membership.
Learn & Grow - Outstanding training and career progression opportunities, with access to LinkedIn Learning and The Mission Group's LMS.
Own a Piece of the Mission - Join our Share Purchase Scheme and invest in our collective success.
Work Hard, Play Hard - Enjoy regular staff socials and team events.
Festive Bonus Time - Company-wide Christmas closure (just 4 days taken from annual leave).
Stay Active - Save money and stay fit with our Cycle to Work Scheme
We believe that diversity of thought, background and experience makes us stronger. We are committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone, regardless of their race, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, disability, religion, neurodiversity, or socioeconomic background, feels valued, respected, and empowered to thrive.
We are proud to be a Disability Confident Committed (Level 1) Employer. As a Disability Confident Committed Employer, we have committed to: ensure our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible, communicate and promote vacancies, and offer an interview to disabled people who meet the minimum criteria.