Software Engineering Architect - Missionforce
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Nov 9, 2026. First seen by Alion on Nov 9, 2026. Salesforce scores B on the Alion truth index.
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About Salesforce
Salesforce is the #1 AI CRM, where humans with agents drive customer success together. Here, ambition meets action. Tech meets trust. And innovation isn’t a buzzword - it’s a way of life. The world of work as we know it is changing and we're looking for Trailblazers who are passionate about bettering business and the world through AI, driving innovation, and keeping Salesforce's core values at the heart of it all.
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What You'll Be Doing & Why It Matters
We have an immediate opportunity for a Software Architect who wants to design and build next generation Government Cloud environments and offerings. This Architect will be a key contributor to Missionforce. In the role of this Architect, you are at the center of the action, leading the architecture and integration of market leading Salesforce products and services into new and existing Missionforce environments. Leveraging your strong architectural and technical foundation, you will collaborate to deliver Salesforce's market-leading Customer 360 suite of products to our higher education, state and local, federal, military and other public sector customers.
You will work hand in hand with Salesforce product and service teams to bring their capabilities into Salesforce's Missionforce architecture, provide expert insight to help teams better understand and adapt to Missionforce's unique requirements, as well as enable Missionforce innovation to be broadly leveraged across Salesforce. As such, Missionforce architects are uniquely positioned to make significant impacts for Salesforce, our customers, and for the nation.
Core Responsibilities & Scope:
- Acts as the primary architect for one or more Missionforce systems and/or major products or functional areas
- Collaborates with architects and engineering teams across Salesforce to share requirements, develops innovative solutions, engages in architecture and code reviews, and answers technical onboarding questions
- Identifies opportunities for ongoing improvement and delivers innovative, repeatable solutions for stakeholders
- Develops and enhances architectural and onboarding training, documentation, processes and tooling
Minimum Requirements:
- 15+ years of information technology industry experience
- 5+ years of experience in IT architecture, software architecture or equivalent field
- Broad experience in software architecture, development, and deployment patterns and methods
- Preferred experience with functional driven design, distributed systems, and micro-services
- Experience architecting end to end, complex (large-scale) solutions for public cloud environments
- Preferred experience with DevOps, zero-trust security models and container technologies
- Preferred experience with production systems operating in AWS dedicated regions
- Demonstrated technical expertise in multiple infrastructure, middleware and/or applications domains
- Preferred experience with service ownership and designing self-healing, scalable services
- Experience synthesizing functional and non-functional requirements for individual service teams
- Preferred experience leading development of architectural designs, articles and training
- Excellent oral and written communication, negotiation, conflict resolution, and interpersonal skills
- Preferred experience tailoring content for executive, technical and non-technical audiences
- Education:M.S. in Computer Science, Information Systems or equivalent field (or equivalent experience)
Unleash Your Potential
When you join Salesforce, you’ll be limitless in all areas of your life. Our benefits and resources support you to find balance andbe your best, and our AI agents accelerate your impact so you cando your best. Together, we’ll bring the power of Agentforce to organizations of all sizes and deliver amazing experiences that customers love. Apply today to not only shape the future - but to redefine what’s possible - for yourself, for AI, and the world.
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In the United States, compensation offered will be determined by factors such as location, job level, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Certain roles may be eligible for incentive compensation, equity, and benefits. Salesforce offers a variety of benefits to help you live well including: time off programs, medical, dental, vision, mental health support, paid parental leave, life and disability insurance, 401(k), and an employee stock purchasing program. More details about company benefits can be found at the following link: https://www.salesforcebenefits.com.At Salesforce, we believe in equitable compensation practices that reflect the dynamic nature of labor markets across various regions. The typical base salary range for this position is $218,400 - $365,200 annually. The range represents base salary only, and does not include company bonus, incentive for sales roles, equity or benefits, as applicable.