Salesforce Architect

CompQsoft, Inc.; White Oak (MD); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

CompQsoft in Herndon, VA is seeking an experienced Salesforce Architect to design scalable solutions across Service Cloud, Experience Cloud, and Marketing Cloud. You will lead architecture reviews, integrate external systems via secure REST APIs and microservices, and ensure ATO compliance, accessibility, and security throughout the lifecycle.

This role requires strong communication with customers and teams, hands-on delivery, and travel up to 20-30% domestically.

Qualifications

• 12 years’ of experience in IT or equivalent roles.
• 5+ years hands-on Salesforce implementation experience end-to-end.
• 3+ years in an architect role on large Salesforce projects.
• Experience meeting ATO, Section 508 accessibility and federal standards.
• Active Secret (or higher) clearance; interim acceptable.

Responsibilities

• Design and roadmaps for service modernizations on Salesforce.
• Architect Salesforce solutions with integrations to external systems via secure REST APIs and microservices.
• Develop architecture models and blueprints for scalable, compliant solutions.
• Govern Salesforce implementations across lifecycles and testing phases.
• Lead architecture reviews and ensure security, performance and regulatory requirements.

Skills

Salesforce architecture

Cloud integration

Security compliance

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Tools

Salesforce Platform

REST APIs

Apex

Security

CTA

Job description

Description

Title: Salesforce Architect

Location: Herndon VA ( Hybrid )

Clearance: Eligible to Obtain DOD Interim or Nice to have DOD Secret

Requirements

Design and provide solution recommendations and roadmaps for service modernizations using Salesforce Platform, both out-of-box capabilities and customized solutions.

Work closely with Delivery Managers, Solution Architects, and directly with customers to architect Salesforce solutions to meet business requirements.

Develop architecture models and blueprints depicting Salesforce solutions, along with service integrations, for service modernizations.

Document, maintain, and govern Salesforce solutions, both out-of-box capabilities and customized, to meet business requirements for service modernizations across their respective lifecycles.

Architect Salesforce solutions that integrate with external systems via secure REST APIs and microservices operating in cloud and on-premises environments.

Strong communication with teams, customers, and project stakeholders, as well as provide leadership throughout the project lifecycle.

Coordinate architecture reviews for new features and integrations, ensuring solutions are scalable, maintainable, compliant with ATO and accessibility requirements, and aligned with DoS enterprise standards and security policies.

Contribute to a program vision while advising and articulating program/project strategies on enabling technologies including the Salesforce Platform.

Ensure that the system accurately meets the defined expectations of the business, ensuring that proper testing is implemented, and performance and security requirements are closely monitored by working with development teams.

Ensure systems meet business, security, performance, and ATO compliance requirements by working with development, DevSecOps, and security teams throughout the lifecycle

Basic Qualifications:

Bachelor’s Degree and 12 years’ of experience.

5+ years of hands‑on implementation experience designing sound and scalable technical solutions on the Salesforce platform that meet end‑to‑end integration requirements.

3+ years of experience in an architect role on large scale Salesforce implementations.

Demonstrate knowledge, skills and capabilities to design and build high‑performance technical solutions on Salesforce platform.

Experience ensuring architecture meets ATO security requirements, Section 508 accessibility, and federal compliance standards.

Demonstrate an understanding of and ability to architect solutions to address security complexities, mechanisms, and data integration capabilities on the Salesforce platform.

Experience presenting and effectively communicating technical solutions to clients, including limitations and design tradeoffs, from inception through successful implementation.

Active Secret (or higher) clearance. Interim clearances are acceptable

Preferred Qualifications:

Hands‑on, full life‑cycle Salesforce implementation experience with strong expertise in modules such as Service Cloud, Experience Cloud, and Marketing Cloud.

Experience architecting solutions that integrate Salesforce with external systems using secure REST APIs, microservices, and event‑driven patterns.

Hands‑on experience developing scalable Apex solutions including classes, triggers, queueable jobs, batch Apex, and integration logic.

Experience supporting Agile delivery teams across multiple concurrent products, including participation in backlog grooming, Sprint planning, and release readiness.

Experience supporting public-facing applications aligned with USWDS design guidance and federal UX standards.

Salesforce Certified Technical Architect (CTA).

CompQsoft Digital is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, and veteran or disability status.

Employee is required to travel to business and customer locations, locally and/or nationally up to 20-30%.

The Company reserves the right to revise or change job duties and responsibilities as the need arises. This job description does not constitute a written or implied contract of employment. Compqsoft Digital Is an Equal opportunity Employer