Salesforce Architect (Public Trust)

Description

Please note: This role is contingent upon a contract award. While it is not an immediate opening, we are actively conducting interviews and extending offers in anticipation of the award.

We are a top provider of digital transformation services for federal agencies, specializing in low-code platforms, mobile apps, RPA, and data analytics. As partners with Salesforce, ServiceNow, Microsoft, Appian, and UiPath, we deliver full lifecycle IT services, from architecture to operations.

We're seeking a Salesforce Architect to join our Salesforce Center of Excellence as a senior technical lead and trusted advisor. This client-facing SME role will support large-scale federal implementations and help maximize clients' Salesforce investments.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead solution architecture and pre-sales consultation
  
• Oversee design, development, and code reviews
  
• Drive integration strategy and CI/CD pipeline management
  
• Apply DevOps best practices and support platform optimization
  
• Ensure scalability, performance, and compliance
  

Job location: Remote work is authorized. Must support US Eastern time zone working hours .

This position requires that the job be performed in the United States.If you accept this position, note that ICF monitors employee work locations, blocks access from foreign locations/foreign IP addresses, and prohibits personal VPN connections.

What You Will Do:

• Design Salesforce solutions across Sales Cloud, Service Cloud, Experience Cloud, Marketing Cloud, Data Cloud, and industry solutions (e.g., Public Sector, Health Cloud, Financial Services).
  
• Lead the Architectural Review Board with responsibility for critical analysis of technical architecture designs, code & configuration, sharing models, integrations, and overall solution strategy, including Org strategy, org migration, and alignment with Salesforce best practices.
  
• Execute Change and Release Management for the Salesforce applications using DevOps and CI/CD processes.
  
• Work with Client's enterprise architecture team to define technical development guidelines and security guidelines for Salesforce based applications.
  
• Perform code reviews and ensure team deliverables are vetted against best practices.
  
• Assist the Salesforce Practice in a pre-sales capacity by meeting with prospective client s, conducting discovery , mapping functional requirements to Salesforce platform capabilities, identifying gaps requiring third party systems or utilities, and preparing & presenting solution recommendations.
  
• Provide guidance on master data management associated with Salesforce, including data capture, indexing, warehousing, storing, cleansing and security.
  
• Manage source code and associated repositories for S alesforce applications.
  
• Recommend and implement Salesforce.com integration strategies with different business systems, including working use of leading integration tools.
  
• Provide strong technical leadership and mentoring to developers, administrators, and consultants .
  
• Recommend and prototype new Salesforce features (e.g., Einstein AI, Agentforce , TableauNext , Mulesoft Accelerators) and stay current on Salesforce ro admap and AppExchange solutions
  
• Prepare and deliver presentations, roadmaps, architecture diagrams, technical challenges/demonstrations at client technical meetings, technical challenges for proposals and industry events.
  

What You Will Bring With You:

• 8+ years of progressive software development and system design experience.
  
• 5+ years of experience as the lead Architect on large-scale Salesforce implementations, including Experience Cloud.
  
• 3+ years of hands-on experience creating/deploying Flows, Lightning components, VisualForce , Salesforce configurations, Apex classes, APEX Web services, APIs, sharing models, Reports and Dashboards, and AppExchange utilities.
  
• 3+ years of hands-on Release Management experience.
  
• 2+ years of experience with OmniStudio and Salesforce Public Sector Solutions.
  
• 1+ years of experience supporting US Federal and/or State customers.
  
• Candidate must be able to obtain and keep a Public Trust clearance
  
• U.S. Citizenship or a Green Card is required due to federal contract requirements
  
• Candidate must reside in the U.S., be authorized to work in the U.S., and all work must be performed in the U.S.
  
• Candidate must have lived in the U.S. for three (3) full years out of the last five (5) years.
  

What We Would Like You To Bring With You:

• Bachelor's degree in a computer related discipline will be preferred
  
• Grants Management experience is preferred
  
• Salesforce Architect-level certifications (e.g., Application Architect , System Architect , Technical Architect) highly preferred.
  
• Proven ability to serve as a Salesforce Subject Matter Expert (SME), helping clients maximize the value of their Salesforce investment
  
• Experience on Federal Salesforce projects preferred.
  
• Experience with Salesforce Shield products.
  
• Experience with Agentic AI and Salesforce AI (Einstein, Agentforce )
  
• Experience with Salesforce Data Cloud preferred.
  
• Understanding of key SFDC architectural concepts and how they influence design.
  
• Data Migration, SSO, email relay, and web services experience involving the Salesforce platform.
  
• Integrating Salesforce.com with 3rd party solutions like DocuSign , eSignLive , Own Backup & Recovery, telephony systems, etc.
  
• Experience with Mule S oft and APIs for systems integration with Salesforce.
  
• Prior experience establishing a Salesforce Center of Excellence ( CoE ), with a focus on governance, multi-org strategy, and platform service enablement
  
• Expertise in Release and Change Management, including DevOps and CI/CD practices
  
• Strong background providing program oversight and technical architecture for Salesforce applications
  
  

Professional Skills

• Demonstrated leadership across the full software development lifecycle
  
• Excellent analytical, communication, decision-making, and problem-solving skills
  

Working at ICF
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At ICF, we are committed to ensuring a fair interview process for all candidates based on their own skills and knowledge. As part of this commitment, the use of artificial intelligence (AI) tools to generate or assist with responses during interviews (whether in-person or virtual) is not permitted . This policy is in place to maintain the integrity and authenticity of the interview process.

However, we understand that some candidates may require accommodation that involves the use of AI. If such an accommodation is needed, candidates are instructed to contact us in advance at candidateaccommodation@icf.com . We are dedicated to providing the necessary support to ensure that all candidates have an equal opportunity to succeed.

Pay Range - There are multiple factors that are considered in determining final pay for a position, including, but not limited to, relevant work experience, skills, certifications and competencies that align to the specified role, geographic location, education and certifications as well as contract provisions regarding labor categories that are specific to the position.

The pay range for this position based on full-time employment is :
$118,730.00 - $244,227.00

Nationwide Remote Office (US99)