Senior Manager, Solution Architecture

Position Overview
The Senior Manager Solution Architectureis responsible for leading the design governance and implementation of enterprise solutions built on the Salesforce ecosystem. This roleisresponsible for designing scalable secure and innovative architectures that leverage Salesforce technologies and integrate with enterprise platforms cloud services and data ecosystems.
The ideal candidate combines deep Salesforce expertise modern cloud architecture knowledge and strong leadership capabilities to drive digital transformation initiatives across the organization.

This role will play a critical leadership position in shaping the organizationsmembershipplatform strategy digital engagement capabilities and AI-enabled business processes through the Salesforce ecosystem.

Key Leadership Competencies

• Strategic thinking and technology vision

• Ability to translate complex architecture into business value

• Strong stakeholder communication

• Team leadership and mentorship

• Cross-functional collaboration

Key Responsibilities
Salesforce Platform Architecture

• Lead the architectural strategy and solution design for enterprise initiatives leveraging the Salesforce platform (Sales Cloud Service Cloud Experience Cloud Marketing Cloud Data Cloud and Salesforce AI capabilities).

• Ensure solutions align with enterprise architecture principles scalability standards and security frameworks.

• Guide architecture decisions across Salesforce integrations custom development and platform extensions.

• Establish reusable Salesforce architecture patterns and best practices.

Technology Strategy & Innovation

• Drive adoption of modern technologies including AI/ML Salesforce Einstein generative AI capabilities and automation frameworks.

• Evaluate and recommend new technologies within the Salesforce ecosystem.

• Align Salesforce capabilities with enterprise digital transformation initiatives.

• Lead architecture strategy for low-code/no-code solutions platform automation and AI-powered workflows.

Integration & Data Architecture

• Architect solutions that integrate Salesforce with enterprise systems APIs and cloud platforms.

• Design scalable integration patterns using technologies such as:MuleSoftAPI-led architectureEvent-drivenarchitectures andMicroservices

• Collaborate with data teams to ensure Salesforce solutions integrate effectively with enterprise data platforms and analytics ecosystems.

Architecture Governance

• Establish and enforce architecture standards design reviews and solution governance.

• Ensure compliance with security privacy and regulatory requirements.

• Lead architecture reviews for major Salesforce initiatives.

Leadership & Team Development

• Lead and mentor a team of Solution Architects and Technical Architects.

• Provide technical leadership across cross-functional teams including engineering product data and infrastructure teams.

Business Collaboration

• Partner with business leaders acrossmembership marketing customersupportand operations to design solutions that drive measurable business value.

• Translate business requirements into scalable technicalarchitectures.

• Support strategic planning and roadmap development for Salesforce capabilities.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelors or mastersdegree in computer science Information Systems or related field

• 10 years of experience in enterprise architecture or solution architecture

• 5 years of hands-on Salesforce platform experience

• 3 years of leadership or architecture management experience

• Proven experience designing large-scale Salesforce implementations

• Experience integrating Salesforce withenterprise systems and cloud platforms

Technical Expertise
Strong experience withSalesforce Ecosystem:Sales CloudService CloudExperience CloudMarketing CloudSalesforce Data CloudSalesforce Einstein / AI capabilitiesLightning PlatformSalesforce AppExchange ecosystem

Architecture & Integration:API-led architectureMuleSoftREST / GraphQLAPIsEventdriven architectureMicroservices architectureCloud-native design patterns

Cloud & Modern Platforms:AWSDevOps / CI/CDContainerization (Docker / Kubernetes)CIAM(SSO OAuth SAML)

Data & Analytics:Enterprise data architecturedata integration and pipelinesCustomer data platforms (CDP)Data governance frameworks

This role is based in our Washington DC office. A reasonable rate of base compensation for this position is$00 per year.ACS employees work a hybrid schedule consisting of working onsite two days per work week as decided by functional area. The balance of the week is open to working remotely though employees are always welcome onsite each day if they choose.

ACS currently provides the following benefits for this position: paid vacation leave paid sick leave paid holidays health insurance flexible spending account or health care savings account dental insurance life insurance vision insurance retirement benefits short- and long-term disability and 4-week work from anywhere; each benefit is subject to the terms of the applicable program. Additional benefits may apply based on skills experience and location.

Any actual offer of employment reflecting the total compensation package and benefits will be made in the sole discretion of ACS. ACS reserves the right to amend or modify its employment benefits and compensation structure at any time.

Required Experience:

Senior Manager