Job description
The Pepperstone story started in 2010. We know what it’s like to trade the world’s markets. Our team describes us as a place for the curious and the driven, and we like to do things a little differently; as a transformative global fintech we’re digital, nimble, connected, and united in our vision to create a better way to trade.
We thrive on progress – for our clients and for ourselves. Our organisational culture is ever-evolving, vibrant, diverse, global and results focused. You’ll find our 550+ team currently across 11 locations and 9 time zones.
The Role
Our technology team thrives on inclusivity and collaboration, believing that diverse perspectives lead to great solutions. We foster a culture that champions individual growth, professional development, and work-life harmony. We’re invested in your success and dedicated to supporting you every step of the way. We encourage our team to bring challenge thinking and fresh ideas to the table and our Agile approach empowers us to focus on outcomes. When we hire someone it’s because they bring the skills, attitude and experience we’re looking for….so we let you do what you’re best at! Join us and be part of a community that’s passionate about harnessing technology’s potential to drive market leading solutions for our clients. Elevate your career in an environment where your ideas matter, your growth is nurtured, and your potential is limitless.
The Salesforce Architect exists to ensure the strategic and technical alignment of the Salesforce platform with the company’s business objectives. Drive the design and implementation of scalable, secure, and efficient Salesforce solutions. Provide expert guidance and technical leadership to development teams, fostering best practices and innovation within the Salesforce ecosystem and Bring together both application and technical architecture into one remit and drive uplift across both areas.
As our Salesforce Architect, your key responsibilities include, but may not be limited to:
- Provide functional architecture strategy for multiple Salesforce clouds and offerings (incl Sales Cloud, Service Cloud, Data Cloud, Marketing Cloud)
- Define, roll-out and communicate architectural standards, patterns and guidelines within the Salesforce technical teams as well as tangentially related teams
- Work with the wider architecture team to design, define and improve integrations of Salesforce suite to other systems used in the business
- Offer functional design guidance, best practice ideals and platform capability insight for various work streams.
- Establish and enforce comprehensive configuration standards for the Salesforce platform, guaranteeing consistency, optimal performance, and adherence to best practices across all applications and customisations.
- Evaluate and recommend new Salesforce product features, providing strategic recommendations for adoption to enhance platform capabilities and drive business value.
- Keep up-to-date with Salesforce releases, features, technologies, best practices and feed insight back into the business and team
- Develop guidelines for custom application development on Salesforce.
- Conduct thorough reviews of integration designs, ensuring seamless data flow, adherence to architectural principles, and the implementation of robust integration strategies across all relevant projects.
- Provide technical leadership (along with the Salesforce Technical Lead) to the team of remote/offshore developers working on Salesforce
- Constantly evaluate our deployment and release process to ensure best results for the business and its customers
- Ensure the platform and suite are not only suitable for today and the near future, but also are suitable for the coming years as the business expands and grows in complexity
About You
- Bachelors or Masters in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field
- Salesforce Certified Architect certifications (e.g., Certified Technical Architect, Certified Application Architect, Certified System Architect).
- Minimum 5+ years of Salesforce development and architecture experience.
- Proven experience designing and implementing complex Salesforce solutions.
- Extensive experience with Salesforce integration patterns and technologies (REST, SOAP APIs etc).
- Experience with enterprise level integration tools.
- Expert knowledge of Salesforce platform capabilities (Sales Cloud, Service Cloud, Data Cloud, Marketing Cloud).
- Proficiency in Apex, Lightning Web Components, and other Salesforce development technologies.
- Strong understanding of data modelling, database design, and security best practices.
- Excellent understanding of integration patterns and best practices.
- Strong understanding of CI/CD pipelines.
- Exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Strong leadership and mentoring abilities.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
- Proactive and results-oriented mindset.
- Strong attention to detail.
- Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities effectively
Why you will enjoy working with us
- Competitive salary structure including company bonus scheme
- Genuinely collaborative and friendly culture
- Flexible and hybrid working
- Remote working option - work from anywhere for up to 6 weeks per year, in addition to hybrid working as standard
- Ongoing personal development & learning opportunities
- 15 weeks paid primary carers parental leave & 4 weeks paid secondary carers leave
- 3 paid volunteering days per year & Workplace Giving Program
- Frequent events and celebrations including a standard weekly social
- Beautifully renovated large office at Collins Square - 727 Collins Street, Melbourne
- Best in class end of trip facilities including bicycle parking, change rooms & showers
- A full stocked kitchen, onsite coffee machines with locally sourced coffee beans (this is Melbourne after all) and curated specialty teas
About Pepperstone
We’re a regulated online Forex and CFD trading platform. With the scale of a global fintech and the agility of a start-up, we arm our clients with everything they need to take on the global markets with confidence. You will be part of a wider passionate and friendly team, and whilst things may not always go to plan, we learn quickly and move forward with impact. To learn even more visit Pepperstonecareers and www.linkedin.com/company/pepperstone/
We understand it’s important to do due diligence on a prospective employer, see what our team are saying on Glassdoor. We respect our team members’ experiences and will never pay to remove a negative review.
Pepperstone is an equal opportunity employer. We are passionate about building a diverse workplace and strongly encourage applications from any background.
“We are a 2025 Circle Back Initiative Employer – we respond to every applicant”.
We will be reviewing applications as they come through, so if this is an opportunity that excites you, don’t wait. Express your interest by clicking the apply button below as soon as possible.
Note to external agencies: While we appreciate the efforts of external recruitment agencies, we prefer to engage directly with applicants for this opportunity.
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