RIVA Solutions Inc.
Title: Salesforce Architect
Location: Washington, DC – Herbert C. Hoover Building (Remote within the U.S. permitted)
Terms: Full-time / Proposal Opportunity
Clearance: U.S. Citizenship required and ability to obtain and maintain a Federal Security Clearance
Travel: 0–10%
RESULTS. INNOVATION. VALUES. ACCOUNTABILITY.
That’s RIVA. Our employee-first approach has manifested a culture that attracts the best and brightest. By investing in people first and providing a flexible work environment, our employees have higher morale, higher productivity rates, and lower turnover. At RIVA, people are our #1 priority.
Program Overview RIVA Solutions supports the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) in delivering and operating a Salesforce-based grants management and stakeholder engagement platform that enables NTIA to administer large-scale broadband and digital equity programs.
The platform—commonly referred to as the NTIA Grants Portal (NGP)—supports the full grants lifecycle, including application intake, eligibility validation, federal review workflows, post-award monitoring, reporting, and external stakeholder engagement. It underpins major national initiatives such as Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD), Digital Equity, Middle Mile, and Tribal Broadband programs, serving state, local, and tribal partners nationwide.
RIVA’s role includes Salesforce platform architecture and development, secure integrations, data migration, Agile delivery, change management, and operations and maintenance, ensuring the system remains scalable, secure, compliant, and responsive to evolving program requirements.
Position Overview RIVA Solutions is seeking a Salesforce Architect to own the end-to-end technical design and architecture of the NTIA Salesforce Grants Portal. This role ensures all platform enhancements are scalable, secure, compliant, and aligned with NTIA architectural, security, and data standards.
The Salesforce Architect leads solution design strategy, enforces a configuration-first approach prior to custom development, and ensures technical consistency across Scrum teams, integrations, and external-facing functionality. This individual works closely with product owners, UX designers, data integration teams, developers, and security stakeholders to validate feasibility, define reusable patterns, and reduce rework by guiding teams toward best-practice solutions.
Core Responsibilities
Own end-to-end Salesforce technical architecture, ensuring scalability, performance, and long-term maintainability
Lead solution design and enforce a configuration-first approach before introducing custom development
Ensure all platform enhancements align with NTIA security, architectural, data model, and compliance requirements
Define reusable design patterns, technical standards, and naming conventions across teams
Collaborate with product owners, UX, data, and development teams to validate feasibility and technical clarity of requirements
Oversee integration architecture with internal and external systems (e.g., APIs, MuleSoft, ETL pipelines)
Support DevOps alignment, CI/CD practices, version control discipline, and environment strategy
Review technical designs, solution documentation, and story sizing prior to sprint execution to reduce rework
Mentor development teams and provide ongoing technical guidance and architectural oversight
Participate in backlog refinement, technical reviews, and design walkthroughs
Support security reviews, platform assessments, and technical due diligence required for go-live and ongoing operations
Minimum Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience)
Minimum 10 years of experience in Salesforce architecture, solution design, or enterprise application architecture
Preferred Qualifications
Experience architecting Salesforce solutions for federal programs, grants management, or large-scale enterprise systems
Deep expertise in Salesforce configuration-first design, including Flows, OmniStudio, and declarative automation
Strong understanding of Apex, APIs, MuleSoft, and integration architecture patterns
Proficiency with DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, GitHub (or similar), and multi-environment deployment strategies
Familiarity with federal security requirements, ATO processes, FedRAMP boundaries, and CUI handling
Experience defining reusable UX standards, data models, and design patterns for multi-team delivery
Ability to mentor cross-functional teams and communicate architectural decisions to technical and non-technical stakeholders
Prior experience supporting Agile delivery, backlog refinement, and technical sizing sessions
Salary Salary commensurate with experience (DOE)
RIVA Benefits
Paid Time Off / Sick Leave
Health, Dental, and Vision Coverage
Life Insurance
401K Retirement Plan with Company Match
HSA/FSA Spending Accounts
Long- and Short-term Disability
Pet Insurance
Wellness Program Initiatives
RIVA Flex (Flexible Hours and Hybrid Work Support)
Additional Perks & Workplace Benefits
Equal Opportunity Statement RIVA Solutions is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any protected class. If you need a reasonable accommodation to search for a job opening or to submit an online application, please email accommodations@rivasolutionsinc.com. Only messages left for this purpose will be returned.
