Lead Salesforce Developer / Architect 

Columbus OH -Hybrid Onsite Role

Work Arrangement

Hybrid – 1 Opening

• Hybrid work arrangement

• In-person interview required

• Candidate must be able to meet the required onsite schedule.

Job Summary

The State of Ohio is seeking an experienced Lead Salesforce Developer / Architect to provide technical leadership in designing, developing, integrating, and optimizing enterprise Salesforce solutions.

This role will work closely with business stakeholders, technical teams, architects, and leadership to translate business requirements into scalable architectural solutions while ensuring the long-term stability, security, performance, and maintainability of the Salesforce ecosystem.

The ideal candidate will possess strong hands-on Salesforce development experience combined with enterprise architecture expertise across Service Cloud, Experience Cloud, Public Sector Solutions (PSS), LPI Data Model, Apex, LWC, OmniStudio, APIs, integrations, security, DevOps, and CI/CD.

Key Responsibilities

Salesforce Architecture & Design

• Lead the end-to-end technical design and architecture of Salesforce solutions across:

  • Service Cloud

  • Experience Cloud

  • Public Sector Solutions (PSS)

  • LPI Data Model

  • Custom Salesforce applications

• Develop and maintain Salesforce architectural standards, integration patterns, reusable frameworks, and development best practices.

• Translate business requirements into scalable, secure, and maintainable technical designs.

• Ensure Salesforce solutions align with enterprise architecture and Salesforce platform capabilities.

• Conduct technical impact assessments for new features, enhancements, integrations, and Salesforce platform updates.

• Identify technical dependencies, risks, and interdependencies across systems.

Salesforce Development

• Develop, customize, and enhance Salesforce applications using:

  • Apex Classes

  • Triggers

  • Lightning Web Components (LWC)

  • Flow

  • Visualforce

  • SOQL/SOSL

  • OmniStudio

• Develop and maintain OmniStudio components including:

  • FlexCards

  • OmniScripts

  • DataRaptors

  • Integration Procedures

• Provide technical guidance to Salesforce development teams.

• Perform code reviews and ensure adherence to established coding, architecture, security, and development standards.

• Troubleshoot complex Salesforce application and integration issues.

Integration & Data

• Design and oversee integrations between Salesforce and external systems.

• Work with APIs, middleware, and enterprise data pipelines.

• Develop scalable integration patterns and ensure reliable data exchange.

• Design and support complex Salesforce data models.

• Ensure data integrity, consistency, and appropriate access controls.

• Evaluate integration impacts and dependencies across enterprise systems.

Security & Governance

• Ensure Salesforce solutions comply with enterprise security and governance standards.

• Design and implement Salesforce security controls including:

  • Role Hierarchy

  • Sharing Rules

  • Profiles

  • Permission Sets

  • Data Access Controls

• Support data governance and compliance requirements.

• Identify and mitigate security and data integrity risks.

• Ensure security considerations are incorporated into architecture and development decisions.

DevOps & Deployment

• Support Salesforce deployment strategies and environment management.

• Implement and maintain CI/CD processes.

• Work with DevOps and development teams to improve release management.

• Utilize version control and Salesforce deployment best practices.

• Support deployments across development, testing, staging, and production environments.

• Identify opportunities to improve automation, deployment reliability, and release efficiency.

Technical Leadership & Stakeholder Management

• Serve as a Salesforce subject matter expert during:

  • Requirements workshops

  • Architecture discussions

  • Design reviews

  • Solution validation

  • Technical walkthroughs

• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to development teams.

• Communicate complex technical concepts to business and technical stakeholders.

• Influence architecture and design decisions based on scalability, security, performance, and maintainability.

• Collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams.

• Stay current with Salesforce releases, platform capabilities, architecture patterns, and industry best practices.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.

• Extensive experience designing and implementing large-scale Salesforce solutions.

• Strong knowledge of Salesforce configuration, development, architecture, and customization.

• Strong hands-on experience with:

  • Apex

  • Lightning Web Components (LWC)

  • Salesforce APIs

  • Integration frameworks

  • SOQL/SOSL

  • Salesforce Flow

• Experience with complex Salesforce data modeling.

• Strong understanding of Salesforce security architecture.

• Experience with Salesforce performance optimization and scalability.

• Strong experience integrating Salesforce with external systems.

• Proficiency with DevOps tools, CI/CD, version control, and release management.

• Strong understanding of enterprise architecture and Salesforce development lifecycle.

• Excellent technical leadership and stakeholder management skills.

Required Certifications

Salesforce Platform Developer I (PDI) and Platform Developer II (PDII) certifications are required.

Preferred Certifications

• Salesforce Certified Technical Architect (CTA)

• Salesforce Certified Application Architect

• Salesforce Certified System Architect

Preferred Technical Experience

• Service Cloud

• Experience Cloud

• Public Sector Solutions (PSS)

• LPI Data Model

• OmniStudio

• FlexCards

• OmniScripts

• DataRaptors

• Integration Procedures

• MuleSoft or comparable middleware

• Salesforce APIs

• Complex data migration

• Salesforce DevOps

• CI/CD

• Git/GitHub

• Enterprise Salesforce architecture

• Salesforce security and governance

Mandatory Skills

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

• Large-scale Salesforce architecture experience

• Salesforce configuration and development

• Apex

• Lightning Web Components

• Salesforce APIs/integrations

• Complex data modeling

• Salesforce security architecture

• Performance optimization

• DevOps / CI/CD

• Version control / release management

• Salesforce PDI certification

• Salesforce PDII certification

• CTA / Application Architect / System Architect, if available

• Service Cloud

• Experience Cloud

• Public Sector Solutions

• OmniStudio

• LPI Data Model

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