Jr. Salesforce Developer

North South Consulting Group • Elizabethtown, KY

1d • $40,000 - $60,000 • Onsite

About The Position

The Junior Salesforce Developer helps build and support Salesforce solutions for Department of Defense customers. Working under the guidance of senior developers, the developer writes code and configures platform features, fixes defects, and develops skills on the Salesforce platform. This is an early-career role focused on building a Salesforce career in the defense space. US citizenship is required.

Requirements

• US citizenship.
• 0–2 years of Salesforce or software development experience, paid or unpaid.
• Basic knowledge of an object-oriented language such as Apex, Java, or C#.
• Familiarity with Salesforce declarative tools such as Flow and validation rules.
• Experience with Git and Git repositories, such as GitHub or Bitbucket.
• Salesforce Certified Platform Administrator certification, or ability to obtain it within 6 months of hire.
• CompTIA Security+ or another DoD 8140-qualifying certification, or ability to obtain it within 6 months of hire.
• Learning mindset, problem-solving skills, attention to detail, initiative, teamwork, and integrity.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with Salesforce Government Cloud Plus or Government Cloud Plus – Defense (IL4/IL5).
• Experience with DoD or federal government work.
• Hands-on Apex and LWC development.
• SOQL and data modeling knowledge.
• Experience working on an Agile team.
• Completed Trailhead superbadges or a public portfolio of Salesforce projects.
• Knowledge of JavaScript, HTML, and CSS.
• Experience with AWS.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field.
• Additional Salesforce certifications.
• Additional CompTIA certifications.

Responsibilities

• Build and configure features using Flow, Apex, Lightning Web Components (LWC), and declarative tools under guidance from senior developers.
• Fix defects and complete well-defined user stories within each sprint.
• Write unit tests and help maintain code coverage.
• Configure objects, fields, page layouts, validation rules, reports, and dashboards.
• Participate in code reviews, receiving and giving feedback.
• Use Git and the team's CI/CD process to manage and deploy changes.
• Help troubleshoot user-reported issues and document solutions.
• Update technical documentation as features change.
• Take part in Agile ceremonies and contribute to team estimates.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed