Lead Salesforce Architect (CTA Track, Company-Sponsored)

Phia LLC• Fairfax, VA, US, VA

7d•Remote

About The Position

phia is seeking a Lead Salesforce Architect to serve as the design authority and technical anchor for a dedicated 6–7 person team delivering Salesforce DevSecOps support services to a Federal agency customer. This role involves owning end-to-end Salesforce technical architecture, including release management, security posture, integration, identity, and platform scaling, and ensuring the AutoRABIT suite is operationalized to meet Federal compliance and mission requirements. It is an embedded design-authority role focused on setting standards, brokering tradeoffs, and mentoring a team. Additionally, phia will fund and support the candidate's Salesforce Certified Technical Architect (CTA) Review Board attempt, providing exam funding, prep, and mentorship.

Requirements

Active Salesforce Application Architect and Salesforce System Architect credentials.
8+ years of Salesforce platform experience, including 3+ years in an architect-level role on enterprise-scale (multi-org, 500+ users) implementations.
Deep experience with Salesforce DX (SFDX), Metadata API, source-driven development, Git workflows, and modern CI/CD using AutoRABIT, Copado, Gearset, or Flosum.
Hands-on platform security in a regulated environment (FedRAMP, FISMA, HIPAA, SOC 2, or PCI).
U.S. Citizenship required; ability to obtain/maintain Public Trust/Suitability.
Bachelor's in a related field, or equivalent experience.

Nice To Haves

NIST 800-53 control mapping.
Prior support to a Federal Civilian agency, DoD, or IC.
Hands-on AutoRABIT suite (ARM, CodeScan, Guard).
Salesforce Government Cloud Plus (GovCloud Plus).
Apex, LWC, Aura, Visual force.
Mule Soft, Boomi, or other enterprise integration platforms.
Prior CTA Review Board attempt or active CTA prep.
Salesforce community contributions (Trailblazer Community, Dreamforce, TrailblazerDX).
Active Public Trust, Secret, or higher clearance.

Responsibilities

Lead Salesforce Architecture: Own the architectural roadmap — org strategy, sandbox architecture, integration patterns, identity (SSO/OAuth), data architecture, and platform scalability.
Drive AutoRABIT Operationalization: Define the reference architecture for ARM CI/CD pipelines, CodeScan SAST integration, and Guard security posture management; establish quality gates, branching strategies, and release governance.
Govern FedRAMP/FISMA Compliance: Translate NIST 800-53 controls, VA Handbook requirements, and FedRAMP Moderate baselines into auditable Salesforce configurations and DevSecOps practices.
Lead Technical Reviews: Run architecture review boards, design reviews, and code/configuration reviews; serve as escalation point for complex platform issues.
Mentor the Team: Uplift 5–6 senior Salesforce engineers through formal mentorship, design walk throughs, and architectural knowledge transfer.
Stakeholder Engagement: Represent phia and the technical solution to client leadership, AutoRABIT product engineering, and partners; translate technical concepts into mission outcomes.