Fractional Salesforce Architect · 15–20 Hours / Month

Fractional Salesforce Architect & Integration Support

Ongoing senior Salesforce and integration support for teams that need architecture guidance, automation, troubleshooting, API work, technical oversight, and hands-on implementation without hiring a full-time architect.

Direct Answer: What is this service? Oaklogix provides fractional Salesforce architect and integration retainer services for growing companies that need senior architectural oversight without hiring a full-time £100k+ in-house architect. The retainer includes 15–20 dedicated hours per month for solution architecture, Apex and Flow code reviews, API integration monitoring, technical debt triage, and direct Slack support, delivered directly by a Salesforce Certified Developer with 10+ years of engineering experience.
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Allocation

15–20 Hours / Mo

Pricing

€1,450 / month

Delivery Channel

Direct Slack + GitHub PRs

The Problem

Why hiring a full-time architect or bloated agency backfires

PROBLEM 01

Full-Time Overhead for Part-Time Need

A senior Salesforce architect commands £120k–£150k+ plus recruitment fees, payroll taxes, and equity. Most scaling companies only need 15–20 hours of high-leverage architectural guidance each month, not a full-time salary.

PROBLEM 02

Sprawling Flows & Declarative Debt

Without an architect validating every change, well-meaning admins build overlapping record-triggered Flows, recursive triggers, and unindexed lookups that eventually trigger governor limit crashes in production.

PROBLEM 03

Integration Fragility & Silent Failures

When external APIs (ERP, Stripe, NetSuite, custom backends) drift or fail, junior developers write fragile patches instead of idempotent retries and dead-letter queues. You need someone who owns the technical contract.

The Oaklogix Solution

What is included in your monthly capacity

Clear boundaries, direct senior execution, and zero agency account managers standing in between.

Included Every Month

  • ✔Architecture Reviews (ADRs): Review proposed data models, object relationships, and major system design decisions before implementation.
  • ✔Apex & Flow Diligence: Review PRs, refactor runaway trigger handlers, and enforce single-responsibility automation patterns.
  • ✔Integration Oversight: Monitor API callouts, inspect webhook payloads, triage HTTP 429/500 errors, and maintain idempotency.
  • ✔Direct Slack/Teams Access: Private shared channel with guaranteed same-day response times from Waleed Rafique.
  • ✔Sprint Guidance & Backlog Grooming: Help your internal developers or contractors prioritize tasks and avoid architectural debt.

Explicitly Excluded

  • ✕40-hour embedded development firefighting (this is strategic & targeted senior engineering, not full-time staffing).
  • ✕Tier-1 end-user support (password resets, report tweaks, basic user permission assignments).
  • ✕24/7 unannounced emergency callouts (emergencies follow our structured daytime SLA).
Workflow

How the retainer operates week to week

Week 1

Alignment & Sandbox Setup

We establish sandbox permissions, join your communication channel, review your existing backlog, and identify quick-win architectural improvements.

Ongoing

Async Reviews & PR Approvals

Your developers tag Waleed on GitHub PRs and Jira tickets. Code is scrutinized for governor limits, query indexation, and architectural consistency before merge.

Monthly

Health & Roadmap Sync

A monthly 45-minute architectural review reviewing org metrics, upcoming releases, third-party API changes, and upcoming technical milestones.

Questions & Answers

Frequently asked questions

Who will be our architect?

Waleed Rafique, Founder of Oaklogix. You work directly with a senior developer and architect with over 10 years of software engineering and integration experience across Salesforce, MuleSoft, Apex, Java, and modern APIs. No junior associates or subcontracted staff.

What if we need extra hours during a major deployment?

Burst hours beyond your monthly 20 hours can be pre-approved in writing at a discounted rate of €95 / $110 per hour. You are never billed without prior explicit authorization.

Is there a long-term contract lock-in?

No. The retainer operates on a straightforward rolling 30-day agreement. You can scale up, pause, or cancel with 14 days' notice prior to your next monthly billing cycle.

What access permissions do you need?

Sandbox developer/system administrator access and read/review access to your GitHub/GitLab repositories. We strictly work within sandboxes and never touch production environments directly without documented sign-off.

Reserve Retainer

Reserve Monthly Architectural Capacity

Capacity is capped to exactly 3 concurrent retainer clients to maintain fast SLAs and deep code engagement. Tell me about your Salesforce and integration stack below.

€1,450 / month

15–20 hours dedicated capacity · Rolling 30-day agreement · Direct senior engineer access.