Salesforce Application Architect (Hybrid)

Job Title: Salesforce Application Architect (Hybrid)

Duration (Contract): 6 Months

Client Location: Lansing, MI 48933

Location Preference: Hybrid

Job Description:
As a Salesforce Application Architect , you will lead the design, architecture, modernization, and implementation of enterprise Salesforce solutions supporting mission-critical business applications. This role requires deep expertise in Salesforce architecture, platform optimization, integrations, security, and application modernization while ensuring scalable, secure, and high-performing solutions aligned with organizational goals and compliance requirements.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the end-to-end architecture, design, and implementation of Salesforce solutions across multiple clouds and business domains.

• Conduct platform assessments, architecture reviews, and health checks while recommending optimization strategies.

• Collaborate with stakeholders to translate complex business requirements into scalable Salesforce solutions.

• Provide technical leadership, mentorship, and architectural guidance to development and support teams.

• Oversee proof-of-concept initiatives and validate technical feasibility of proposed solutions.

• Ensure compliance with secure application development lifecycle (SADLC) practices and enterprise security standards.

• Design and manage integrations between Salesforce, external applications, databases, and enterprise platforms.

• Lead application development, testing, deployment, and release management activities.

• Support production operations, issue resolution, performance optimization, and platform reliability initiatives.

• Establish architecture standards, governance processes, best practices, and technical roadmaps for Salesforce applications.

Required Skills, Experiences, Education, and Competencies:

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

• 5+ years of experience gathering, analyzing, and translating business and technical requirements into enterprise solutions.

• 5+ years of hands-on Salesforce architecture, development, and implementation experience.

• Strong expertise with Salesforce Sales Cloud, Service Cloud, Experience Cloud, and Field Service Lightning (FSL).

• Experience designing CI/CD pipelines, deployment automation, branching strategies, and DevOps practices.

• Proficiency in Salesforce development technologies, SQL, Java, APIs, integrations, and web services.

• Minimum 2-3 Salesforce certifications required; Salesforce Architect certification highly preferred.

• Strong knowledge of application security, SADLC, governance, compliance, and enterprise architecture best practices.

• Experience working in Agile environments and leading enterprise-scale Salesforce implementations.

• Excellent leadership, communication, stakeholder management, troubleshooting, and technical decision-making skills.

The hourly range for roles of this nature are $60.00 to $80.00/hr. Rates are heavily dependent on skills, experience, location, and industry.

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