_{17th April, 2025}

Our client in the Washington, DC area is seeking a contract Salesforce Application Developer to join their team. 
 
This is a remote/ full-time/6-month contract position
Hourly based on experience: $70-$75/HR
 
As a Salesforce Developer, you will work with Senior Salesforce Developers, Technical Leads, and Business Analysts to translate business requirements into well‐architected solutions that best leverage the Salesforce platform. Develop, test, document, and maintain solutions, integrations, and data migration elements of a Salesforce implementation using Salesforce declarative or programmatic development resources such as triggers, workflows, validations, approvals, Apex classes, Visualforce pages, and Lightning components. Execute test plans to ensure quality delivery using test code and unit tests. Follow coding standards and conduct code reviews during projects to ensure appropriate design patterns are followed.


Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, test, document, and deploy high-quality business solutions on the SFDC platform based on industry best practices as well as business needs
• Participate in the process of implementing improvements and new functionality in the SFDC application
• Deliver support and solutions for break/fix issues
• Communicate and collaborate with other technical resources and stakeholders regarding status, technical issues, and creative solutions
• Perform Salesforce administration (create accounts/profiles, define fields, update layouts, reports, dashboards, etc.) and development
• Ability to support Salesforce.com configuration tasks such as field/page updates, workflows, and automated approvals
• Handle numerous projects/priorities using proven project management methodologies and sound development practices to ensure the quality delivery of enterprise solutions
• Monitor Salesforce.com usage for compliance
• Maintain security for Salesforce.com data
• Interface with business analysts and technical staff, and be responsible for delivering complete work products
• Maintain App Exchange platforms
• Research integration issues and work closely with team members on the operations and development staff
• Research and development of new Salesforce.com prototypes and applications
• Research and keep current on Force.com technologies and communicate trends and future needs to leadership
• Perform maintenance and troubleshooting of applications
• Build client trust and respect, establish client relationships, and develop rapport with the client
• Participate and engage in all team meetings
• Document best practices and operational procedures
• Facilitate continuous improvement within the environment
  
  

Required Experience:

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution
• 2+ years of experience with Salesforce development
• 5+ years of experience
• Functional knowledge of Salesforce.com data structure and understanding of how to leverage the tool to meet complex process and reporting requirements
• Eligible to obtain and maintain and government security clearance
• Salesforce certification(s)
  
  

Preferred Skills:

• A unique combination of being business-minded and highly analytical, while also having a strong and deep technical background in Salesforce.com
• Ability to work on multiple tasks and deliver results with aggressive timelines
• Able and willing to work independently and in a fast-paced environment with tight deadlines and minimal supervision
• Excellent interpersonal skills, as well as excellent communication skills, verbal and written, to both technical and non-technical audiences that are in a geographically dispersed environment (conference calls, Skype, face-to-face)
• Ability to produce high-quality technical documentation and analysis
• Take the initiative to recommend process improvements and demonstrate creative thinking
• Demonstrate self-motivation and the ability to grasp concepts quickly
• Demonstrate sharp, analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills
• Knowledge and experience with Agile and DevSecOps methodologies
• Salesforce Developer certification is preferred

 
Applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S.

We are an equal-opportunity employer. We do not discriminate in hiring or employment against any individual based on race, color, gender, national origin, ancestry, religion, physical or mental disability, age, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, pregnancy, citizenship, or any other factor protected by anti-discrimination laws.

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