Salesforce Technical Architect – Guidehouse
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.
Responsibilities
- 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.
Qualifications
- 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" clearance.
- Minimum 10 years of professional experience.
- Minimum 5 years of external consulting experience.
- Minimum 5 years of Salesforce implementation experience in an agile development environment.
- Proven experience in technical architecture, solution design, business process modeling, integration design, data migration, and transformation.
- Strong experience in 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.
Nice to Have
- Understanding of public‑sector entities and their common business requirements.
- Experience with Salesforce DX, GitHub/Bitbucket, PMD, SonarQube.
- Agile delivery practices.
- Experience with Salesforce Government Cloud and compliance frameworks.
- Familiarity with DevSecOps practices and CI/CD pipelines.
Salary Range
$171,000.00 – $285,000.00 (annual). Compensation decisions depend on skill sets, experience, 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. Benefits include medical, Rx, dental & vision insurance; personal and family sick time; paid holidays; discretionary variable incentive bonus; parental leave and adoption assistance; 401(k) retirement plan; life insurance; health savings account; dental/vision/family dependent care flexible spending accounts; short‑term & long‑term disability; student loan payoff; tuition reimbursement; skills development and certifications; employee referral program; corporate sponsored events & community outreach; emergency back‑up childcare; mobility stipend.
Equal Opportunity Employer
Guidehouse is an Equal Opportunity Employer – Protected Veterans, Individuals with Disabilities or any other basis protected by law, ordinance, or regulation. Guidehouse will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable law, including the Fair Chance Ordinance of Los Angeles and San Francisco.
Accommodations and Contact
If you require an accommodation, please contact Guidehouse Recruiting at 1‑571‑633‑1711 or via email at All information you provide will be kept confidential and used only to the extent required to provide needed reasonable accommodation.
Recruitment Notice
All recruitment communications will be sent from Guidehouse email domains including @guidehouse.com or Correspondence received from other domains should be considered unauthorized and will not be honored. 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 banking information to a third party purporting to need that information to proceed in the hiring process.
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Unsolicited Resumes
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.
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