Platform Engineer III (Salesforce Admin)

Aflac, Incorporated•Columbus, GA

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

This position partners closely with IT Security, Compliance, and Business stakeholders to safeguard data, manage user access, and reduce risk in the Salesforce environment while enabling efficient business operations. The ideal candidate will be successful in this role by consistently demonstrating the following: Actively looks for opportunities to strengthen Salesforce security posture Understands how administrative decisions impact confidentiality, integrity, and availability Takes clear ownership of Salesforce access governance, user lifecycle management, and security controls Translates security requirements into practical Salesforce configurations Builds trust by balancing business enablement with sound security controls Troubleshoots complex permission and data‑access issues across roles, profiles, and automation Adapts quickly to Salesforce platform changes, new security features, and evolving compliance requirements Keeps current on Salesforce security best practices and release features

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems or other related experience
Four or more years of experience in release practices and environments or other related experience
Or an equivalent combination of education and experience
3+ years of hands‑on experience as a Salesforce Administrator
Strong understanding of Salesforce security architecture (profiles, permission sets, roles, sharing rules)
Working knowledge of IT security principles (least privilege, data classification)
Salesforce Administrator Certification
Experience with Salesforce Shield (Event Monitoring, Platform Encryption)

Responsibilities

Provides support on architectural design and maintenance of the platform’s (COTS, SaaS, ERP) environment with distributed components
Ensures compliance with the organization's requirements through the implementation of, auditing of, and adherence to policies, procedures, and security standards
Plans software upgrades, patching, & plugin installations in accordance with established policies and procedures
Monitors performance, resolves problems, & manages component capacity issues
Design, test, develop, configure, & maintain integrations to platform’s applications
Adhere to the platform’s security and coding standards for resilience, data, and security
Review business requirements to deploy the best solution, including configuring, coding, & debugging
Work closely with cross-functional departments to communicate statuses & technical proposals
Deploy and configure platform applications tailored to company needs
Design technical solutions, configure/customize, test, maintain the platform applications to meet company requirements
Performs other duties as required

Benefits

medical
dental
vision coverage
prescription drug coverage
health care flexible spending
dependent care flexible spending
Aflac supplemental policies (Accident, Cancer, Critical Illness and Hospital Indemnity offered at no costs to employee)
401(k) plans
annual bonuses
opportunity to purchase company stock
11 paid holidays
up to 20 days PTO to be used for any reason
state-mandated sick leave (Washington employees accrue 1-hour sick leave for every 40 hours worked)
other leaves of absence, if eligible, when needed to support your physical, financial, and emotional well-being
adoption and parental leave