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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Missionforce - Senior Salesforce Technical Architect (Cleared) - **Company:** Salesforce Inc. - **Location:** Herndon, VA, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $148,500.0 - $260,100.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Cyber Security, Salesforce.Com, Software Engineering, SC Clearance, Information Technology - **Published:** July 19, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.jobmonkeyjobs.com/career/27840922/Missionforce-Senior-Salesforce-Technical-Architect-Cleared-Virginia-Herndon-7447 ## About the Role Must be a U.S. citizen (U.S. born or naturalized) living on U.S. soil who does not hold dual citizenship with the ability to meet customer and government screening standards applicable to this role., * You bring 8+ years of enterprise architecture or consulting experience, including 4+ years leading Salesforce Core projects. * You have strong application design skills paired with data, integration, and security architecture expertise. * You communicate clearly in writing and verbally, and can present and defend a point of view to a variety of audiences. * You can travel 25-50% of the time to customer sites * Holds an active Secret clearance or higher Preferred Requirements: * Bachelor's degree (or its foreign degree equivalent) in Computer Science, Engineering (any field), or a related quantitative discipline; equivalent demonstrable work experience will be considered in lieu of a degree. * You have a background in defense/aerospace, classified environments at Impact Level 5/6 (IL5/IL6), or federal civilian agencies. * You hold a Salesforce Certified Technical Architect (CTA) certification or multiple Salesforce Architecture certifications. * You bring a strong enterprise architecture background and can convey best practices to stakeholders at all levels of a large organization. #LI-Y This candidate must be a U.S. citizen (U.S. born or naturalized) who does not hold dual citizenship and agrees to complete a U.S. federal government Minimum Background Investigation (MBI) for a Moderate Public Trust position. ## Description As a Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) on our Public Sector team, you embed with U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), Intelligence Community (IC), and Aerospace clients - designing and deploying bespoke AI solutions that drive mission-critical outcomes. This is a U.S.-based role supporting these public sector clients. Additionally, you help engineer secure, reliable systems that mission teams depend on every day, bringing a builder's mindset, an AI-first approach, and the technical depth to take complex challenges from concept to production. 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