Salesforce Engineering Leader

Job description

Location: Bengaluru, India Function: Salesforce Engineering / Technology Leadership Experience: 15+ years About the Role: Brillio is looking for a Salesforce Engineering Leader to define and drive the engineering vision for its growing Salesforce practice. This is a practice-level technology leadership role combining engineering strategy, enterprise architecture, AI innovation, solutioning, delivery excellence, talent development and client engagement . The role will play a key part in building an AI-native Salesforce engineering practice , leveraging Agentforce, Data Cloud, Autonomous Engineering and Forward Deployed Engineering to deliver secure, scalable and measurable business outcomes for clients. Key Responsibilities: • Define and drive the Salesforce engineering vision, strategy and multi-year roadmap aligned with business and client priorities. • Provide architecture leadership for complex Salesforce, multi-cloud and industry solutions , including integration, data, security and platform architecture. • Drive adoption of Agentforce, Data Cloud and AI-enabled engineering across the Salesforce delivery lifecycle. • Establish engineering standards covering architecture, coding, quality, DevSecOps, release engineering, observability and operational excellence . • Lead technical discovery, solution shaping, estimations, demonstrations and proposal development for strategic opportunities. • Work closely with sales and pre-sales teams on complex pursuits and provide technical leadership where required. • Develop reusable frameworks, accelerators, reference architectures and engineering assets to improve delivery speed, quality and predictability. • Build, mentor and develop architects, principal engineers, engineering managers and future technology leaders . • Engage with C-level and senior technology stakeholders , providing technical direction and influencing transformation roadmaps. • Collaborate with Salesforce and ecosystem partners on technology, innovation and solution development. • Drive technical thought leadership and contribute to the wider Salesforce and AI ecosystem. Required Experience & Skills: • 15+ years of overall technology experience with deep expertise in the Salesforce ecosystem. • 7+ years of experience in customer-facing architecture, solutioning, consulting, pre-sales or revenue-influencing roles. • Strong experience in Salesforce architecture and enterprise application engineering . • Hands-on architectural expertise across Sales Cloud, Service Cloud and enterprise integrations . • Experience with at least one Salesforce industry cloud such as Health Cloud or Financial Services Cloud . • Strong understanding of Agentforce, Data Cloud, AI-enabled engineering and responsible AI . • Experience establishing architecture governance, engineering standards, DevSecOps, quality frameworks and release practices . • Proven experience leading multiple engineering teams, programs or geographies. • Strong people leadership experience, including mentoring architects, principal engineers and engineering managers . • Experience in solution proposals, technical narratives, estimations, demonstrations and strategic pursuits . • Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to engage senior and executive-level clients. • Relevant Salesforce Architect certifications are expected; Application Architect and System Architect certifications are strongly preferred . What Makes This Role Different: • Practice-level technology leadership with influence across engineering strategy, architecture, innovation and talent. • Opportunity to build and institutionalise the next generation of AI-native Salesforce engineering . • Direct involvement in strategic client engagements, pursuits and executive technology discussions. • Opportunity to create reusable AI, Salesforce and engineering accelerators and shape the practice's technical direction. • Build and develop a strong pipeline of next-generation Salesforce technology leaders .