Salesforce Architect

Benefits: Competitive salary Opportunity for advancement Training & development Salesforce Architect Location: Boston, MA (2-3 days per week Hybrid) Job Summary We are seeking an experienced Salesforce Architect to lead the design, governance, integration, and technical direction of enterprise Salesforce solutions. This role requires strong Salesforce architecture expertise, hands-on technical leadership, integration knowledge, and experience delivering secure, scalable, and high-performing solutions. Key Responsibilities Solution Architecture Translate business and functional requirements into scalable Salesforce architecture and solution designs. Present solution options, recommendations, and design trade-offs to business and technical stakeholders. Ensure solutions align with enterprise architecture, security, data governance, scalability, and performance standards. Apply Salesforce Public Sector Solutions architecture and object-model best practices. Provide architectural oversight across Salesforce modules, integrations, and connected enterprise systems. Review technical designs, configurations, custom development, and proposed feature enhancements. Evaluate Salesforce product releases and roadmap capabilities for future platform improvements. Integration & Data Architecture Design and optimize integrations between Salesforce, MuleSoft, and enterprise applications . Define data flows, integration patterns, component interactions, and system dependencies. Guide data modeling, master data management, synchronization, and data-quality strategies. Guide REST API, SOAP API, and Bulk API implementations. Assess the impact of architectural and integration changes across connected systems. Technical Leadership & Governance Lead and mentor Salesforce developers and technical team members. Establish and enforce Salesforce architecture, coding, security, and development standards. Conduct design reviews, code reviews, and technical quality assessments. Ensure deliverables follow architectural standards and Salesforce best practices. Support governance across the full application lifecycle, including design, development, testing, UAT, deployment, change management, and production support. Identify architectural risks, technical gaps, and optimization opportunities. DevOps & Continuous Improvement Support Agile and DevOps methodologies across Salesforce delivery. Work with Copado and CI/CD pipelines for controlled and reliable deployments. Recommend improvements to Salesforce configurations, integrations, custom code, performance, security, and maintainability. Stay current with Salesforce platform and integration technology advancements. Required Qualifications Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Business Administration , or related field, or equivalent professional experience. Strong experience designing and implementing enterprise Salesforce solutions. Salesforce certifications required. Strong experience with Salesforce integrations, APIs, data architecture, security, and technical governance. Experience with MuleSoft, Copado, CI/CD, Agile, and DevOps . Strong technical leadership, communication, documentation, and stakeholder-management skills. Preferred Qualification Experience with Salesforce Public Sector Solutions . Flexible work from home options available. Compensation: $60.00 - $70.00 per hour AES is a premier technology consulting company that brings together businesses and talent to deliver the most innovative technology solutions that create the most positive impact to society. In the last 20 years, we have developed innovative best-in-class technology solutions to the world’s forward-thinking companies on four key service areas: - Customer Experience: engaging customers with differentiating digital experiences to sustain business relevance - Employee Experience: enabling employees to learn, collaborate, and grow to sustain business performance - Business Solutions: transforming and optimizing business operations to sustain business resilience - Emerging Technology: exploring and adopting emerging technology to transform business model Our team ensures that your favorite coffee shop has the right amount of people serving you at any given time. Our team ensures that the governance board of a global company has the right ESG insights to make the most sensible actions for the world. The list goes on and on. At the core of what we do is creating the future that is right for everyone, with the right technology, and with the right talent.