Salesforce Developer

Interview Process: Virtual and in-person. 60-minute Virtual Interview via MS Teams (video required). This will be followed by an in-person interview for the 2nd roundHybrid: 2 Days Onsite days/ 3 days remoteCandidates must be local to the Lansing, Michigan area (within 90 miles).Duration: 6-months, with the intent to hire the contractor into a full-time position within 6-months to a year.Required Education: Bachelor's DegreeTop Skills & Years of Experience:• 5+ years of experience gathering and analyzing business and technical requirements in collaboration with stakeholders• Experience designing and implementing CI/CD pipelines, including pipeline-as-code, branching strategies, automated code reviews, and testing aligned with organizational goals• Strong ability to communicate technical concepts clearly and effectively to both technical and non-technical audiences• 2-3 Salesforce certifications required• 5+ years of hands-on experience with Salesforce, SQL, Java, and web services developmentPreferred:• Salesforce Architect certification• Experience working on enterprise-level implementations• Database-related certificationsJob Summary:This position functions as a Salesforce Application Architect, supporting the modernization and ongoing operations of critical systems.The architect is responsible for leading the design, development, and implementation of enterprise-grade Salesforce solutions, ensuring architectural integrity, platform optimization, and alignment with strategic and operational goals. This includes transitioning legacy systems to a modern Salesforce-based platform, with a focus on Sales Cloud, Service Cloud, Experience Cloud, and Field Service Lightning (FSL).Job Responsibilities:Leading end-to-end architecture and technical design of Salesforce solutions that support case management, field service operations, and user engagement.Conducting org health checks and platform assessments, and delivering actionable recommendations based on Salesforce best practices.Participating in Design & Discovery sessions and promoting the adoption of Salesforce’s Well-Architected Framework.Primary Duties (80%): Serve as the development specialist responsible for the design, development, testing and documentation of the technical software solutions. Solve system design problems and programming issues. Ensure that the solutions are integrated and enhanced to meet the needs of the agency’s business plan.Lead development of software applications, server components and services using various development tools and approved/supported technologies.Plan/Coordinate integration of systems within the business area, external partners, state agencies, and hosting platforms.Design and implement application security that complies with policies.Primary Duties (15%): Provide technical leadership to the application development team, agency, and external groupsWork with teams and product owners to refine SADLC, prioritize agile backlogs, and maintain release readiness/schedule.Ensure compliance with ECM standards and procedures across development, system test, user acceptance testing, security, and production environments, includes coordinating, creating, approving, and monitoring required work items.Make technical recommendation(s) and/or decision(s) for changes to the Bridges application based on user requirements.Solve complex system design and programming problems which ensure high security is addressed for client level of data.Plan for coordination, development, testing and integration of systems and data with Bridges.Primary Duties (5%): Research and evaluate relevant technology as it pertains to the business strategyMaintain thorough, up to date knowledge of programming techniques used in software development in line with the technology standardsRecommend configuration management tool best practices.Identify/Share/Recommend improvements to tools and technology to development team and technical support staff.Other Preferred Qualifications5+ years of experience working within Agile development environmentsStrong experience with Oracle SQL development, including query execution and performance tuningExperience working with DevOps practices, including automated builds, testing (regression/smoke), and multi-environment deploymentsDemonstrated ability to troubleshoot complex system issues and provide technical guidance/leadership to development teams