Salesforce Solutions Architect

Salesforce Solution Architect Phoenix Team | Remote (U. S. -based) | Full-Time Overview The Salesforce Solution Architect supports projects that define requirements and technical solutions for standing up and enhancing Salesforce environments in support of coordinated, multi-product release and regression testing.

This role owns the Salesforce side of the solution design — solution architecture, metadata configuration, sandbox strategy, and integration design — spanning both declarative and programmatic (Apex and Lightning Components) Salesforce customization.

The Salesforce Solution Architect works as part of a team to define requirements, produce solution designs, and establish the operating model needed to bring new or updated environments online.

Typical activities include determining sandbox type and sizing; defining metadata configuration and environment refresh approaches; sequencing onboarding of in-scope product groups; evaluating and recommending Salesforce integration approaches; and applying Salesforce data sharing and visibility models to the solution design.

The Salesforce Solution Architect will participate in technical discovery sessions with product, testing, and infrastructure stakeholders.

Success in this role requires strong, hands-on Salesforce expertise — the ability to work across both flows/configuration and code — along with the ability to take a holistic view of a project's full scope and translate requirements into a solution design that aligns with VA governance, security, and federal compliance standards.

Key Functions Produce the solution design for the Salesforce (and, in coordination with the team, AWS) components of the environment. Determine sandbox type and sizing needed to support regression testing and performance testing requirements. Define the metadata configuration approach for the environment.

Define the Salesforce refresh approach through the VA Salesforce governance group (DTC), including how refresh requests against product