Salesforce Solution Architect

SMART TECH SKILLS LLC; Marlborough (MA); Hybrid; USD 170,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work arrangement

Competitive salary

Job summary

SMART TECH SKILLS LLC is seeking an experienced Salesforce Solution Architect in Massachusetts to lead architecture, governance, and technical oversight for the eLIPSE Licensing, Permitting, and Inspection Project.

You will partner with business and development teams to design scalable, secure Salesforce solutions aligned with enterprise standards and objectives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Business Administration, or related field, or equivalent experience.
• 10+ years of Salesforce platform experience.
• 5+ years serving as a Salesforce Solution Architect or Technical Architect.
• Experience designing large-scale enterprise Salesforce solutions.
• Strong expertise in: Salesforce Architecture, Enterprise Integration, Data Architecture, Solution Design, Security Architecture.

Responsibilities

• Partner with business stakeholders to translate business requirements into scalable Salesforce solutions.
• Evaluate solution alternatives and present architecture recommendations and trade-offs.
• Ensure alignment with enterprise architecture, security, compliance, and governance standards.
• Guide solution design leveraging Salesforce Public Sector Solutions (PSS) capabilities.
• Collaborate with vendor partners to optimize licensing, permitting, and inspection workflows.
• Lead end-to-end architecture across Salesforce, MuleSoft, and integrated enterprise systems.
• Review and refine solution architecture, integration designs, and technical specifications.
• Define architecture patterns supporting scalability, performance, reliability, flexibility, and security.
• Provide architectural oversight throughout design, development, testing, deployment, and support phases.
• Evaluate Salesforce roadmap features and advise leadership on platform adoption opportunities.

Skills

Salesforce Architecture

Enterprise Integration

Data Architecture

Solution Design

Security Architecture

Technical Leadership

Vendor Management

Stakeholder Engagement

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Equivalent experience

Tools

MuleSoft

OmniStudio

Apex

Salesforce Platform

Experience Cloud

Power BI

Job description

Benefits

Competitive salary

Location: Boston, MA (Hybrid) Experience Level: Senior / Architect Level (10+ Years Salesforce Experience)

Position Overview

Massachusetts agency is seeking an experienced Salesforce Solution Architect to lead architecture, design governance, and technical oversight for the eLIPSE Licensing, Permitting, and Inspection Project.

The ideal candidate will possess deep expertise in Salesforce architecture, enterprise integration, data architecture, and Public Sector Solutions. This role will serve as the architectural authority, partnering with business stakeholders, development teams, and vendors to design scalable, secure, and maintainable Salesforce solutions aligned with enterprise standards and business objectives.

Key Responsibilities

Business Alignment & Solution Design

Partner with business stakeholders to translate business requirements into scalable Salesforce solutions.

Evaluate solution alternatives and present architecture recommendations and trade-offs.

Ensure alignment with enterprise architecture, security, compliance, and governance standards.

Guide solution design leveraging Salesforce Public Sector Solutions (PSS) capabilities.

Collaborate with vendor partners to optimize licensing, permitting, and inspection workflows.

Enterprise Solution Architecture

Lead end-to-end architecture across Salesforce, MuleSoft, and integrated enterprise systems.

Review and refine solution architecture, integration designs, and technical specifications.

Ensure consistency across workstreams and eliminate siloed design approaches.

Define architecture patterns supporting scalability, performance, reliability, flexibility, and security.

Provide architectural oversight throughout design, development, testing, deployment, and support phases.

Evaluate Salesforce roadmap features and advise leadership on platform adoption opportunities.

Integration & Data Architecture

Architect integrations between Salesforce and enterprise applications.

Guide API strategy utilizing:

• REST APIs
• SOAP APIs
• Bulk APIs

Define data models, master data management strategies, and synchronization approaches.

Ensure data quality, consistency, governance, and security across systems.

Collaborate with MuleSoft and integration teams on enterprise integration architecture.

Technical Leadership & Governance

Provide leadership and mentorship to Salesforce development teams.

Review solution designs, configurations, customizations, and technical deliverables.

Conduct architecture reviews and code reviews.

Establish and enforce development standards and best practices.

Govern application lifecycle processes including:

• Design
• Development
• Testing
• Change Control
• UAT
• Deployment
• Production Support

Ensure compliance with EOTSS architectural and security standards.

Collaboration & Continuous Improvement

Collaborate with business, technical, and vendor teams to ensure successful solution delivery.

Assess current implementation architecture and identify improvement opportunities.

Evaluate risks, performance concerns, technical debt, and optimization opportunities.

Stay current with Salesforce releases, features, and industry best practices.

Support Agile delivery and DevOps modernization initiatives.

Required Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Business Administration, or related field, or equivalent experience.

10+ years of Salesforce platform experience.

5+ years serving as a Salesforce Solution Architect or Technical Architect.

Experience designing large-scale enterprise Salesforce solutions.

Strong expertise in:

• Salesforce Architecture
• Enterprise Integration
• Data Architecture
• Solution Design
• Security Architecture

Experience leading multi-system implementations.

Strong stakeholder engagement and executive communication skills.

Experience reviewing vendor-delivered solutions and technical architectures.

Experience managing and mentoring Salesforce development teams.

Required Technical Skills

Salesforce Solution Architecture

Salesforce Public Sector Solutions (PSS)

Salesforce Platform

Experience Cloud

Service Cloud

OmniStudio

Apex

Lightning Components

Salesforce Flow

MuleSoft

• REST APIs
• SOAP APIs
• Bulk APIs

Enterprise Integrations

Data Modeling

Master Data Management (MDM)

Security & Access Controls

Governance Frameworks

CI/CD Pipelines

Copado

Agile Methodologies

DevOps Practices

Preferred Qualifications

Salesforce Application Architect Certification.

Salesforce System Architect Certification.

Salesforce Certified Technical Architect (CTA).

Salesforce Public Sector Solutions experience.

MuleSoft Certification.

Copado experience.

Government or Public Sector project experience.

Licensing, Permitting, Inspection, or Regulatory system experience.

Core Skills

• Salesforce Architecture
• Public Sector Solutions
• MuleSoft
• Salesforce Integration
• Enterprise Architecture
• OmniStudio
• Apex
• Data Architecture
• API Design
• REST/SOAP APIs
• DevOps
• Copado
• CI/CD
• Agile Delivery
• Governance
• Security Architecture
• Master Data Management
• Technical Leadership
• Vendor Management
• Solution Design