Enterprise Architect

About the role...

Are you a Tech Guru?

Fancy playing a key role in fuelling our ambition to become the number one mid-market ‘tech and data led’ accountancy firm, redefining the technology standards for our industry?

Interested in pushing your career to the next level at one of the Sunday Times Top 100 Best Companies to Work For?

Cooper Parry’s growth is booming, so we have a brand-spanking-new opening for a technically strong, hands-on Enterprise Architect to take our core Salesforce platform to new heights, leveraging the latest innovations from Salesforce and the partner network, and play a pivotal role in aligning our wider tech infrastructure with our growth ambitions.

There will be lots to get stuck into as you explore and analyse our data, identifying trends and creating models to boost business performance even further.

A day in the life of our Enterprise Architect…

• Full technical ownership of the CP Core Platform built around Salesforce, including Sales Cloud, Marketing Cloud Growth, Certinia (Financial Force), Tableau, Mulesoft and AgentForce
• Managing day-to-day maintenance and updates across the Salesforce platform including custom objects, fields, workflows and validation rules
• Leading the design, development and delivery of our Integration Strategy, working with line-of-business system vendors to exploit API capabilities to drive automation and data quality improvements
• Working with the business to identify process improvement / automation opportunities and building these into our delivery roadmap (continuous improvement)
• Developing and maintaining architectural standards and best practices for Salesforce development
• Providing technical leadership and mentorship to the Development and Automation teams
• Contributing to long-term plans for our systems and platforms, and ensuring scalability in line with the businesses growth trajectory

None of this will be possible without you being on the ball, staying up to date on the latest data science techniques and tools to continuously improve our analytical capabilities.

About you...

As you’ll have close ties with our clients and other teams within CP, we are looking for someone who is confident, with top notch communication and presentation skills. As well as…

• Extensive experience in Salesforce architecture and development (Apex, Lightening Web Components and Salesforce APIs, etc)
• Experience developing API based integrations using middleware tools, ideally Mulesoft
• Experience integrating AI capabilities either through third party solution providers or using AgentForce / Mulesoft
• Experience implementing and maintaining Salesforce Data Cloud
• Strong understanding of the testing and deployment lifecycle (unit testing, CI/CD, version control)
• Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to think strategically
• Proven leadership and team management experience
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills

We are looking for someone based in and around the East Midlands, able to commute to our East Midlands hub in Castle Donington at least a couple days a week.

About us...

We’ve been dubbed ‘the rebels of accountancy’. We’re straight-talking. Never afraid to share our opinions. We put people and relationships before products and services, and deliver a streamlined, client-focused service – free from unnecessary red tape.

Check out our recent achievements:

• Best Companies’ No.1 Accountancy Firm & No.30 Best Large Company to Work For in the UK
• Became B Corp Certified in 2023 and we’re still the UK’s largest accountancy B Corp, measuring and improving our impact beyond business for a brighter tomorrow
• Achieved 5 awards at the Inspiring Workplace Awards in 2025: winner in the Large Business category and best in class for inspiring People & Culture, Wellbeing, Inclusion and Employee Experience

What's in it for you?

Our people are the beating heart of our culture. We know that if you love working here, and you’re given the trust and autonomy to work in a way that best suits you, you’ll produce amazing results.

That’s why we offer things like:

• A flexible approach to work - balancing working from home, in office or with clients
• A generous holiday entitlement
• An enhanced parental leave policy
• An enhanced pension scheme
• No dress code – just “wear something!”
• A multi-award-winning wellbeing offering to support your physical, mental, spiritual, and financial health
• Volunteering opportunities to work closer with local communities and charities
• Cooper Parry social/sports clubs

Feeling supported and welcomed is such a big part of bringing your whole self to work. As an equal opportunities employer, we’ll work with you to ensure you have everything you need to develop your skills and achieve your best.

Get in touch if you have any questions about our commitment to Diversity & Inclusion or about accessibility/accommodations during your application process.

For the attention of agencies - unsolicited CVs will not be honoured. We will only accept CV submissions for roles briefed to you by our Talent Acquisition team.

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