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# Salesforce Technical Architect

- **Company:** Astute Solutions LLC
- **Location:** United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Applications Architecture, Cloud Computing, Continuous Integration, Customer Data Management, Data Architecture, Data Migration, DevOps, Middleware, Systems Development Life Cycle, Release Management, Copado, Salesforce.Com, Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP), Systems Architecture, Systems Integration, Apex Code, DevOps Tools - Open-source, Salesforce Lightning, SOAPAPI, Git, Information Technology, Salesforce Object Query Language (SOQL), Software Version Control, Mulesoft
- **Published:** June 1, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/b0e334b6-086e-4810-a60b-26e2b106a2b7

## About the Role

* Bachelor''''s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field (equivalent experience may substitute)
 * 8+ years of IT solution/technical architecture experience, with 5+ years architecting solutions on the Salesforce platform
 * Deep expertise in Salesforce data modeling, security/sharing architecture, and the platform''''s governor limits and scalability constraints
 * Strong hands-on background in Apex, Lightning Web Components, SOQL, and Salesforce Flow
 * Proven experience designing and delivering complex Salesforce integrations (REST/SOAP, MuleSoft, or comparable middleware)
 * Experience leading data migration and conversion on large, complex implementations
 * Demonstrated experience as the lead technical architect on at least one large, complex IT project (multi-year, enterprise scale), * Prior Salesforce delivery experience with a California state agency or other U.S. public sector / government organization
 * Experience with Salesforce Public Sector Solutions and Government Cloud
 * Familiarity with the CDT Project Approval Lifecycle (PAL) / Project Delivery Lifecycle (PDL) and the California Project Management Framework (CA-PMF)
 * MuleSoft and/or DevOps tooling (Copado, Gearset, Git-based CI/CD) experience
 * Salesforce certifications strongly preferred, such as:
 + Salesforce Certified Technical Architect (CTA)
 + Salesforce Certified Application Architect
 + Salesforce Certified System Architect
 + Salesforce Certified Integration Architect
 + Salesforce Certified Data Architect
 + Salesforce Certified Platform Developer I & II

## Description

We are seeking a Salesforce Technical Architect to lead the design and delivery of enterprise Salesforce solutions for a California state agency. The architect will own the end-to-end technical vision - data model, integrations, security, and platform governance - and serve as the senior technical authority guiding development teams, system integrators, and state stakeholders through the full project and approval lifecycle. Experience delivering Salesforce in a public sector environment and familiarity with California Department of Technology (CDT) project frameworks is strongly preferred., * Define and own the overall Salesforce solution architecture, including data model, object design, sharing/security model, and platform scalability strategy

 * Translate business and regulatory requirements into scalable, maintainable technical designs aligned to Salesforce best practices and state standards
 * Architect and oversee integrations between Salesforce and external/legacy state systems using REST/SOAP APIs, MuleSoft, or middleware
 * Establish development standards, governance, and DevOps/release management practices (CI/CD, sandbox strategy, version control)
 * Lead technical design reviews; provide hands-on guidance on Apex, Lightning Web Components (LWC), Flows, and declarative configuration
 * Define data migration, conversion, and data quality strategies for legacy-to-Salesforce transitions
 * Document conceptual and detailed architecture, security considerations, and technical specifications
 * Collaborate with project managers, business analysts, developers, QA, and control agencies throughout the SDLC
 * Support procurement and solution-evaluation activities, including reviewing SOWs, technical requirements, and vendor proposals
 * Provide technical leadership during testing, UAT, deployment, and post-go-live stabilization; mentor and transfer knowledge to state staff


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