Sr. Salesforce Developer
Location: Columbus OH, Onsite 5 Days/Week
Employment Type: Contract
Job Summary
We are seeking an experienced Technical Specialist (TS3) Salesforce Developer to support the Medicaid ITS team. This role is responsible for the design, development, configuration, customization, and integration of Salesforce (SFDC) solutions. The ideal candidate will have deep hands-on experience with Lightning Web Components (LWC), Aura, Apex, SOQL, and Salesforce Communities, along with strong experience in integrations and Agile delivery.
This is a senior, hands-on technical role requiring close collaboration with business stakeholders, development teams, and leadership to deliver scalable, high-quality Salesforce solutions that support continuous improvement.
Key Responsibilities
- Collaborate with business teams to understand processes and translate requirements into Salesforce solutions
- Participate in all phases of the SDLC: requirements, design, development, testing, deployment, and post-production support
- Design, develop, test, document, and deploy solutions on the Force.com platform
- Build and maintain Lightning Web Components (LWC), Aura Components, Apex classes/triggers, SOQL, and JavaScript
- Configure and enhance workflows, Flows, validation rules, and automation
- Develop and manage Salesforce Communities (Experience Cloud)
- Create and maintain advanced reports and dashboards, including executive-level reporting
- Manage third-party integrations using REST and SOAP APIs
- Perform data migration and imports using Salesforce Data Loader and related tools
- Conduct unit testing and support User Acceptance Testing (UAT)
- Troubleshoot, log, and resolve Salesforce and integration issues
- Follow Salesforce best practices for release management and deployments across sandboxes and production
- Create and maintain technical documentation, user guides, and training materials
- Mentor and train state development resources
- Proactively identify system improvements and communicate changes to users
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field
- 8 10 years of experience in analysis, design, and application development
- 5+ years of hands-on Salesforce development and administration experience
- 5+ years of experience with:
- Lightning Web Components (LWC)
- Aura Components
- Apex, SOQL, JavaScript
- 5+ years of experience with Salesforce Clouds:
- Sales Cloud
- Service Cloud
- Community / Experience Cloud
- 5+ years of experience in Salesforce design, configuration, customization, and coding
- 3+ years of experience with Salesforce tools such as:
- Data Loader
- Outlook Connector
- Jitterbit, MuleSoft (or similar middleware)
- Strong experience with REST & SOAP API integrations
- 5+ years of experience working in Agile/SCRUM environments
Preferred / Desired Qualifications
- Salesforce Developer and/or Administrator Certification
- Experience with Salesforce tools such as Flosum and OwnBackup
- Strong reporting and dashboard development expertise
- Proven leadership, analytical, and problem-solving skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively
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