Salesforce Architect at Peraton
Herndon, VA
$135,000–$216,000from the description
Jul 21, 2026
Herndon, VA
Jul 23, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A senior Salesforce architecture role on a federal government program modernizing consular systems for the Department of State. The work centers on designing end-to-end Salesforce solutions — including integrations with external systems via REST APIs and microservices — and producing architecture models, blueprints, and governance documentation. The role suits an experienced Salesforce architect comfortable with federal compliance requirements such as ATO and Section 508, and who can engage directly with government customers and cross-functional delivery teams.
Senior level · 12+ years · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV · Bachelor's required · Secret clearance · Full-time
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What the occupation pays Median $158,337 (middle half $126,441–$180,105). This posting is about at that midpoint.
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (8)
The role title is 'Salesforce Architect' with no seniority level in the title; advertised seniority is Unspecified. However, the requirements (12 years total experience, 6+ years Salesforce implementation, 4+ years in an architect role) firmly support a Senior classification.
The SOC is a judgment call: the role is primarily about designing and architecting Salesforce solutions (closer to 15-1252 Software Developers given hands-on implementation and customization emphasis) but has significant systems-analysis and solution-architecture characteristics (15-1211). 15-1252 was chosen as the primary given the explicit hands-on implementation and development requirements (Apex, integrations, DevSecOps).
Total years minimum is set to 12 (Bachelor's + 12 years path), as the Master's + 10 years alternative is a lesser requirement; 12 is the stated floor for the most common degree path.
Clearance: the JD states 'Must be able to obtain or have an Active Secret (or higher) clearance' — this is a hard gate; interim clearances are acceptable per the posting.
Service Cloud, Experience Cloud, Marketing Cloud, Apex, Agile, and Salesforce CTA certification all appear under the Preferred Qualifications section.
REST APIs and microservices are listed in both the Roles and Responsibilities narrative and the Basic Qualifications section, supporting the required/preferred flag classification.
USWDS design guidance and federal UX standards appear under Preferred Qualifications but name no specific tool, so they were omitted per the generic-concept rule.
Requires a Secret clearance — the cleared population is a small fraction of this occupation, so the real candidate pool is materially smaller than the estimate below, which does not model clearance.
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