Salesforce Security Architect / BSA

Salesforce Security Architect / BSA

Posted 3 days ago by 1757739287

Negotiable
Outside
Remote
USA

Summary: The Salesforce Security Architect / Business Systems Analyst role at Critical River involves leading a GTM Security Hardening initiative, requiring extensive expertise in Salesforce security model design and implementation. The position demands strong leadership and coordination skills to facilitate workshops and ensure compliance within the Salesforce environment. The ideal candidate will be responsible for security design decisions and guiding the team towards effective solutions. This role is suited for a self-starter with a proven track record in Salesforce security practices.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Own the design and implementation of Salesforce security hardening across GTM systems.
  • Lead discovery and design workshops focused on access controls, roles, profiles, permission sets, and sharing models.
  • Partner with business and IT stakeholders to define security requirements and translate them into a scalable Salesforce security architecture.
  • Establish and document security governance standards, ensuring compliance with organizational policies and industry best practices.
  • Coordinate and facilitate decision-making across teams to accelerate delivery and remove roadblocks.
  • Provide hands-on guidance for implementing security configuration in Salesforce.
  • Support audits, compliance reviews, and remediation efforts as needed.
  • Stay up to date on Salesforce security enhancements and recommend proactive improvements.

Key Skills:

  • 8+ years of Salesforce experience, including security model design at enterprise scale.
  • Proven expertise with Salesforce profiles, roles, permission sets, sharing rules, login/IP restrictions, and security health checks.
  • Strong understanding of Salesforce data access model and its implications for compliance, scalability, and performance.
  • Experience leading discovery, workshops, and architecture design sessions.
  • Excellent stakeholder management and coordination skills able to drive alignment and decisions quickly.
  • Experience with governance, audit, and compliance frameworks (e.g., SOX, GDPR, HIPAA) preferred.
  • Onshore availability (U.S. preferred).
  • Salesforce Certifications required: Salesforce Certified Administrator, Salesforce Certified Advanced Administrator, Salesforce Certified Application Architect (or higher: System Architect, Technical Architect) strongly preferred.

Salary (Rate): undetermined

City: undetermined

Country: USA

Working Arrangements: remote

IR35 Status: outside IR35

Seniority Level: Senior

Industry: IT

Detailed Description From Employer:

Job Title: Salesforce Security Architect / BSALocation: Onshore Remote Employment Type: ONLY W2 Level: Senior Lead / Architect VISA: BE DONE IN 2020 OR BEFORE


About the Role

Critical River s Salesforce Studio is seeking an experienced Salesforce Security Architect / Business Systems Analyst to lead a GTM Security Hardening initiative. This role requires a Sr. Lead or higher-level professional with deep expertise in Salesforce security model design and implementation, including profiles, roles, permission sets, sharing rules, and data access governance. You will be responsible for owning security design decisions, facilitating workshops, and ensuring the Salesforce environment is hardened for scale and compliance.

This role is best suited for a self-starter with strong leadership and coordination skills who can drive design sessions, align stakeholders quickly, and guide the team toward fast, informed decisions.

What You ll Do

Own the design and implementation of Salesforce security hardening across GTM systems.
Lead discovery and design workshops focused on access controls, roles, profiles, permission sets, and sharing models.
Partner with business and IT stakeholders to define security requirements and translate them into a scalable Salesforce security architecture.
Establish and document security governance standards, ensuring compliance with organizational policies and industry best practices.
Coordinate and facilitate decision-making across teams to accelerate delivery and remove roadblocks.
Provide hands-on guidance for implementing security configuration in Salesforce.
Support audits, compliance reviews, and remediation efforts as needed.
Stay up to date on Salesforce security enhancements and recommend proactive improvements.

What We re Looking For

8+ years of Salesforce experience, including security model design at enterprise scale.
Proven expertise with Salesforce profiles, roles, permission sets, sharing rules, login/IP restrictions, and security health checks.
Strong understanding of Salesforce data access model and its implications for compliance, scalability, and performance.
Experience leading discovery, workshops, and architecture design sessions.
Excellent stakeholder management and coordination skills able to drive alignment and decisions quickly.
Experience with governance, audit, and compliance frameworks (e.g., SOX, GDPR, HIPAA) preferred.
Onshore availability (U.S. preferred).
Salesforce Certifications required:
Salesforce Certified Administrator
Salesforce Certified Advanced Administrator
Salesforce Certified Application Architect (or higher: System Architect, Technical Architect) strongly preferred