Solutions Architect

Salesforce Application Architect

Location: Lansing, MI – Hybrid

Pay Rate: $60–$67/hr on W-2

No C2C or Third-Party Candidates

Position Overview

We are seeking an experienced Salesforce Application Architect to lead the architecture, design, and modernization of large-scale enterprise applications. This position will play a key technical leadership role in transitioning legacy systems to Salesforce while supporting highly available, business-critical applications.

The ideal candidate brings strong hands-on Salesforce development experience along with the architectural background needed to set technical direction, evaluate platform health, guide development teams, and translate complex business requirements into scalable solutions.

Key Responsibilities

Salesforce Architecture & Design

Lead end-to-end architecture and technical design of enterprise Salesforce solutions.Design solutions across Sales Cloud, Service Cloud, Experience Cloud, and Field Service Lightning (FSL).Conduct Salesforce org health checks and platform assessments and recommend improvements.Apply Salesforce architecture best practices and the Well-Architected Framework.Lead Design & Discovery sessions with technical and business stakeholders.Develop proof-of-concepts to validate technical approaches and proposed solutions.Ensure solutions are scalable, maintainable, secure, and aligned with enterprise architecture standards.Technical Leadership

Set technical direction for large, mission-critical applications.Provide technical leadership and mentorship to Salesforce developers and other technical team members.Review technical designs and ensure development aligns with established architecture.Troubleshoot complex application, integration, security, and performance issues.Evaluate new technologies and recommend improvements to development practices, tools, and platform capabilities.Development & Integration

Lead the design and development of Salesforce applications, services, and integrations.Coordinate integrations between Salesforce, enterprise applications, databases, external partners, and hosting platforms.Work with SQL, Java, APIs, and web services in support of enterprise integrations.Support legacy application modernization and migration to Salesforce.Ensure application security is incorporated throughout solution design and development.DevOps & Delivery

Design and support CI/CD pipelines, including pipeline-as-code, branching strategies, automated testing, and code review processes.Support automated builds, regression and smoke testing, and multi-environment deployments.Work with Product Owners and development teams to prioritize Agile backlogs and maintain release readiness.Ensure Secure Application Development Lifecycle (SADLC) practices are followed.Support production environments and highly available enterprise applications.Stakeholder Collaboration

Partner with Business Analysts, Product Owners, developers, and business stakeholders to gather and analyze requirements.Translate complex business and technical requirements into practical Salesforce solutions.Lead impact analysis for changes to applications, integrations, and business processes.Communicate architecture decisions and technical recommendations clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences.Required Qualifications

5+ years of hands-on experience with Salesforce, SQL, Java, and web services development.5+ years of experience gathering and analyzing technical and business requirements.Strong experience designing enterprise Salesforce solutions.Experience designing and implementing CI/CD pipelines.Knowledge of branching strategies, automated code reviews, testing, and deployment practices.Strong experience with enterprise integrations and web services.Excellent technical leadership and troubleshooting skills.Ability to communicate complex technical concepts to both technical and business audiences.2–3 Salesforce certifications required.Highly Preferred

Salesforce Architect certification.Experience with enterprise-scale Salesforce implementations.Experience with Salesforce Sales Cloud, Service Cloud, Experience Cloud, and Field Service Lightning.Database-related certifications.Experience modernizing or migrating legacy enterprise applications to Salesforce.Additional Preferred Experience

5+ years working in Agile development environments.Oracle SQL development, query optimization, and performance tuning.DevOps and automated deployment practices.Automated regression and smoke testing.Multi-environment application deployments.Enterprise application security and secure development practices.Experience supporting high-availability, mission-critical applications.Strong experience providing technical direction and mentoring development teams.