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INTRODUCTION
Huron is a global consultancy that collaborates with clients to drive strategic growth, ignite innovation and navigate constant change. Through a combination of strategy, expertise and creativity, we help clients accelerate operational, digital and cultural transformation, enabling the change they need to own their future. You'll help federal, state and local government agencies implement agile solutions and turn insights into action to improve their efficiency and to help them better serve their constituencies. Join our team as the expert you are now and create your future.
Huron is seeking an experienced and strategic Salesforce Solution Architect to join our fast growing Public Sector team. This role will support a federal civilian space sector client in a complex, mission driven environment focused on modernization, secure digital transformation, and long term platform evolution. This individual will work through Huron in a multi partner delivery environment, collaborating with client stakeholders, partner teams, business leads, product owners, and technical resources to shape scalable, secure, and sustainable solutions. This is an opportunity to join a growing team that is building a strong long term pool of consultants to support both this engagement and future public sector clients as they pursue modernization and transformation goals. The ideal candidate combines strong solution design capabilities with the ability to bridge business needs and technical implementation, particularly within Salesforce centered ecosystems, OmniStudio enabled solutions, and highly regulated public sector environments.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead solution design across Salesforce, OmniStudio, and related enterprise platforms to support business goals, operational needs, and modernization initiatives
- Translate business requirements into scalable end to end solution architectures that balance usability, maintainability, security, compliance, and performance
- Partner with stakeholders to evaluate current state processes, define future state capabilities, and recommend business aligned technology solutions
- Develop architecture artifacts including solution blueprints, conceptual and logical designs, integration patterns, business process flows, and implementation approaches
- Design Salesforce solutions across Public Sector Solutions, Sales Cloud, Service Cloud, and OmniStudio capabilities such as OmniScripts, FlexCards, DataRaptors, and Integration Procedures
- Collaborate with technical teams to ensure proposed solutions are feasible, well governed, and aligned with enterprise architecture standards and Salesforce best practices
- Evaluate design alternatives, identify risks, and recommend mitigation strategies across data, integration, security, identity, and operational considerations
- Support buy versus build discussions, roadmap planning, and long term application portfolio evolution
- Work across Huron, partner teams, and client stakeholders to align delivery decisions with program objectives and mission needs
- Participate in Agile delivery processes, including planning, backlog refinement, design reviews, demos, and retrospectives
- Contribute to documentation, governance, quality practices, and reusable patterns required in public sector delivery environments
- Support continuous improvement and help define standards and best practices that can be leveraged across this and future public sector engagements
Required Qualifications
- Proven experience as a Salesforce Solution Architect, Salesforce Architect, or similar architecture leadership role
- Strong experience translating business requirements into end to end technology solutions
- Deep understanding of Salesforce platform capabilities and solution design considerations
- Hands on experience designing solutions across Sales Cloud, Service Cloud, Public Sector Solutions, and OmniStudio
- Strong understanding of OmniStudio design patterns and capabilities, including OmniScripts, FlexCards, DataRaptors, and Integration Procedures
- Experience with integration patterns, APIs, middleware, and cross platform data flows
- Strong understanding of data modeling, application architecture, identity and access considerations, and secure solution design
- Experience defining solution approaches that align with business processes while adhering to Salesforce architectural guidelines and standards
- Ability to assess technical tradeoffs and communicate recommendations to both business and technical audiences
- Experience working in Agile delivery environments
- Strong facilitation, communication, stakeholder management, and problem solving skills
- Ability to work effectively in a collaborative, multi team, multi partner delivery setting
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience supporting federal civilian agencies or similarly regulated public sector organizations
- Familiarity with GovCloud, FedRAMP aligned environments, identity and access controls, and compliance driven delivery models
- Experience supporting enterprise application modernization and transformation programs
- Familiarity with Scaled Agile and/or ITIL aligned service delivery organizations
- Experience contributing to architecture roadmaps, governance processes, and portfolio planning
- Experience evaluating emerging technologies and advising leadership on future state direction and risk considerations
- Experience supporting secure and compliant delivery in environments with strong requirements for privacy, auditability, and operational governance
Education and Certifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field
- Salesforce certifications such as Application Architect, System Architect, Platform App Builder, Platform Developer I or II, or similar are strongly preferred
- OmniStudio and public sector relevant certifications are a plus
Eligibility and Security Requirements
- Must be US based and a US Citizen
- Please inform us of any dual citizenship when applying, as it may require client pre approval
- Some projects and positions may require security clearances or background checks such as:
- DD2875, favorable T3/ANACI/NACLC* or higher (BI)
- Must be eligible to obtain and maintain required background investigation and access credentials for a federal client environment
- Must be able to meet identity, credentialing, and access requirements, including badging and secure system access
- Certain responsibilities may require the ability to satisfy elevated investigation, privileged access, or security related requirements depending on role assignment
Why Join Huron
- Be part of Huron’s fast growing Public Sector team
- Contribute to meaningful, mission focused work supporting critical public sector operations
- Work in a collaborative multi partner environment alongside experienced consultants, architects, technologists, and client stakeholders
- Join a team that is building a long term bench of high impact consultants to support this client and future public sector engagements
- Help public sector organizations modernize platforms, improve service delivery, and achieve long term transformation goals
Working Environment
This role is expected to support a primarily remote delivery model, with occasional travel as required by client or program needs. Team members should be comfortable working across distributed teams and coordinating within structured delivery, governance, and reporting processes.
The estimated base salary for this job is $130,000 - $160,000. The range represents a good faith estimate of the range that Huron reasonably expects to pay for this job at the time of the job posting. The actual salary paid to an individual will vary based on multiple factors, including but not limited to specific skills or certifications, years of experience, market changes, and required travel. This job is also eligible to participate in Huron’s annual incentive compensation program, which reflects Huron’s pay for performance philosophy. Inclusive of annual incentive compensation opportunity, the total estimated compensation range for this job is $156,000 - $192,000. The job is also eligible to participate in Huron’s benefit plans which include medical, dental and vision coverage and other wellness programs. The salary range information provided is in accordance with applicable state and local laws regarding salary transparency that are currently in effect and may be implemented in the future.
Position Level
Manager
Country
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Lead with your Salesforce certifications
Employers sponsoring H-1B visas for this role expect certifications like Salesforce Certified Application Architect or System Architect. These credentials signal specialized expertise and directly support the specialty occupation classification USCIS requires for approval.
Target employers with an active H-1B filing history
Companies that have sponsored Salesforce roles before understand the process and are far less likely to withdraw an offer mid-petition. Prioritize organizations with established immigration programs and in-house or retained immigration counsel already in place.
Position yourself as a solution architect, not a Salesforce admin
Title and job duties matter to USCIS. Ensure your offer letter and LCA reflect architecture-level responsibilities, such as enterprise design, integration strategy, and cross-cloud implementation, not configuration or support tasks that invite specialty occupation challenges.
Align your degree to the role carefully
Computer Science, Information Systems, Software Engineering, or Business Information Technology degrees align well with this role. A degree in an unrelated field may require supporting documentation showing how your education specifically prepared you for solution architecture work.
Prepare for a Request for Evidence
USCIS issues RFEs on Salesforce roles more frequently than on traditional software engineering positions. Have your employer document why a bachelor's degree in a specific field is a standard industry requirement for this position before the petition is filed.
Consider the O-1A if you have strong professional recognition
If you've spoken at Salesforce World Tour or Dreamforce, published technical content, or led enterprise implementations at recognized organizations, the O-1A visa is worth exploring. It bypasses the H-1B lottery entirely and can be filed at any time.
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Find Salesforce Solution Architect JobsFrequently Asked Questions
Does a Salesforce Solution Architect role qualify as a specialty occupation for H-1B purposes?
Yes, but it requires careful documentation. USCIS expects evidence that a bachelor's degree in a specific field, such as Computer Science or Information Systems, is a standard industry requirement for the position. Roles where a generalist degree is acceptable have been challenged. Your employer's offer letter and LCA must reflect architecture-level duties, and supporting documentation like industry surveys or job postings from comparable employers can help establish the degree requirement.
How do Salesforce certifications affect my visa sponsorship chances?
Certifications like the Salesforce Certified Application Architect or System Architect credential strengthen your petition by demonstrating specialized expertise, but they do not substitute for a qualifying degree. USCIS evaluates educational background first. Certifications can be referenced as supplementary evidence of specialization, particularly in an RFE response, but a petition built on certifications alone without a relevant degree is unlikely to succeed.
Which industries sponsor the most H-1B visas for Salesforce Solution Architects?
Technology consulting firms, financial services companies, healthcare systems, and large enterprise software organizations file the most H-1B petitions for this role. Consulting firms such as Accenture, Deloitte, and Cognizant are historically among the top filers for Salesforce-related positions. You can browse currently sponsoring employers on Migrate Mate, where listings are filtered specifically for roles open to visa sponsorship.
Can I use work experience instead of a degree to qualify for H-1B sponsorship in this role?
The three-for-one rule allows three years of specialized work experience to substitute for one year of university education. If you hold a two-year diploma and have extensive Salesforce architecture experience, it may be possible to construct an equivalency argument. However, USCIS scrutinizes experience-based substitutions heavily for this role, and a credential evaluation from a recognized agency is required. An immigration attorney should review your profile before your employer files.
Is the O-1A visa a realistic option for experienced Salesforce Solution Architects?
For architects with a strong professional profile, yes. The O-1A requires demonstrating extraordinary ability through criteria such as high salary relative to peers, critical roles at distinguished organizations, published contributions, or recognition like awards or conference presentations. Salesforce MVP status, Dreamforce speaking engagements, or documented leadership on large-scale enterprise implementations can support multiple criteria. The O-1A has no lottery and no annual cap, making it a strategic alternative if you have the profile to support it.
What is the prevailing wage requirement for sponsored Salesforce Solution Architect jobs?
U.S. employers sponsoring a visa must pay at least the prevailing wage, which is what workers in the same role, area, and experience level typically earn. The Department of Labor sets this rate to make sure companies aren't hiring foreign workers simply because they'd accept lower pay than a U.S. worker. It varies by job title, location, and experience. You can look up current prevailing wage rates for any occupation and location using the OFLC Wage Search page.
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