Principal Architect, Platform Identity

Salesforce

Base: $257,500 - $451,700 annually ($310,200 - $49...
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Principal architect role experience
Identity and security architecture mastery
Authentication and authorization frameworks
Salesforce is seeking a Principal Architect for its Platform Identity team, tasked with ensuring the integrity and security of the Salesforce Identity Platform. The ideal candidate will possess extensive experience in identity and security architecture, with a focus on modern authentication and authorization frameworks

Job Summary

  • This role serves as the definitive technical authority for the Salesforce Identity Platform, ensuring integrity across billions of global transactions.
  • The successful candidate will pioneer frameworks for Agentic Identity, enabling autonomous agents to authenticate and operate with enterprise-grade security.
  • Salesforce offers a competitive base salary range up to $496,400 in select cities, along with comprehensive benefits including equity and incentive compensation.

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Salesforce is seeking a Principal Architect for its Platform Identity team, tasked with ensuring the integrity and security of the Salesforce Identity Platform. The ideal candidate will possess extensive experience in identity and security architecture, with a focus on modern authentication and authorization frameworks.

Salary

Base: $257,500 - $451,700 annually ($310,200 - $496,400 in SF/NYC); Bonus/Equity: Not specified; Benefits: Medical, dental, vision, 401(k), paid parental leave, stock purchasing program

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • Principal Architect role experience
  • Identity and Security architecture mastery
  • Authentication and Authorization frameworks
  • Agentic Identity system design
  • Cryptographic governance and mTLS
  • Zero-Trust architecture implementation

Nice-to-have

  • Mentorship of senior architects
  • AI-augmented engineering culture adoption
  • Decentralized identity knowledge
  • Cross-cloud interoperability expertise
  • Strategic technical diplomacy skills

Key Requirements

  • Track record delivering massive Identity projects at global scale
  • Expert-level mastery of modern identity stack and deep-tier patterns
  • Ability to pivot between critical operational issues and multi-year strategy

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