Salesforce Solution Architect at Steampunk
McLean, VA
$140,000–$190,000from the description
Jul 12, 2026
McLean, VA
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A senior Salesforce architecture role focused on designing and delivering large-scale CRM solutions for federal government clients. Day-to-day work involves owning the functional solution design, guiding development on the Force.com platform, leading stakeholder workshops, and mentoring junior analysts. Suits a hands-on architect with deep Salesforce platform expertise who can navigate client relationships and obtain a government security clearance.
Senior level · 8+ years · National · Secret clearance · Full-time
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How this req sits in the market our data
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Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $108,178 (middle half $84,682–$137,059). 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)
No specific work location is stated in the posting; the CBSA is left blank. Given Steampunk's Federal contracting focus (Homeland, Federal Civilian, Health, DoD), the role likely sits in the Washington DC metro area, but this is not confirmed in the JD.
The clearance requirement is stated as 'ability to obtain and maintain a government security clearance' — the specific level is not named. Given the Federal contracting context (DoD/Federal Civilian sectors), a Secret-level clearance is the most common baseline gate; this is a judgement call.
The title carries no seniority level word, so advertised seniority is Unspecified. The requirements (8–10+ years depending on degree, 7+ years as enterprise/platform architect) firmly support a Senior classification.
The role is classified as 15-1211 (Computer Systems Analysts) because the primary day-to-day work is solution/functional architecture — designing solutions to meet business requirements, roadmapping, and client consultation — rather than hands-on software development. However, the hands-on Force.com/Apex development component makes 15-1252 (Software Developers) a genuine runner-up.
Degree requirement is set to None because the JD explicitly offers equivalent-experience substitutions for every degree level (e.g., 'No degree and 14+ years').
Salesforce certifications (Platform Developer, Administrator, Experience Cloud, Service Cloud) are listed under a 'preferred' qualifier and are marked accordingly.
The 7+ years figure is tied specifically to 'enterprise/platform architect' experience within the broader CRM/industry experience requirement; it is captured as the years demanded on the Salesforce skill as the closest named-technology proxy.
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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