Salesforce Architect (Public Trust)

ICF International, Inc•Reston, VA

59d•$118,730 - $244,227•Remote

About The Position

We are a top provider of digital transformation services for federal agencies, specializing in low-code platforms, mobile apps, RPA, and data analytics. As partners with Salesforce, ServiceNow, Microsoft, Appian, and UiPath, we deliver full lifecycle IT services, from architecture to operations. We're seeking a Salesforce Architect to join our Salesforce Center of Excellence as a senior technical lead and trusted advisor. This client-facing SME role will support large-scale federal implementations and help maximize clients' Salesforce investments.

Requirements

8+ years of progressive software development and system design experience.
5+ years of experience as the lead Architect on large-scale Salesforce implementations, including Experience Cloud.
3+ years of hands-on experience creating/deploying Flows, Lightning components, VisualForce, Salesforce configurations, Apex classes, APEX Web services, APIs, sharing models, Reports and Dashboards, and AppExchange utilities.
3+ years of hands-on Release Management experience.
2+ years of experience with OmniStudio and Salesforce Public Sector Solutions.
1+ years of experience supporting US Federal and/or State customers.
Candidate must be able to obtain and keep a Public Trust clearance
U.S. Citizenship or a Green Card is required due to federal contract requirements
Candidate must reside in the U.S., be authorized to work in the U.S., and all work must be performed in the U.S.
Candidate must have lived in the U.S. for three (3) full years out of the last five (5) years.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's degree in a computer related discipline will be preferred
Grants Management experience is preferred
Salesforce Architect-level certifications (e.g., Application Architect, System Architect, Technical Architect) highly preferred.
Proven ability to serve as a Salesforce Subject Matter Expert (SME), helping clients maximize the value of their Salesforce investment
Experience on Federal Salesforce projects preferred.
Experience with Salesforce Shield products.
Experience with Agentic AI and Salesforce AI (Einstein, Agentforce)
Experience with Salesforce Data Cloud preferred.
Understanding of key SFDC architectural concepts and how they influence design.
Data Migration, SSO, email relay, and web services experience involving the Salesforce platform.
Integrating Salesforce.com with 3rd party solutions like DocuSign, eSignLive, Own Backup & Recovery, telephony systems, etc.
Experience with MuleSoft and APIs for systems integration with Salesforce.
Prior experience establishing a Salesforce Center of Excellence (CoE), with a focus on governance, multi-org strategy, and platform service enablement
Expertise in Release and Change Management, including DevOps and CI/CD practices
Strong background providing program oversight and technical architecture for Salesforce applications
Demonstrated leadership across the full software development lifecycle
Excellent analytical, communication, decision-making, and problem-solving skills

Responsibilities

Lead solution architecture and pre-sales consultation
Oversee design, development, and code reviews
Drive integration strategy and CI/CD pipeline management
Apply DevOps best practices and support platform optimization
Ensure scalability, performance, and compliance
Design Salesforce solutions across Sales Cloud, Service Cloud, Experience Cloud, Marketing Cloud, Data Cloud, and industry solutions (e.g., Public Sector, Health Cloud, Financial Services).
Lead the Architectural Review Board with responsibility for critical analysis of technical architecture designs, code & configuration, sharing models, integrations, and overall solution strategy, including Org strategy, org migration, and alignment with Salesforce best practices.
Execute Change and Release Management for the Salesforce applications using DevOps and CI/CD processes.
Work with Client's enterprise architecture team to define technical development guidelines and security guidelines for Salesforce based applications.
Perform code reviews and ensure team deliverables are vetted against best practices.
Assist the Salesforce Practice in a pre-sales capacity by meeting with prospective clients, conducting discovery, mapping functional requirements to Salesforce platform capabilities, identifying gaps requiring third party systems or utilities, and preparing & presenting solution recommendations.
Provide guidance on master data management associated with Salesforce, including data capture, indexing, warehousing, storing, cleansing and security.
Manage source code and associated repositories for Salesforce applications.
Recommend and implement Salesforce.com integration strategies with different business systems, including working use of leading integration tools.
Provide strong technical leadership and mentoring to developers, administrators, and consultants.
Recommend and prototype new Salesforce features (e.g., Einstein AI, Agentforce, TableauNext, Mulesoft Accelerators) and stay current on Salesforce roadmap and AppExchange solutions
Prepare and deliver presentations, roadmaps, architecture diagrams, technical challenges/demonstrations at client technical meetings, technical challenges for proposals and industry events.