Salesforce Developer (remote)

Koniag Government Services - Chantilly, VA

Full-time - Mid Level

Remote - Chantilly, VA

Management of Companies and Enterprises

About the position

Koniag IT Systems, LLC, a Koniag Government Services company, is seeking a Salesforce Developer to support KITS and our government customer. This position requires the candidate to be able to obtain a Public Trust. This is a Remote opportunity. The Salesforce Developer will build software applications by writing code in Java and JavaScript and will also learn the technology and methodology for building applications within the Salesforce platform. Principal responsibilities will include but are not limited to performing day-to-day administration of Salesforce development and test environments, developing web applications following modern industry standards and best practices, and following an object-oriented paradigm to maximize code reuse and flexibility. The role will leverage a cutting-edge technology platform to accelerate the pace of software development and operate in an Agile software development environment while satisfying the government's Waterfall-style project stage gates. Daily interactions with system and business analysts will be necessary to clarify requirements, and the developer will receive guidance from the lead architect on design and implementation tasks to complete. Feedback from the lead architect on completed tasks will also be part of the role, including items requiring correction or improvement. Collaboration among cross-functional technical teams to reconcile new business requirements with the integration of legacy systems is essential, as is contributing technical designs, including detailed data flows and data schemas.

Responsibilities

• Perform day-to-day administration of Salesforce development and test environments.
• Develop web applications following modern industry standards and best practices.
• Follow an object-oriented paradigm to maximize code reuse and flexibility.
• Leverage a cutting-edge technology platform to accelerate the pace of software development.
• Operate in an Agile software development environment while satisfying the government's Waterfall-style project stage gates.
• Interact daily with system and business analysts to clarify requirements.
• Receive guidance from lead architect on design and implementation tasks to complete.
• Receive feedback from lead architect on completed tasks, including items requiring correction or improvement.
• Collaborate among cross-functional technical teams to reconcile new business requirements with the integration of legacy systems.
• Contribute technical designs, including detailed data flows and data schemas.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Computer Information Systems, or related field from an accredited college or university.
• 7+ years of Salesforce Development or Administration experience.
• Platform Developer I certification.
• Exceptional communication skills in English - both written and oral.
• Ability to work in a team environment under the direction of a technical lead.
• Developing Apex (classes and triggers), Custom Lightning Components, and Visualforce to implement Salesforce solutions to support business requirements.
• Application development, including basic Visualforce pages/Lightning pages, Lightning Web Components.
• Assisting with each release cycle to implement and deploy new/updates to existing applications and code.
• Skilled in Salesforce CLI and SFDX and deploying Salesforce applications using package.xml deployment files.
• Working with integrated applications via web services and middle-tier applications, such as MuleSoft.
• Experience in setting up Salesforce Community Portal.
• Experience in setting up Single Sign-On integrations with Active Directories.
• Testing (unit and systems) and debugging.
• Inspecting system logs to troubleshoot user problems, resulting in solutions.
• Striving towards coding best practices and data quality.
• Supporting the Salesforce Administrator in system maintenance.
• Extensive experience in maintaining and creating Salesforce Flows.
• Create technical documentation describing solutions.
• Familiarity with Agile Development Methodology, especially Scrum.
• Ability to obtain public trust clearance.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience working in a federal government IT environment.
• Knowledge of single sign-on (SSO) concepts using SAML and OAuth2.
• Platform Developer II certification.
• Salesforce Certified Administrator certification.

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• 401K with company matching
• Flexible spending accounts
• Paid holidays
• Three weeks paid time off