Software Solutions Architect

Position Summary Varmoda is seeking an experienced Software Solutions Architect to lead the design, development, and implementation of enterprise-scale Salesforce solutions within a highly regulated public-sector environment. This role will be responsible for modernizing legacy applications, defining enterprise architecture standards, and ensuring the delivery of secure, scalable, and high-performing solutions that support critical business operations. The ideal candidate will bring deep Salesforce architecture expertise, strong technical leadership capabilities, and experience guiding large-scale digital transformation initiatives from strategy through implementation.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end architecture, solution design, and implementation of enterprise Salesforce applications supporting case management, service delivery, field operations, and stakeholder engagement.
• Conduct platform health assessments and architectural reviews, providing recommendations aligned with Salesforce best practices and Well-Architected Framework principles.
• Facilitate discovery sessions, architecture workshops, and technical planning meetings with business and technical stakeholders.
• Provide technical leadership, mentorship, and architectural governance to development teams, contractors, and project stakeholders.
• Translate complex business and technical requirements into scalable, maintainable, and secure solutions.
• Lead proof-of-concept (POC) initiatives to validate business requirements, technical feasibility, and architectural direction.
• Ensure Secure Application Development Lifecycle (SADLC) practices are followed throughout design, development, testing, and deployment activities.
• Define and maintain technical roadmaps, architecture standards, and platform governance strategies.
• Support mission-critical enterprise applications requiring high availability, scalability, security, and operational reliability.
• Ensure compliance with organizational security, performance, regulatory, and data governance requirements.
• Lead software application development, integration services, APIs, and enterprise platform enhancements.
• Coordinate system integration efforts involving business units, external partners, third-party vendors, and hosting environments.
• Design and implement application security controls aligned with enterprise standards and best practices.
• Conduct impact assessments related to legislative, business, operational, and technology changes.
• Review and approve technical designs, architecture documentation, system engineering deliverables, and deployment strategies.
• Ensure all technology solutions adhere to enterprise architecture standards, policies, and development guidelines.
• Collaborate with Agile teams and product owners to maintain backlog priorities, release schedules, and development roadmaps.
• Provide technical recommendations and architectural guidance for application modernization initiatives.
• Resolve complex system architecture, performance, integration, and security challenges.
• Research emerging technologies and recommend improvements to development tools, architectures, processes, and platform capabilities.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Information Systems, Software Engineering, or a related field.

• Minimum 5 years of experience gathering and analyzing business and technical requirements in collaboration with stakeholders.

• Minimum 5 years of hands-on Salesforce development and architecture experience.

• Minimum 5 years of experience with SQL, Java, web services, and enterprise application development.

• Experience designing and implementing Salesforce solutions using Sales Cloud, Service Cloud, Experience Cloud, and related Salesforce technologies.

• Experience designing and implementing CI/CD pipelines, including:

• Pipeline-as-Code

• Branching strategies

• Automated code reviews

• Automated testing

• Release automation

• Strong knowledge of software architecture, system integration, API design, and cloud application development.

• Experience leading enterprise-scale application development teams and technical initiatives.

• Strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to explain complex technical concepts to technical and non-technical audiences.

• Experience implementing security best practices throughout the software development lifecycle.

• Strong problem-solving, troubleshooting, and technical leadership capabilities.

Preferred Qualifications

• Salesforce Architect certification.
• Experience leading enterprise-level Salesforce implementations and digital transformation programs.
• Experience supporting highly regulated industries such as government, healthcare, human services, insurance, or financial services.
• Minimum 5 years of experience working within Agile development environments.
• Strong Oracle SQL development experience, including query optimization and performance tuning.
• Experience implementing DevOps practices, including automated builds, regression testing, smoke testing, and multi-environment deployment strategies.
• Experience modernizing legacy applications and migrating systems to cloud-based platforms.
• Demonstrated ability to lead technical teams, resolve complex system challenges, and establish enterprise architecture standards.
• Experience integrating Salesforce with external enterprise applications, databases, and third-party platforms.

Certifications & Clearance Required Certifications

• Minimum of 2–3 Salesforce Certifications.

Preferred Certifications

• Salesforce Application Architect Certification.
• Salesforce System Architect Certification.
• Salesforce Certified Technical Architect (CTA).
• Salesforce Platform Developer Certifications.
• Database Certifications (Oracle, SQL Server, or related technologies).
• DevOps, Cloud Architecture, or Enterprise Architecture Certifications.