Missionforce - Technical Architect​/Senior Technical Architect; Cleared

Mission force - Senior Salesforce Technical Architect (Cleared)

Must be a U.S. citizen (U.S. born or naturalized) living on U.S. soil who does not hold dual citizenship with the ability to meet customer and government screening standards applicable to this role.

PLEASE NOTE:
Qualification for this job is contingent upon acceptable results from a background investigation as well as your having and maintaining the specific level of U.S. government background investigation and clearance required for this role.

As a Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) on our Public Sector team, you embed with U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), Intelligence Community (IC), and Aerospace clients — designing and deploying bespoke AI solutions that drive mission‑critical outcomes. This is a U.S.

-based role supporting these public sector clients. Additionally, you help engineer secure, reliable systems that mission teams depend on every day, bringing a builder's mindset, an AI-first approach, and the technical depth to take complex challenges from concept to production.

• Lead high-profile customer engagements — designing, building, and deploying tailored Salesforce solutions for defense, intelligence, and aerospace missions.
• Partner directly with customers and mission stakeholders to translate complex needs into working technical solutions.
• Build and ship secure, production‑grade software using modern engineering practices, with AI as a core part of your development workflow.
• Design systems where AI agents integrate seamlessly into human workflows, and critically evaluate code (human‑ or AI-generated) for correctness, quality, security, and performance.

• 8+ years of enterprise architecture or consulting experience, including 4+ years leading Salesforce Core projects.
• Strong application design skills paired with data, integration, and security architecture expertise.
• Clear written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to present and defend a point of view to a variety of audiences.
• Can travel 25–50% of the time to customer sites.
• Holds an active Secret clearance or higher.
• Must be a U.S. citizen (U.S. born or naturalized) who does not hold dual citizenship and agrees to complete a U.S. federal government Minimum Background Investigation (MBI) for a Moderate Public Trust position.

• Bachelor's degree (or its foreign degree equivalent) in Computer Science, Engineering (any field), or a related quantitative discipline; work experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
• Background in defense/aerospace, classified environments at Impact Level 5/6 (IL5/IL6), or federal civilian agencies.
• Salesforce Certified Technical Architect (CTA) certification or multiple Salesforce Architecture certifications.
• Strong enterprise architecture background and ability to convey best practices to stakeholders at all levels of a large organization.

Salesforce is an equal opportunity employer and maintains a policy of non-discrimination with all employees and applicants for employment. It means that at Salesforce, we believe in equality for all. We are committed to creating a workplace that is inclusive and free from discrimination. All employees and prospective employees are assessed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications—without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender expression or identity, transgender status, age, disability, veteran or marital status, political viewpoint, or other classifications protected by law.

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Salesforce offers a variety of benefits to help you live well, including: time off programs, medical, dental, vision, mental health support, paid parental leave, life and disability insurance, 401(k), and an employee stock purchasing program.

The typical base salary range for this position is $148,500 - $260,100 annually. The range represents base salary only, and does not include company bonus, incentive for sales roles, equity or benefits, as applicable.