Senior Federal Salesforce Architect: Security & Cloud Vision

Private Company; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 170,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Private Company is seeking a Senior Salesforce Architect to lead the technical vision and security architecture for our Salesforce environment. The role interfaces with solution design and compliance, with direct reports including the Salesforce Developer and Administrator teams.

The candidate must hold TS clearance and be able to work onsite in Arlington, VA, delivering architecture artifacts and driving risk-based decisions across clouds.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in enterprise software with 6+ years architecting Salesforce solutions.
• Experience supporting an ATO and working with 3PAO assessments.
• Fluent with NIST SP 800-53 and 800-171 in SaaS/PaaS contexts.
• Deep Salesforce data/sharing model knowledge and governance.
• Hands-on ability to review Apex/LWC code and security controls.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end Salesforce architecture across multiple clouds in a FedRAMP environment.
• Define authorization boundaries, artifacts, and data flow diagrams.
• Manage SSP content, POA&M items, and remediation plans with compliance teams.
• Design encryption, identity, and access controls aligned to agency policy.
• Coordinate with 3PAO, security reviews, and annual assessments.
• Guide data retention, archiving, and governance for large datasets.

Skills

Apex

Lightning Web Components

SOQL/SOSL

Security architecture

Data model

Federation & IdP

NIST SP 800-53

FedRAMP/ATO

Integration patterns

TS clearance

Education

Salesforce Architect certifications (Application/System)

Certified Technical Architect (CTA)

Tools

Salesforce Shield

FIPS cryptography

Job description

Private Company is seeking a Senior Salesforce Architect to lead the technical vision and security architecture for our Salesforce environment. The role interfaces with solution design and compliance, with direct reports including the Salesforce Developer and Administrator teams.

The candidate must hold TS clearance and be able to work onsite in Arlington, VA, delivering architecture artifacts and driving risk-based decisions across clouds.