Kforce has a client that is seeking a Salesforce Architect/Release Specialist in Fairfax, VA. Responsibilities: * Salesforce Architect/Release Specialist will lead the Architectural Review Board with responsibility for critical analysis of technical architecture designs, code & configuration, sharing models, integrations, and overall solution strategy, including Org strategy, org migration, and alignment with Salesforce best practices * Assist the client in a pre-sales capacity by meeting with prospective end-user customers, conducting discovery, mapping functional requirements to Salesforce platform capabilities, identifying gaps requiring third party systems or utilities, and preparing & presenting solution recommendations * Assist with onboarding new CoE customer project teams onto the platform to begin development initiatives * Work with Client's enterprise architecture team to define technical development guidelines and security guidelines for Salesforce based applications * Execute Change and Release Management for the Salesforce applications using DevOps and CI/CD processes * Provide guidance on master data management associated with Salesforce, including data capture, indexing, warehousing, storing, cleansing and security * As a Salesforce Architect/Release Specialist, you will manage source code and associated repositories for salesforce applications * Recommend Salesforce.com integration strategies with different business systems, including working use of leading integration tools * Perform code reviews and ensure team deliverables are vetted against best practices * Provide strong leadership and mentoring of junior resources