Salesforce Solution Architect

Job Title: Salesforce Solution Architect

Location: Vienna, VA.

Duration: 6 Months + Extension

Bill Rate : $90/hr.

Job Type: W-2 Contract

Client: To Be Discussed Later

Work Authorization: US-Citizen, H-1B, OPT-EAD, GC-EAD

Key Responsibilities:

• Design and oversee end-to-end implementation of Salesforce CRM solutions across single and multi-org environments, including Experience Cloud, Reports/Dashboards, and Einstein capabilities.
• Develop, maintain, and enhance custom Lightning components (Aura/LWC), Visualforce Pages, Apex classes, Platform Events, and APIs.
• Architect and support integrations including CTI and MuleSoft, ensuring secure, scalable, and maintainable connections between Salesforce and other enterprise systems.
• Evaluate potential technical solutions, weighing benefits and drawbacks, and recommend approaches that balance configuration vs. custom development.
• Establish and champion best practices for Salesforce configuration, customization, and platform governance.
• Collaborate with implementation partners, cross-functional teams, and internal stakeholders to define requirements, design solutions, and assess technical limitations and implementation approaches.
• Contribute to and help evolve architecture standards and guidelines, ensuring alignment with organizational (including FDIC-related) product and compliance requirements.
• Serve as a technical advisor and thought leader on Salesforce platform capabilities, limitations, and emerging features.

Required Qualifications:

Required Experience/Skills:

• 5+ years of direct, hands-on experience with Salesforce products and the platform (Lightning experience strongly preferred).
• Minimum of two (2) active Salesforce certifications, at or above Administrator (201) level.
• Proven experience implementing end-to-end Salesforce solutions in single and multi-org environments, spanning CRM, Experience Cloud, Reports/Dashboards, and Einstein.
• Strong development experience with Aura/LWC components, Visualforce, Apex, Platform Events, APIs, and integration technologies such as CTI and MuleSoft.
• Demonstrated ability to evaluate and recommend solutions based on tradeoffs, technical feasibility, and long-term maintainability.
• Strong collaboration and communication skills, with experience working alongside implementation partners and cross-functional internal teams.
• Experience contributing to and aligning with enterprise architecture standards and governance practices.
• Experience with Omni Studio and/or API integration, development, or implementation.

Desired Certification(s):

• Salesforce Certified Technical Architect (CTA), and/or
• Salesforce Certified System Architect