Lead Salesforce Architect

Job Description

Job Description

Job Title: Lead Salesforce Architect

Job ID: 808959 

Client: State of Ohio - DCY

Closing Date:08/12/2026 at 4.00 PM

3 openings - 1 hybrid, 2 remote
Interviews - In person for hybrid role, teams for remote roles

On resumes, indicate where your candidate is currently located AND if applying for remote or hyrbid role

Lead Salesforce Developer/Architect – ITC1

This role works closely with business stakeholders, technical teams, and leadership to translate requirements into robust architectural designs and ensure the long‑term stability of the Salesforce ecosystem.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the end‑to‑end technical design of Salesforce solutions across Service Cloud, Experience Cloud, Public Sector Solutions (PSS) , LPI data model and custom applications.
• Develop and maintain architectural standards, integration patterns, and best practices for Salesforce and related systems.
• Develop, customize, enhance salesforce applications using Apex classes, triggers, Lightning Web Components (LWC), Flow, visualforce and SOQL/SOSL and Omnistudio Components (Flexcards, Omniscripts, DataRaptors, Integrations Procedures) 
• Translate business requirements into scalable technical designs, ensuring alignment with platform capabilities and enterprise architecture.
• Provide technical guidance to development teams, review code, and ensure adherence to design principles and security standards.
• Oversee integration between Salesforce and external systems using APIs, middleware, and data pipelines.
• Conduct impact assessments for new features, enhancements, and platform updates.
• Ensure optimized system performance, data integrity, security controls, and compliance (including role hierarchy, sharing rules, and data governance).
• Support deployment strategies, CI/CD processes, and environment management.
• Serve as a subject matter expert during requirement workshops, design reviews, and solution validation.
• Stay current with Salesforce releases, new features, and industry best practices.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or related field (or equivalent experience).
• Extensive experience designing and implementing large‑scale Salesforce solutions.
• Strong knowledge of Salesforce configuration, Apex, Lightning Web Components, APIs, and integration frameworks.
• Experience with complex data modeling, security design, and performance optimization.
• Proficiency with DevOps tools, CI/CD, version control, and release management.
• Salesforce certifications such as Salesforce Developer Certifications (PDI/PDII) are required and Salesforce Certified Technical Architect (CTA), Application Architect, System Architect credentials preferred.

Soft Skills

• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving abilities.
• Ability to lead technical discussions and influence design decisions.
• Collaborative mindset with the ability to work in cross‑functional teams.

Flexible work from home options available.