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RESULTS. INNOVATION. VALUES. ACCOUNTABILITY.
That’s RIVA. Our employee-first approach has manifested a culture that attracts the best and brightest. By investing in people first and providing a flexible work environment, our employees have higher morale, higher productivity rates, and lower turnover. At RIVA, people are our #1 priority.
Program Overview RIVA Solutions supports the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) in delivering and operating a Salesforce-based grants management and stakeholder engagement platform that enables NTIA to administer large-scale broadband and digital equity programs.
The platform—commonly referred to as the NTIA Grants Portal (NGP)—supports the full grants lifecycle, including application intake, eligibility validation, federal review workflows, post-award monitoring, reporting, and external stakeholder engagement. It underpins major national initiatives such as Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD), Digital Equity, Middle Mile, and Tribal Broadband programs, serving state, local, and tribal partners nationwide.
RIVA’s role includes Salesforce platform architecture and development, secure integrations, data migration, Agile delivery, change management, and operations and maintenance, ensuring the system remains scalable, secure, compliant, and responsive to evolving program requirements.
Position Overview RIVA Solutions is seeking a Salesforce Architect to own the end-to-end technical design and architecture of the NTIA Salesforce Grants Portal. This role ensures all platform enhancements are scalable, secure, compliant, and aligned with NTIA architectural, security, and data standards.
The Salesforce Architect leads solution design strategy, enforces a configuration-first approach prior to custom development, and ensures technical consistency across Scrum teams, integrations, and external-facing functionality. This individual works closely with product owners, UX designers, data integration teams, developers, and security stakeholders to validate feasibility, define reusable patterns, and reduce rework by guiding teams toward best-practice solutions.
Core Responsibilities
Own end-to-end Salesforce technical architecture, ensuring scalability, performance, and long-term maintainability
Lead solution design and enforce a configuration-first approach before introducing custom development
Ensure all platform enhancements align with NTIA security, architectural, data model, and compliance requirements
Define reusable design patterns, technical standards, and naming conventions across teams
Collaborate with product owners, UX, data, and development teams to validate feasibility and technical clarity of requirements
Oversee integration architecture with internal and external systems (e.g., APIs, MuleSoft, ETL pipelines)
Support DevOps alignment, CI/CD practices, version control discipline, and environment strategy
Review technical designs, solution documentation, and story sizing prior to sprint execution to reduce rework
Mentor development teams and provide ongoing technical guidance and architectural oversight
Participate in backlog refinement, technical reviews, and design walkthroughs
Support security reviews, platform assessments, and technical due diligence required for go-live and ongoing operations
Minimum Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience)
Minimum 10 years of experience in Salesforce architecture, solution design, or enterprise application architecture
Preferred Qualifications
Experience architecting Salesforce solutions for federal programs, grants management, or large-scale enterprise systems
Deep expertise in Salesforce configuration-first design, including Flows, OmniStudio, and declarative automation
Strong understanding of Apex, APIs, MuleSoft, and integration architecture patterns
Proficiency with DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, GitHub (or similar), and multi-environment deployment strategies
Familiarity with federal security requirements, ATO processes, FedRAMP boundaries, and CUI handling
Experience defining reusable UX standards, data models, and design patterns for multi-team delivery
Ability to mentor cross-functional teams and communicate architectural decisions to technical and non-technical stakeholders
Prior experience supporting Agile delivery, backlog refinement, and technical sizing sessions
Salary Salary commensurate with experience (DOE)
RIVA Benefits
Paid Time Off / Sick Leave
Health, Dental, and Vision Coverage
Life Insurance
401K Retirement Plan with Company Match
HSA/FSA Spending Accounts
Long- and Short-term Disability
Pet Insurance
Wellness Program Initiatives
RIVA Flex (Flexible Hours and Hybrid Work Support)
Additional Perks & Workplace Benefits
Equal Opportunity Statement RIVA Solutions is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any protected class. If you need a reasonable accommodation to search for a job opening or to submit an online application, please email accommodations@rivasolutionsinc.com. Only messages left for this purpose will be returned.
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