Salesforce CPQ Solution Architect
- Defines the overall architecture for enterprise platforms and integrations. Establishes standards for integration frameworks, scalability, and security.
- Ensures alignment with enterprise technology strategy.
- Building solutions that handle high quote volumes without slowing down the system or hitting platform limits.
- Knowing when to use standard Salesforce tools instead of custom code to keep maintenance easy.
- Understanding tier pricing, subscriptions, usage-based billing, and multi-year contract renewals.
- Knowing how products are packaged together (e.g., selling hardware + software subscription + installation services).
- Solid grasp of Sales Cloud, Data Modeling, Flows, and Security/Permissions.
- Understanding how CPQ connects to external systems like Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), billing platforms, or payment gateways.