Salesforce Architect

About the role

CompQsoft is seeking a Salesforce Architect to join a team of qualified, diverse individuals. This position is located in Herndon, VA and is part of the Department of State (DOS) Consular Systems Modernization (CSM) Program for the Bureau of Diplomatic Technology (DT). The initiative aims to modernize and consolidate the operational environment under a common technology framework to better support services provided to DT's customers.

Responsibilities

• Design and provide solution recommendations and roadmaps for service modernizations using Salesforce Platform, both out-of-box capabilities and customized solutions.
• Work closely with Delivery Managers, Solution Architects, and directly with customers to architect Salesforce solutions to meet business requirements.
• Develop architecture models and blueprints depicting Salesforce solutions, along with service integrations, for service modernizations.
• Document, maintain, and govern Salesforce solutions, both out-of-box capabilities and customized, to meet business requirements for service modernizations across their respective lifecycles.
• Architect Salesforce solutions that integrate with external systems via secure REST APIs and microservices operating in cloud and on-premises environments.
• Provide strong communication with teams, customers, and project stakeholders, and leadership throughout the project lifecycle.
• Coordinate architecture reviews for new features and integrations, ensuring solutions are scalable, maintainable, compliant with ATO and accessibility requirements, and aligned with DoS enterprise standards and security policies.
• Contribute to a program vision while advising and articulating program/project strategies on enabling technologies including the Salesforce Platform.
• Ensure the system accurately meets defined business expectations, proper testing is implemented, and performance and security requirements are closely monitored by working with development teams.
• Ensure systems meet business, security, performance, and ATO compliance requirements by working with development, DevSecOps, and security teams throughout the lifecycle.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree and 12 years of experience.
• 5+ years of hands-on implementation experience designing sound and scalable technical solutions on the Salesforce platform that meet end-to-end integration requirements.
• 3+ years of experience in an architect role on large scale Salesforce implementations.
• Demonstrated knowledge, skills, and capabilities to design and build high-performance technical solutions on the Salesforce platform.
• Experience ensuring architecture meets ATO security requirements, Section 508 accessibility, and federal compliance standards.
• Ability to architect solutions to address security complexities, mechanisms, and data integration capabilities on the Salesforce platform.
• Experience presenting and effectively communicating technical solutions to clients,