Position: DODD Technical Specialist 4- Salesforce Solutions Architect(TS4)- 802326
Location: Columbus, OH
Duration: Contract opportunity
This position requires deep hands-on expertise across Salesforce GovCloud, Salesforce platform architecture, Experience Cloud, Public Sector Solutions, Apex, Lightning Web Components, Salesforce Flow, data modeling, sharing and visibility, DevOps, integrations, and enterprise data platforms. The consultant will operate as a strategic partner and technical authority, collaborating extensively with Enterprise Architecture, Application Development, Cybersecurity, Infrastructure, Database Administration, Integration, Product, and Production Support teams to ensure Salesforce solutions align with agency mission, security standards, compliance needs, and long-term platform sustainability.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS & RESPONSIBILITIES
1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.Cross-Team Collaboration, Technical Leadership & Delivery Support (25%)
Participate in architecture reviews, refinement sessions, sprint planning, technical design discussions, production support discussions, and release readiness reviews.
Partner with Application Development, Cybersecurity, Infrastructure, Database Administration, Integration, Help Desk, Product, and Production Support teams to align Salesforce solutions with enterprise architecture direction.
Provide recommendations around DevOps, deployment sequencing, sandbox strategy, release management, regression testing, and post-deployment validation.
Support code review guidance for Apex, Lightning Web Components, Salesforce Flow, integrations, configuration, and shared services.
Help evaluate performance risks including governor limits, DML limits, heap size, CPU time, record locking, sharing recalculation, data volume, asynchronous processing, and batch processing constraints.
Research upcoming Salesforce platform, security, licensing, and enterprise architecture changes and communicate opportunities and risks through the enterprise.
Provide technical mentorship and knowledge transfer to ITS staff and vendor teams; present architecture strategies, risks, and project updates to leadership.
Perform other duties as assigned.
17.18.19.20.21.22.Integration, Data Flow & Enterprise Data Architecture (10%)
Help teams design reliable upsert patterns using Salesforce IDs, external IDs, SQL identifiers, integration keys, and source-system identifiers.
Review data synchronization requirements to prevent duplicate records, stale records, mismatched source systems, unnecessary replication, and unclear source-of-truth ownership.
Support architecture decisions involving REST/SOAP APIs, MuleSoft APIs, batch processing, CDC, Platform Events, Event Streamer, event-driven architecture, integration monitoring, correlation IDs, and error handling.
Provide guidance on data movement across Salesforce and enterprise systems while balancing operational needs, reporting needs, performance, security, and maintainability.
Partner with production and integration teams to perform root cause analysis on complex issues, research solutions, and recommend corrective actions.
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