Salesforce Developer

SALESFORCE DEVELOPER 12-month contract (strong likelihood of continuous extensionHybrid 2X onsite to Hanover, MD (Tuesdays & Wednesdays)Top Skills' Details8+ years of experience with:- Salesforce Flow- Lightning development experience is required with Lightning web component experience- Salesforce development on a large project involving integrations with other software systems- Salesforce platform programming – Visualforce, Lightning Web Components, APEX, SOQL, and SOSL- An understanding of salesforce declarative features for sales and service cloud*Having prior experience in Salesforce communities is desired*Job DescriptionConnected is a multi-year strategic program to digitally transform Sales, Recruiting, and Marketing capabilities for client and all Operating Companies under the Client's umbrella.This position is a key member of Product delivery, interacting with Product Owners, Analysts, Developers, QA, Architects, UX & Scrum Masters. The ideal candidate will possess a combination of customer service, leadership, and analytical focus with a strong technical background in Salesforce technologies.The Developer is responsible for:• Developing new and enhancing existing solutions, refactoring when needed to optimize implementation and reduce technical debt• Creating proof-of-concepts and user interface prototypes.• Defining team design and development standards and complying with platform standards to best leverage the Salesforce platform• Engaging with other teams, providing thought leadership and technical expertise within Connected and across the enterprise• Designs and documents technical solutions• Codes, configures, unit tests, and supports existing and new products within an Agile environment• Evaluates new technologies• Modernizes and streamlines existing solutions for ease of maintenance and use• Supports analysis, functional testing, and performance testing efforts within and across teams• Resolves system defects and errors• Communicates status, issues, risks, and resolutions to team members and stakeholders• Escalates issues in a timely and appropriate manner for support, approval and/or resolution• Complies with platform code, configuration, and security standards• Communicates complex ideas and concepts to technical, business, and leadership audiencesRequires:• Flow, Salesforce sales cloud, Apex, Lightning Web Component, Apex, Trigger, Integration, CI/CD• 5+ years of experience with Salesforce Declarative development using Process Builder, Workflows, Flows, Lightning App Builder, etc.• 5+ years of experience with Salesforce platform programming – Visualforce, Lightning Web Components, APEX, SOQL, and SOSL.• Minimum of 3 years of experience in Web Application Development including JavaScript, CSS, and HTML.• Knowledge and experience with Salesforce architecture and APIs, Salesforce security configuration, sharing rules and user management.• Experience developing in Salesforce’s Sales, Service, and Experience (Community) Clouds• Experience developing integration solutions using MuleSoft, REST APIs, SOAP APIs, oAuth, Messaging, Single Sign-On, etc.• Experience in agile software development using tracking tools (e.g., Jira, TFS/VSTS or Version1)• Thorough understanding of Salesforce development and deployment processes and tools, including use of source control, Salesforce DX, and other DevOps and automation practices