Salesforce Developer - Remote (USA)

ICF • Reston, VA

5d • Remote

About The Position

ICF is a mission-driven company focused on improving lives and making the world a better place. Our Health Engineering Systems (HES) team collaborates with customers to define and achieve their vision for success. We are seeking a seasoned Salesforce Developer to be a key contributor to our team. This role involves full application lifecycle participation, from architecture and design to development, testing, and deployment, with a focus on creating high-performance, reusable, and reliable Apex code and enhancing user interfaces with custom Lightning Components. The developer will also be responsible for designing data models, implementing Salesforce objects, and optimizing application performance through various techniques. This position requires strong analytical and problem-solving skills, the ability to work independently, and a commitment to staying current with technology updates. The role also includes contributing to Agile processes, documenting development work, promoting cross-team collaboration, and implementing an automation-first approach.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree
• 4+ years of relative experience in Salesforce Development & Engineering
• Candidate must be able to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance
• Candidate must reside in the US, be authorized to work in the US, and work must be performed in the US
• Must have lived in the US 3 full years out of the last 5 years
• Strong proven analytical ability and ability to solve problems independently

Nice To Haves

• Experience with web programming including HTML, CSS and JavaScript
• Experience of custom solutions on Salesforce platform working with Lightning Web Components, Apex Triggers, Apex Classes, Visualforce, SOQL
• Experience building REST APIs for external systems integrations
• Experience with object-oriented programming design patterns and Salesforce data modeling best practices
• Experience working on/with an Agile and SAFe team
• Awareness of critical concepts in Security, DevSecOps and Agile principles
• Experience developing reporting and dashboards in Salesforce
• Experience on a call center setup within Salesforce
• Excellent presentation skills with the ability to collaborate with team members and business stakeholders
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Experience working in multi-team development environments
• Experience working with Copado CI/CD pipelines and knowledgeable on Copado best practices is a plus
• Experience in multi-cloud architectures and AWS cloud development is a plus
• Experience in civic technology and with government contracting is a plus
• Active Trailblazer account required
• One or more Salesforce developer certifications: Developer I, Developer II, Platform App builder
• Copado Fundamentals I is a plus
• Copado Fundamentals II is a plus
• Experience in health cloud implementation and development is a plus

Responsibilities

• Participating in the full application life cycle: architecture, design, development, testing and deployment
• Writing, testing, and deploying high-performance, reusable, and reliable Apex code
• Creating and customizing Lightning Components to enhance the user interface
• Designing data models and implementing Salesforce objects, including custom objects, fields, and relationships
• Performance engineering Salesforce applications using code optimization techniques, modular development practices, lazy loading, query analysis and optimization, caching solutions, and asynchronous workflows
• Contributing to options analyses, proof-of-concept implementations, and validations for proposed solutions
• Identifying risks, managing change, and designing cloud solutions that are efficient and scalable
• Gathering technical requirements and understanding user stories to translate dependencies to the technical delivery team
• Working closely with designers and engineers to gather and implement product, front-end, and back-end requirements
• Assisting users with troubleshooting and resolving problems of the platform
• Participating in Agile processes including daily standups, demos, retrospectives, and sprint planning
• Documenting development processes, technical designs, and other relevant information to ensure team coverage and code maintainability
• Implementing mature unit and integration testing to ensure systems work as intended
• Promoting cross-team collaborations and disseminating information through knowledge sharing sessions, communities of practice, etc.
• Implementing an automation-first approach to reduce manual configurations within the Salesforce platform using custom Apex scripts, Robotic Process Automation, etc.
• Staying abreast of new features and updates of technology
• Other duties as assigned

Benefits

• ICF is an equal opportunity employer.
• Reasonable Accommodations are available, including, but not limited to, for disabled veterans, individuals with disabilities, and individuals with sincerely held religious beliefs, in all phases of the application and employment process.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level