Senior Salesforce Developer

Nüvitek•Arlington, VA

7h•Remote

About The Position

At Nüvitek, customer success is our Ethos; together, we drive transformational outcomes. We only succeed when our customers succeed. We partner with our customers to achieve business objectives by using our proven customer-centric, value-driven business practices and service delivery methodologies. As a Senior Salesforce Developer at Nuvitek, you will lead development efforts on complex federal implementations while mentoring junior team members. Much of this work involves modernizing legacy applications onto the Salesforce platform, building integrations with external, federal, and financial systems, and migrating data from legacy systems, often working from large and sparsely documented codebases. You will take ownership of technical modules, drive architectural decisions at the feature level, and serve as a trusted technical resource for both internal teams and federal clients. This role requires deep technical expertise combined with strong communication skills to translate business requirements into effective Salesforce solutions. In assuming this position, you will be a critical contributor to meeting Nuvitek's mission: To deliver innovative, cost-effective solutions and services that enable our customers to rapidly adapt to dynamic environments.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field
5+ years of Salesforce development experience with complex implementations
Expert-level proficiency in Apex, Lightning Web Components, JavaScript, and the Salesforce data model
Experience with the full end-to-end lifecycle from discovery to deployment
Experience modernizing or re-engineering legacy applications and migrating their data onto Salesforce
Experience building complex integrations with external and financial or transactional systems
Hands-on experience integrating Salesforce with AWS services, or equivalent integration experience
Experience integrating Salesforce with enterprise data warehouses such as Snowflake
Experience with CI/CD pipelines and DevSecOps practices, such as Git-based pipelines
Experience delivering in Agile and Scrum teams
Experience with federal government projects, including working knowledge of compliance frameworks such as FISMA, NIST, and FedRAMP, and of Section 508 accessibility standards (preferred)
Strong understanding of security best practices and data governance
Demonstrated ability to handle complex problems quickly and effectively
Excellent communication skills with customers and executives
Proven track record of delivering high-quality solutions on schedule
Salesforce Certified Platform Developer II (required)
Salesforce Certified Platform Developer I (required)
Salesforce Certified Administrator (required)

Nice To Haves

Salesforce Certified Public Sector Solutions Accredited Professional
Salesforce Certified Experience Cloud Consultant
AWS certification, such as AWS Certified Developer Associate or Solutions Architect Associate, preferred, or equivalent hands-on AWS experience
Agile or Scrum certification, such as Certified Scrum Developer, preferred, or equivalent experience
Domain certifications (Service Cloud, Experience Cloud, and similar) preferred

Responsibilities

Lead development of complex custom applications and integrations for federal clients
Analyze and re-engineer functionality from large, often undocumented legacy codebases onto the Salesforce platform
Design and lead complex integrations with external, federal, and financial systems, such as payment, billing, and reconciliation interfaces
Lead data migration from legacy systems, including data mapping, transformation, and validation
Integrate the Salesforce platform with cloud services such as AWS and enterprise data warehouses such as Snowflake
Support and lead multiple complex projects simultaneously
Provide expert troubleshooting of technical and process issues across implementations
Understand and contribute to overall architectural design decisions
Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines and apply DevSecOps practices across the development lifecycle
Ensure solutions meet Section 508 accessibility and federal security and compliance requirements such as FISMA and NIST
Advise on products, processes, roadmaps, and strategies for federal programs
Lead sessions in implementation best practices and coding standards
Actively mentor and support junior and mid-level team members
Present knowledge sharing sessions for team, practice, and company
Interview prospective team members and contribute to hiring decisions
Drive internal business development activities including demos and proofs of concept
Build strong stakeholder relationships with federal clients
Lead code reviews and provide constructive feedback to ensure quality
Contribute to practice documentation, accelerators, and reusable components