Salesforce Application Architect

Duration:

6 months, with the intent to hire into a full-time position within 6 months to a year.

Work:

Hybrid

— No remote.

Location & Schedule:

Lansing, Michigan.

Wednesdays and Thursdays are required onsite days. Mondays, Tuesdays, and Fridays are remote-eligible days. The resource must meet these requirements from the beginning.

Location Requirement:

Candidates must be local to the Lansing, Michigan area within 90 miles at the time of submission.

Resume:

Resumes are kept to 4–5 pages.

References:

Professional references may be required.

Top Skills & Years of Experience

5+ years of experience gathering and analyzing business and technical requirements in collaboration with stakeholders.
Experience designing and implementing CI/CD pipelines, including pipeline-as-code, branching strategies, automated code reviews, and testing aligned with organizational goals.
Strong ability to communicate technical concepts clearly and effectively to both technical and non-technical audiences.
2–3 Salesforce certifications required.
5+ years of hands-on experience with Salesforce, SQL, Java, and web services development.

Preferred

Salesforce Architect certification.
Experience working on enterprise-level implementations.
Database-related certifications.

Job Summary

This position functions as a Salesforce Application Architect supporting the modernization and ongoing operations of critical Child Welfare and State Hospital systems, including the Michigan Statewide Automated Child Welfare Information System (MiSACWIS) and the Comprehensive Child Welfare Information System (CCWIS).

These systems are essential to the delivery of services to vulnerable children and families and require high availability, scalability, and compliance with state and federal standards.

The architect is responsible for leading the design, development, and implementation of enterprise-grade Salesforce solutions, ensuring architectural integrity, platform optimization, and alignment with strategic and operational goals. This includes transitioning legacy systems to a modern Salesforce-based platform, with a focus on Sales Cloud, Service Cloud, Experience Cloud, and Field Service Lightning (FSL).

Job Responsibilities

Lead end-to-end architecture and technical design of Salesforce solutions that support case management, field service operations, and user engagement.
Conduct org health checks and platform assessments, and deliver actionable recommendations based on Salesforce best practices.
Participate in Design & Discovery sessions and promote adoption of Salesforce’s Well-Architected Framework.
Provide technical leadership and mentorship to development teams.
Collaborate with business analysts, product owners, and stakeholders to translate complex business requirements into scalable, maintainable Salesforce solutions.
Oversee proof-of-concepts (POCs) to validate technical feasibility and business value of proposed solutions.
Ensure secure application development lifecycle (SADLC) practices are followed throughout all phases of development and deployment.
Set the technical direction for Child Welfare applications.
Support 24/7 operations of Tier 2 applications such as MiSACWIS, which serve over 8,000 users across state and private agencies.
Ensure compliance with security, performance, and regulatory standards.

Required Education

Bachelor’s Degree

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