Salesforce Solutions Expert / Architect

Job : Salesforce Solutions Expert / Architect

Location : Raleigh, NC

seeking an experienced Salesforce Solutions Expert / Architect to lead the Early Education Integration System project. This role is responsible for designing and delivering secure, scalable, and user-focused Salesforce and integration solutions aligned with the organization s digital strategy. The architect will bridge business requirements with robust technical architecture and lead enterprise-level Salesforce ecosystem design and integrations.

Responsibilities

• Architect end-to-end Salesforce solutions and guide technical strategy and execution

• Lead architectural design for the DCDEE Early Education Integration System

• Collaborate with business stakeholders, subject matter experts, technical leads, and developers

• Translate business requirements into accurate, scalable, and cost-effective technical solutions

• Design and lead implementation of complex API-based integrations between Salesforce and external systems

• Ensure solutions meet data security, performance, and compliance standards

• Design backup, recovery, and disaster-recovery strategies

• Identify, assess, and mitigate technical risks across the architecture

• Define best practices for using standard Salesforce features versus custom solutions

• Create high-quality technical documentation, data models, and solution diagrams

• Lead code reviews, architecture design sessions, and technical workshops

• Support release planning, deployment strategies, and environment management

• Collaborate with Agile teams on backlog refinement, user story breakdown, and acceptance criteria

• Assist with Salesforce environment setup and CI/CD pipeline using release management tools

• Ensure smooth integration and delivery through cross-functional collaboration

Required Skills

• Strong experience as a Salesforce Solution Architect / Technical Architect

• Expertise in Salesforce platform architecture (Sales Cloud, Service Cloud, Custom Apps)

• Hands-on experience with API-based integrations (REST, SOAP, Middleware)

• Strong understanding of Salesforce security, data modeling, and performance optimization

• Experience designing enterprise-level, scalable Salesforce solutions

• Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines, release management, and environment strategies

• Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments

• Strong documentation, communication, and stakeholder management skills

Nice to Have

• Salesforce Architect Certifications

• Experience in government or public sector projects

• Experience with data integration platforms (MuleSoft or similar)