Salesforce Technical Architect

Job Family :

IT Architecture/Cloud (Digital)

Travel Required :

Up to 25%

Clearance Required :

Ability to Obtain Public Trust

Guidehouse is seeking a Salesforce Technical Architect to join our State and Local Government (SLG) Practice within the Platforms Capability Group . This role is critical to architecting scalable secure and high-performing Salesforce solutions for SLG clients. The ideal candidate will bring deep technical expertise a consulting mindset and a passion for innovation in the public sector.

What You Will Do:

• Lead the technical design of Salesforce solutions ensuring alignment with client business needs and platform best practices.

• Architect and implement Salesforce Public Sector Solutions including complex data models integrations and automation.

• Manage end-to-end technical delivery across all phases: discovery design development testing deployment and support.

• Provide pre-sales technical support including solutioning effort estimation and staffing recommendations.

• Conduct technical discovery sessions to understand client requirements and translate them into scalable architecture.

• Design and oversee integration strategies with third-party systems using APIs middleware and ETL tools.

• Guide data migration efforts from legacy systems to Salesforce.

• Ensure technical feasibility performance and security of proposed solutions.

• Mentor developers and junior architects providing hands-on technical coaching and code reviews.

• Stay current with Salesforce product releases emerging technologies and platform capabilities.

• Contribute to practice development including reusable assets accelerators and delivery frameworks.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive strategic initiatives and client success.

What You Will Need:

• Active Salesforce Architect certifications (e.g. Application Architect System Architect).

• U.S. Citizenship required.

• Bachelor’s degree required

• Must be able to OBTAIN and MAINTAIN a Federal or DoD 'PUBLIC TRUST'; candidates must obtain an approved adjudication of their PUBLIC TRUST prior to onboarding with Guidehouse.

• A minimum of TEN (10) years of professional experience.

• A minimum of FIVE (5) years of external consulting experience.

• A minimum of FIVE (5) years of Salesforce implementation experience in an agile development environment.

• Proven experience in:

  • Technical architecture and solution design

  • Business process modeling and optimization

  • Integration design and implementation

  • Data migration and transformation

• Strong experience with: Project management in technology and consulting settings

• Excellent client-facing communication stakeholder engagement and technical documentation skills.

• Ability to lead technical teams manage escalations and deliver high-impact solutions.

What Would Be Nice To Have:

• Understanding of Public Sector entities and their common business requirements.

• Salesforce DX GitHub/Bitbucket PMD SonarQube

• Agile Delivery

• Experience with Salesforce Government Cloud and compliance frameworks.

• Familiarity with DevSecOps practices and CI/CD pipelines.

The annual salary range for this position is $171000.00-$285000.00. Compensation decisions depend on a wide range of factors including but not limited to skill sets experience and training security clearances licensure and certifications and other business and organizational needs.

What We Offer :

Guidehouse offers a comprehensive total rewards package that includes competitive compensation and a flexible benefits package that reflects our commitment to creating a diverse and supportive workplace.

Benefits include:

• Medical Rx Dental & Vision Insurance

• Personal and Family Sick Time & Company Paid Holidays

• Position may be eligible for a discretionary variable incentive bonus

• Parental Leave and Adoption Assistance

• 401(k) Retirement Plan

• Basic Life & Supplemental Life

• Health Savings Account Dental/Vision & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts

• Short-Term & Long-Term Disability

• Student Loan PayDown

• Tuition Reimbursement Personal Development & Learning Opportunities

• Skills Development & Certifications

• Employee Referral Program

• Corporate Sponsored Events & Community Outreach

• Emergency Back-Up Childcare Program

• Mobility Stipend

About Guidehouse

Guidehouse is an Equal Opportunity Employer–Protected Veterans Individuals with Disabilities or any other basis protected by law ordinance or regulation.

Guidehouse will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law or ordinance including the Fair Chance Ordinance of Los Angeles and San Francisco.

If you have visited our website for information about employment opportunities or to apply for a position and you require an accommodation please contact Guidehouse Recruiting at 1-571-633-1711 or via email at [email protected] . All information you provide will be kept confidential and will be used only to the extent required to provide needed reasonable accommodation.

All communication regarding recruitment for a Guidehouse position will be sent from Guidehouse email domains including @guidehouse.com or [email protected] .  Correspondence received by an applicant from any other domain should be considered unauthorized and will not be honored by Guidehouse.  Note that Guidehouse will never charge a fee or require a money transfer at any stage of the recruitment process and does not collect fees from educational institutions for participation in a recruitment event. Never provide your banking information to a third party purporting to need that information to proceed in the hiring process.

If any person or organization demands money related to a job opportunity with Guidehouse please report the matter to Guidehouse’s Ethics Hotline. If you want to check the validity of correspondence you have received please contact [email protected] . Guidehouse is not responsible for losses incurred (monetary or otherwise) from an applicant’s dealings with unauthorized third parties.

Guidehouse does not accept unsolicited resumes through or from search firms or staffing agencies. All unsolicited resumes will be considered the property of Guidehouse and Guidehouse will not be obligated to pay a placement fee.