Salesforce CPQ Solution Architect

Description:

Role: Salesforce CPQ Solution Architect

Location: Santa Clara, CA 95051

Need Locals Only

Required schedule for this position is Monday-Friday (8:00 am to 6:00 pm PT ). The shift timings can be changed as per client requirements. Additionally, resources may have to do overtime and work on weekend’s basis business requirement.

Position's Overview

Client currently seeks an “” to join our team in “Santa Clare, California”.

Client's business problem to solve? Client is seeking an experienced Salesforce CPQ Solution Architect to lead solution design, architecture, and delivery for a large-scale enterprise Salesforce implementation. The ideal candidate combines deep Salesforce CPQ expertise with strong integration experience, executive communication skills, and the ability to translate complex business requirements into scalable, governed technical solutions.

Position's General Duties and Tasks

In these roles you will be responsible for:

Architecture & Solution Design

• Own end-to-end CPQ solution architecture: quote lifecycle, pricing rules, BOM generation, approval routing, and quote-to-order handoff
• Lead design decisions for complex pricing scenarios including special pricing guardrails, milestone-based rebate repricing, and configurator-driven BOM integration
• Produce solution design documents, data flow diagrams, integration specifications, and CPQ configuration guides

Salesforce Platform & Integration

• Design role-based security: field-level masking, Experience Cloud sharing rules, permission set strategy, and OEM/partner data isolation
• Provide technical governance on Apex, Flow, SOQL optimization, and governor limit strategy across CPQ and portal workstreams
• Guide CPQ-to-Order integration ensuring clean, traceable handoff to downstream financial systems

Delivery & Stakeholder Engagement

• Serve as primary technical point of contact between the delivery team and client stakeholders during design and build phases
• Facilitate solution design workshops to clarify scope, resolve ambiguous requirements, and produce documented architecture decisions
• Ensure 85%+ unit test coverage, validate CPQ configuration integrity across environments, and own technical risk identification

Requirements for this role include:

What are the required skills for this role? (3-5 at the most).

Salesforce CPQ (Steelbrick / SBQQ)

• 8+ years Salesforce; 5+ years hands-on CPQ in SA or lead developer role

• Deep expertise: price rules, product rules, discount schedules, block pricing

• Quote line architecture design for high-volume, multi-product environments

• Advanced approval processes, subscription products, and amendment/renewal flows

• CPQ integration with ERP, rebate platforms, and external configurators via REST / MuleSoft

• CPQ security model: SBQQ permissions, FLS, Experience Cloud access, price masking by role

Salesforce Platform

• Salesforce Certified CPQ Specialist (required)
• Platform App Builder or Sales Cloud certification (preferred)
• Apex: trigger frameworks, batch/queueable jobs, governor limit management
• Flow Builder: automation design and legacy Process Builder migration
• Experience Cloud: partner/OEM self-service quoting and sharing model
• SOQL optimization for large-volume CPQ datasets

Integration & Architecture

• MuleSoft or comparable middleware for CPQ-to-ERP and configurator integration
• REST/SOAP API design: contracts, payload structures, async/sync patterns
• SAP SD or Vistex/rebate management integration with Salesforce CPQ
• Error handling, retry logic, and integration monitoring patterns