Senior Salesforce Technical Architect - Public Sector

salesforce.com, inc.; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 148,500 - 313,700; Full time

Job summary

Salesforce is seeking a Technical Architect for the Public Sector to serve as a strategic advisor and Salesforce platform expert for large, complex government customers. The role spans presales and implementation, providing technical oversight, architecture leadership, and mentorship to Salesforce teams and federal clients.

The Technical Architect will guide engagements, drive architectural excellence, and collaborate with Delivery Managers and Solution Architects to deliver secure, scalable

Qualifications

• 8+ years enterprise architecture or consulting experience on the Salesforce Platform (Core Sales/Services) within Public Sector.
• Strong application design skills combined with strong data, integration, and security architecture skills
• Strong presentation skills. Able to effectively present and defend a point of view to a variety of audiences
• Thorough individual with the ability to rapidly learn and take advantage of new concepts, business models, and technologies
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal. Able to effectively develop materials that are appropriate for the audience
• A great listener with the ability to connect with people in diverse roles
• Proven ability to analyze, design, and optimize business processes via technology and integration
• Qualification for this job is contingent upon acceptable results from a background investigation and your obtaining and maintaining the specific level of U.S. Government security clearance required for this role. U.S. citizenship (U.S. born or naturalized) required.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a trusted advisor to the client
• Identify and lead internal critical initiatives to grow the consulting practice; serving as an active contributor to the community's overall knowledge base and expertise
• Guide customers and colleagues in rationalizing and deploying emerging technologies that drive increased business value
• Work collaboratively, having very strong communications skills, especially in teaching complex concepts and prescriptive thinking
• Identify and proactively manage risk areas and commit to seeing an issue through to complete resolution
• Manage customer expectations; negotiate solutions to complex problems with both the customer and third-party partners
• Review and correct project/program direction, approach, and key artifacts to keep programs on track, while ensuring solutions are extendable and maintainable going forward
• Work closely with Delivery Managers, Solution Architects, and directly with clients to architect technology solutions to meet client needs
• Contribute to a program vision while advising and articulating program/project strategies on enabling technologies including the Salesforce Platform

Skills

Enterprise architecture

Public Sector expertise

Strong communication

Presales experience

Mentoring

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Salesforce CTA or architecture certifications

Tools

Omni Studio

Public Sector Solutions

Job description

Salesforce is seeking a Technical Architect for the Public Sector to serve as a strategic advisor and Salesforce platform expert for large, complex government customers. The role spans presales and implementation, providing technical oversight, architecture leadership, and mentorship to Salesforce teams and federal clients.

The Technical Architect will guide engagements, drive architectural excellence, and collaborate with Delivery Managers and Solution Architects to deliver secure, scalable