Principal Federal Compliance & Security Architect

Salesforce; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 218,000 - 365,000; Full time

Job summary

Salesforce is seeking a Principal Federal Compliance & Security Architect to lead federal platform security and compliance. You will define the technical vision, bridge compliance directives with cloud engineering, and drive FedRAMP High and DoD IL5 authorizations across AWS GovCloud and Azure Gov.

You will partner with Engineering and executive leadership to advance secure, compliant product delivery. The role requires 12+ years in security architecture and cloud security, with hands-on

Qualifications

• 12+ years of experience in security architecture, cloud engineering, or systems design.
• Experience leading major federal compliance initiatives (FedRAMP Moderate/High, DoD IL5) preferred.
• Strong written and verbal communication to executives and regulators.

Responsibilities

• Define technical vision and bridge compliance directives with cloud engineering.
• Drive architectural standards and reusable designs for compliant federal platforms.
• Oversee governance, risk mitigation, and end-to-end security across platform lifecycle.
• Engage with executives, 3PAOs, and sponsoring agencies on compliance.

Skills

Security architecture

Cloud engineering

Federal compliance

Executive communication

Leadership

Tools

AWS GovCloud

Azure Government

Job description

Salesforce is seeking a Principal Federal Compliance & Security Architect to lead federal platform security and compliance. You will define the technical vision, bridge compliance directives with cloud engineering, and drive FedRAMP High and DoD IL5 authorizations across AWS GovCloud and Azure Gov.

You will partner with Engineering and executive leadership to advance secure, compliant product delivery. The role requires 12+ years in security architecture and cloud security, with hands-on