Solution Architect / Senior Solution Architect - Missionforce (Cleared)

Salesforce; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 172,500 - 260,100; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision insurance

Paid parental leave

401(k)

Employee stock purchasing program

Job summary

Salesforce is looking for Solution Architects to join the Missionforce team in Washington, D.C. You will provide architectural leadership for complex engagements in the Defense & National Security space, leveraging Salesforce expertise to deliver scalable solutions. Candidates should have 8+ years of experience in enterprise architecture, strong communication skills, and a profound understanding of Salesforce configuration and strategy. The role requires coordination with stakeholders, risk management, and a commitment to excellence in project delivery. Competitive compensation and a range of benefits are offered.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of relevant experience in enterprise architecture or consulting experience on the Salesforce Platform.
• Expert in Salesforce configuration and architectural strategy.
• Experience leading discovery sessions, defining business requirements, writing user stories.
• Strong presentation and communication skills for various stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a trusted advisor to the client.
• Guide customers in deploying emerging technologies for increased business value.
• Manage customer expectations and negotiate solutions to complex problems.
• Drive a program vision while advising strategies to enable Salesforce platform technologies.

Skills

Salesforce configuration

Enterprise architecture

Strong communication skills

Presentation skills

Analytical thinking

Education

Degree or equivalent relevant experience

Tools

Process flow diagram tools

UML

Job description

Solution Architect / Senior Solution Architect

Salesforce Professional Services is hiring Solution Architects to join the Missionforce team. As a Solution Architect, you will provide steady architectural leadership across large and complex engagements and partner with executive and delivery stakeholders to co-create and execute solution visions for our most complex customers in the Defense & National Security space. The Solution Architect serves as a hands‑on advisor combining Salesforce platform expertise, industry knowledge, and consulting acumen to design and deliver scalable, mission‑aligned solutions.

The Solution Architect/Senior Solution Architect is a dual‑impact leader across presales and delivery, responsible for shaping, scoping, and aligning complex engagements to position federal customers for long‑term success as a trusted advisor. This role drives architectural strategy from initial solutioning through execution, ensuring mission‑critical programs are set up to deliver measurable outcomes. They provide and are accountable for architectural integrity, executive alignment, and elevate solution quality while cultivating a high‑performance culture across the team. As stewards of the Professional Services Methodology, they leverage cross‑functional networks to enforce best practices, scale delivery excellence, and ensure consistency across MissionForce engagements.

Your Impact

• Serve as a trusted advisor to the client
• Identify and lead internal strategic initiatives to grow the consulting practice; serve 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 and having very strong communications skills, especially in teaching complex concepts, and creative, prescriptive thinking across various levels of a client organization
• 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 and solutions extendable and maintainable going forward
• Drive a program vision while advising and articulating program/project strategies to enable technologies including the Salesforce platform

Minimum Requirements

• 8+ years of relevant experience in enterprise architecture or consulting experience on the Salesforce Platform throughout the whole life cycle with repeated and demonstrable success
• Expert in Salesforce configuration and architectural strategy, translating current‑state complexity into clear target‑state designs, closing capability gaps, and delivering solutions that enable achievement of critical business and mission outcomes.
• Experience leading discovery sessions, defining business requirements, writing user stories and providing detailed system and functional designs
• Experience in documenting business processes and wire‑framing system designs using process flow diagram tools, UML, sequence diagrams, etc. as well as making recommendations for future state improved processes and system designs
• Strong presentation skills; able to effectively present a point of view and clearly articulate the rationale to a variety of stakeholders
• 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
• Resourceful and innovative thinker who can work through and solve problems

Preferred Requirements

• Must be Metro DC located
• Active Secret level security clearance is highly preferred
• Multiple Salesforce Core Architecture certifications
• Degree or equivalent relevant experience required. Experience will be evaluated based on the core competencies for the role (e.g. extracurricular leadership roles, military experience, volunteer roles, work experience, etc.)
• Experience in public sector digital transformation initiatives
• Hands‑on experience with Public Sector Solutions ("Agentforce Public Sector")
• Hands‑on experience with Omni Studio
• Ability to convey and convince customers of best practices at various levels within a large organization
• Application design and development background
• Travel may be required and varies depending on the client requirements
• 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.

Equal Opportunity Employer Statement

Salesforce is an equal opportunity employer and maintains a policy of non‑discrimination with all employees and applicants for employment. We believe in equality for all and strive to create an inclusive workplace free from discrimination. All employees and prospective employees will be assessed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications – without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender expression or identity, transgender status, age, disability, veteran or marital status, political viewpoint, or other classifications protected by law.

Compensation and Benefits

In the United States, compensation offered will be determined by factors such as location, job level, job‑related knowledge, skills, and experience. Certain roles may be eligible for incentive compensation, equity, and benefits. Salesforce offers a variety of benefits to help you live well including time off programs, medical, dental, vision, mental health support, paid parental leave, life and disability insurance, 401(k), and an employee stock purchasing program. The typical base salary range for this position is $172,500 - $260,100 annually. For specific locations such as California, New York, Boston, Chicago, Seattle, and Washington DC, the base pay range is $207,800 - $285,800 per year.