Federal Security Architect & Cloud Compliance Leader

Salesforce; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 218,000 - 401,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

Mental health support

Paid parental leave

Life insurance

Disability insurance

401(k)

Employee stock purchase

Job summary

Salesforce seeks a senior security architect to lead federal platform strategy, ensuring FedRAMP High/IL5 compliance across cloud environments. You will translate NIST and DoD requirements into scalable architectures and drive secure, compliant engineering practices.

Engage with executives and 3PAOs, balance delivery speed with risk, and mentor engineering leaders in security governance and architecture principles.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of experience in security architecture, cloud engineering, or systems design.

Responsibilities

• Lead architectural leadership and platform strategy to achieve FedRAMP High/IL5 authorizations.
• Translate NIST SP 800-53, DoD SRG, and FIPS requirements into scalable cloud architectures across AWS GovCloud or Azure Gov.
• Drive operational excellence, RCAs, and balance compliance with rapid innovation.
• Engage with executives and 3PAOs to align platform strategy with regulatory needs.

Skills

Security architecture

Cloud engineering

FedRAMP

3PAO assessments

Tools

AWS GovCloud

Azure Government

Job description

Salesforce seeks a senior security architect to lead federal platform strategy, ensuring FedRAMP High/IL5 compliance across cloud environments. You will translate NIST and DoD requirements into scalable architectures and drive secure, compliant engineering practices.

Engage with executives and 3PAOs, balance delivery speed with risk, and mentor engineering leaders in security governance and architecture principles.