Salesforce Architect

University of Southern Mississippi

Mount Rainier, United States of America

4 days ago

Role details

Contract type

Permanent contract

Employment type

Full-time (> 32 hours)

Working hours

Regular working hours

Languages

English

Experience level

Senior

Job location

Mount Rainier, United States of America

Tech stack

Artificial Intelligence

Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Azure

Cloud Computing

Code Review

Computer Security

Continuous Integration

Customer Data Management

Data Architecture

ETL

Data Migration

DevOps

Middleware

Identity and Access Management

OAuth

Scrum

Release Management

Cloud Services

Copado

Salesforce

Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML)

Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP)

Single Sign-On

Systems Architecture

Apex Code

Multi-Cloud

SOAPAPI

Visualforce

Information Technology

REST

Jenkins

Mulesoft

Job description

We are seeking a highly experienced Salesforce Architect with a strong background supporting U.S. Federal Government clients. The ideal candidate will lead architecture design, ensure compliance with federal standards, and drive scalable Salesforce solutions across complex environments., * Design and implement end-to-end Salesforce architecture for federal programs

Lead solution design across Salesforce Clouds (Sales Cloud, Service Cloud, Experience Cloud, etc.)
Ensure compliance with federal security standards such as FedRAMP, FISMA, NIST
Define architecture for integration with external systems (REST/SOAP APIs, middleware)
Collaborate with stakeholders, product owners, and development teams
Provide technical leadership and mentorship to Salesforce developers and admins
Establish best practices for CI/CD, DevOps, and release management
Oversee data architecture, governance, and security models
Conduct code reviews and ensure adherence to Salesforce best practices
Support proposal development and technical solutioning for federal RFPs (if needed)

Requirements

10+ years of IT experience with 5+ years in Salesforce architecture
Strong expertise in:

Apex, Lightning Web Components (LWC), Visualforce
Salesforce data modeling and security architecture
Integration patterns and tools (MuleSoft, REST, SOAP)

Hands-on experience with Salesforce Government Cloud (GovCloud)
Experience working with Federal agencies (e.g., DHS, DoD, HHS, VA, etc.)
Deep understanding of FedRAMP / FISMA compliance requirements
Experience with DevOps tools (Copado, Gearset, Jenkins, etc.)
Salesforce certifications such as:

Salesforce Certified Technical Architect (CTA) (preferred)
Application/System Architect certifications (required/preferred), * Experience with Agile/Scrum methodologies