Salesforce Solutions Architect

Role: Salesforce Solutions Architect
Location: Atlanta, GA (Changed to Remote)
Duration: Direct Hire

They switched this role to remote but would want someone who can get a quick flight direct to Atlanta. Needs the certification and the healthcare background "health cloud" to likely be hired. No flex on the rate. Likely start interviewing next week or week after depending on candidates sent. As many of the other skills on the job description as possible is what they want.

Top Skills:

• Solutions Architect > Enterprise Architect (hands-on, delivery-focused)
• Salesforce depth is the priority; broader EA background is a bonus, not required
• Must interface with business stakeholders and IT in a small, evolving team
• 5+ years Salesforce hands-on (Apex, LWC, Flows)
• Architecture/design experience (even if informal title)
• Experience integrating Salesforce with external systems
• Strong communication and stakeholder-facing experience

Job Description Highlights (Salesforce Health Cloud Architect)

• Scope & Mission: Architect and deliver secure, scalable Salesforce Health Cloud solutions to support clinical effectiveness across a large healthcare footprint.
• Architecture & Design: Health Cloud centric solutions leveraging Industry Clouds (Health, FSL, Experience, Marketing), interoperability standards (HL7, FHIR), and EA frameworks (TOGAF/Zachman).
• Hands-On Leadership: Apex, LWC, Visualforce, Flows; code reviews, CI/CD (Copado, AutoRABIT, Flosum), and data migration (ETL, Data Loader).
• Integrations: MuleSoft Anypoint, Salesforce Connect/APIs, and integrations with EHRs, legacy .NET, CTI (Genesys), Adobe Sign, Brainshark.
• OmniStudio: Omniscripts, DataRaptors, FlexCards, Integration Procedures for guided workflows and data handling.
• Data Strategy: Governance, lineage, migration to Salesforce/Snowflake ecosystem; familiarity with Salesforce Data Cloud (CDP) preferred.
• Security & Compliance: Salesforce Shield, FLS/CRUD, HIPAA/SOX, performance tuning and platform health.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Trusted advisor to business/clinical stakeholders; lead design workshops, agile ceremonies, and support pre-sales/SOWs.
• Experience: 10+ years enterprise dev; 5 7+ years Salesforce with multi-cloud (Health Cloud required), strong leadership/mentoring.
• Certifications: Multiple Salesforce Architect certifications expected (Application/System Architect, Integration, Data, Sharing & Visibility, Platform Dev I/II), plus Health Cloud and MuleSoft preferred.

Key Points

• Clients technology stack includes Salesforce (Service Cloud, Health Cloud, Marketing Cloud, Agentforce), Workday, SAP, AWS (MySCP), and Snowflake for data warehousing and reporting
• The role is primarily a Solutions Architect (not Enterprise Architect) with deep Salesforce expertise and some architectural experience
• Heavy interaction with business stakeholders (enterprise product owners) and IT teams to ensure delivery of requirements
• Systems integration includes Workday, onboarding workflows, and MySCP platform
• Team is small and distributed (~12 people total plus vendors), still forming and getting into a groove
• Role requires strong in-office collaboration and soft skills; culture fit is critical
• Hybrid schedule requires 4 days onsite (Atlanta preferred, Lafayette also possible)
• Active interview process underway, but no strong candidates identified yet
• Digital transformation ("Regenesis") is a multi-year initiative (~2+ years remaining) focused on scaling enterprise architecture, automation, and AI
• Salesforce roadmap includes expansion across Service Cloud, Health Cloud, Sales Cloud, Marketing Cloud, and Agentforce
• Data strategy includes consolidating reporting tools and leveraging Snowflake as the central data platform with Sigma as the visualization layer
• Current environment has too many reporting tools (Tableau, Power BI, MicroStrategy), with a long-term plan to simplifyAction Items

JD vs. Hiring Reality (Key Alignment & Gaps)

What the JD emphasizes (idealized):

• Deep enterprise-level architecture, MuleSoft, OmniStudio, multi-cloud Salesforce, and extensive certifications
• Strong healthcare interoperability (HL7/FHIR) and compliance rigor
• Heavy hands-on + leadership + pre-sales responsibilities

What client actually needs (practical reality):

• Solutions Architect > Enterprise Architect (hands-on, delivery-focused)
• Salesforce depth is the priority; broader EA background is a bonus, not required
• Must interface with business stakeholders and IT in a small, evolving team
• Environment is not fully mature (small team, heavy vendor reliance)
• Focus on integration across Salesforce, Workday, and internal platforms (MySCP)
• Strong emphasis on culture fit, communication, and adaptability

Must-Haves:

• 5+ years Salesforce hands-on (Apex, LWC, Flows)
• Architecture/design experience (even if informal title)
• Experience integrating Salesforce with external systems
• Strong communication and stakeholder-facing experience

Nice-to-Haves:

• Health Cloud or healthcare domain
• MuleSoft or similar integration tools
• OmniStudio exposure
• Data platform experience (Snowflake, CDP, reporting consolidation)
• Prior experience in scaling or transformation environments