Software Engineering Architect - Missionforce

Salesforce•Herndon, VA

6d•$218,400 - $365,200

About The Position

Salesforce is hiring a Software Architect to design and build next-generation Government Cloud environments and offerings as a key contributor to Missionforce. The architect leads the architecture and integration of Salesforce products and services into new and existing Missionforce environments, helping deliver the Customer 360 suite to higher education, state and local, federal, military, and other public sector customers. The role works closely with Salesforce product and service teams to incorporate their capabilities into Missionforce architecture, advise teams on Missionforce-specific requirements, and help Missionforce innovations benefit Salesforce more broadly. The architect serves as the primary architect for assigned systems, products, or functional areas and contributes to technical reviews, continuous improvement, onboarding, documentation, training, processes, and tooling.

Requirements

15 or more years of information technology industry experience.
5 or more years of experience in IT architecture, software architecture, or an equivalent field.
Broad experience in software architecture, development, and deployment patterns and methods.
Experience architecting end-to-end, complex, large-scale solutions for public cloud environments.
Demonstrated technical expertise in multiple infrastructure, middleware, and/or application domains.
Excellent oral and written communication, negotiation, conflict-resolution, and interpersonal skills.
M.S. in Computer Science, Information Systems, or an equivalent field, or equivalent experience.

Nice To Haves

Experience with function-driven design, distributed systems, and microservices.
Experience with DevOps, zero-trust security models, and container technologies.
Experience with production systems operating in AWS dedicated regions.
Experience with service ownership and designing self-healing, scalable services.
Experience leading the development of architectural designs, articles, and training.
Experience tailoring content for executive, technical, and non-technical audiences.

Responsibilities

Act as the primary architect for one or more Missionforce systems, major products, or functional areas.
Collaborate with architects and engineering teams across Salesforce to share requirements and develop innovative solutions.
Participate in architecture and code reviews and answer technical onboarding questions.
Identify opportunities for ongoing improvement and deliver innovative, repeatable solutions for stakeholders.
Develop and enhance architectural and onboarding training, documentation, processes, and tooling.
Lead the architecture and integration of Salesforce products and services into Missionforce environments.
Work with Salesforce product and service teams to incorporate capabilities into Missionforce architecture and explain Missionforce-specific requirements.
Help Missionforce innovations be leveraged across Salesforce.
Synthesize functional and non-functional requirements for individual service teams.