Salesforce Developer

Peraton•Herndon, VA

4d•$86,000 - $138,000•Onsite

About The Position

Peraton is seeking a Salesforce Developer to join their team. This position is located in Herndon, VA, and is part of the Department of State (DOS) Consular Systems Modernization (CSM) Program for the Bureau of Diplomatic Technology (DT). This initiative aims to modernize and consolidate the operational environment under a common technology framework to better support customer services. The role involves app development, prototyping, testing, demonstrating capabilities, code merges, conflict resolution, and deployment of repositories to various environments. The developer will build custom applications using declarative customization capabilities like flows and App Builder, and design/provide solution recommendations and roadmaps for service modernizations using the Salesforce Platform. They will collaborate with Delivery Managers, Solution Architects, and customers to architect Salesforce solutions, leveraging inbuilt CRM/CX technologies and functionalities. A key part of the role is performing fit-gap analysis against Salesforce clouds, services, communities, and AppExchange tools. The position also requires documenting, maintaining, and governing Salesforce solutions, addressing security and compliance requirements (e.g., Section 508, FISMA), and designing/developing interfaces, APIs, and integrations with external systems. The developer will also review and correct project direction, ensure system accuracy against business expectations, and oversee proper testing and monitoring of performance and security requirements.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree and 8 years professional experience or Master’s Degree and 6 years professional experience or high school diploma/equivalent and 12 years professional experience.
At least 5 years of direct experience in software development lifecycle.
At least 5 years of experience in development of enterprise-level Salesforce projects throughout implementation of lifecycles with demonstrable success.
Fluent in performing code merges of Salesforce git repositories, including conflict resolution.
Experienced in deploying repositories to sandboxes and test environments.
Proficiency in writing Visualforce, Apex classes/controllers, triggers, SOQL and SOSL.
Proficiency in related tools (Data Loader, Workbench, Salesforce Platform IDE, and integrations of third-party tools with Salesforce).
Experience working in an Agile development environment
Experience designing, building, and implementing custom applications using the declarative customization capabilities of the Salesforce Platform
Active Secret (or higher) clearance. Interim clearance acceptable.
US citizenship required.

Nice To Haves

Certified Force.com/Salesforce Platform Advanced Developer (DEV 501).
Certified Salesforce Platform Developer I or equivalent experience.
Salesforce Certified Technical Architect (CTA).
Experience developing/deploying applications written in open languages on Heroku and integration with Salesforce platform.

Responsibilities

Perform app development, prototyping, testing and demonstrating capabilities to users.
Perform code merges, resolve conflicts, deploy repositories to sandboxes and test environments, as well as assist deployments to higher environments and production.
Build custom applications using declarative customization capabilities, e.g. flows and using App Builder.
Design and provide solution recommendations and roadmaps for service modernizations using Salesforce Platform, both out-of-box capabilities and customized solutions.
Work closely with Delivery Managers, Solution Architects, and directly with customers to architect Salesforce solutions to meet business requirements.
Use technical proficiency with the Salesforce platform to design and develop business functionalities using inbuilt CRM/CX technologies and functionalities.
Map Salesforce capabilities, features and best practices against business and technical requirements by performing fit-gap analysis against Salesforce cloud, service, community, available tools available within AppExchange and Salesforce Platform.
Document, maintain, and govern Salesforce solutions, both out-of-box capabilities and customized, to meet business requirements for service modernizations across their respective lifecycles.
Work with systems architects and support team members to address security and compliance (e.g. section 508, FISMA) requirements related to the setup of Salesforce platform sandbox and development environments.
Work on design and development of interfaces APIs and integrations from Salesforce to external systems.
Review and correct project/program direction, approach, and key artifacts to keep programs on track and solutions extendable and maintainable going forward.
Ensure that the system accurately meets the defined expectations of the business, ensuring that proper testing is implemented, and performance and security requirements are closely monitored by working with development teams.