Salesforce Solutions Engineer

DataStaff, Inc. is in need of a Salesforce Solutions Engineer for a long-term contract opportunity with one of our direct clients in Raleigh, NC
*This position is hybrid
Job Description:
Our client is seeking a contract Salesforce Solution Engineer to design and deliver end-to-end solutions on Salesforce Government Cloud. This role supports mission-critical public-sector programs across case management, licensing, service operations, and related workflows. The position ensures all solutions align with program objectives, technical standards, security requirements, and long-term platform strategy while leveraging both declarative and programmatic capabilities to build scalable, maintainable systems.
Responsibilities

• Design and engineering: Lead integration designs, blueprinting and configuration strategies.
• Development: Develop Apex, Lightning Web Components, Flows, and system integrations following established engineering practices and platform governance.
• Discovery and requirements: Lead technical discovery sessions with product owners and program stakeholders to define requirements, evaluate solution options, and recommend best-fit approaches.
• Release management readiness: Review Salesforce Spring, Summer, and Winter release notes to identify breaking changes, deprecations, new settings, and feature impacts. Assess platform updates affect existing systems and integrations.
• Coordination and communication: Collaborate with vendors, product owners, administrators, QA teams, and business stakeholders to plan and execute required updates and deliverables.
• AI-enablement: Apply AI-driven approaches to enhance Salesforce solutions, including identifying practical use cases, incorporating intelligent automation, and ensuring responsible and compliant use of emerging technologies.
• Architecture & governance: Enforce Salesforce architectural standards, data models, integration patterns, and development guardrails to ensure long-term maintainability, scalability, and compliance across programs.
• Security & compliance: Implement and validate security controls.

Required Skills:

• 5 Years - Hands-on Salesforce experience across configuration, customization, and solution design.
• 5 Years - Strong hands-on development experience with Apex, Lightning Web Components, and integration development in enterprise environments.
• 3 Years - Experience supporting public-sector, regulated, or compliance-heavy programs (or equivalent experience in complex multi-team environments).
• 2 Years - Experience leading technical discovery, design sessions, or development teams in a senior or lead capacity.

This opportunity is available on a corp-to-corp basis or as a W2 position with a competitive benefits package. DataStaff, Inc. offers medical, dental, and vision coverage options as well as paid vacation, sick, and holiday leave. As many of our opportunities are long-term, we also have a 401k program available for employees after 6 months.