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Senior Salesforce Developer

Certec, Inc.
Indianapolis, IN Full Time
POSTED ON 10/8/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 11/2/2026
Senior Salesforce Developer
Job Overview
Location: Indianapolis, Indiana (Hybrid for local candidates; fully remote for non-local Indiana residents within Indiana)
Employment Type: W2, Full-Time, 1099
Candidate Pay Rate: $60 per hour
Deadline for ssubmission 10/54/2026
Experience: 11 years of enterprise application development experience, including 7 years of dedicated Salesforce experience
About the Role
  • The Senior Salesforce Developer will provide expert-level development, architecture, integration, security, and operational support for the Indiana Department of Health (IN-IDOH).
  • This staff augmentation engagement supports a large, complex, security-sensitive Salesforce environment and includes mentoring internal staff, improving platform capabilities, and supporting statewide public-sector technology operations.
Responsibilities
  • Troubleshoot Salesforce platform issues, perform root-cause analysis, and deliver resolutions across core Salesforce, Experience Cloud, integrations, and custom components.
  • Architect, design, and implement Salesforce features using Apex, Lightning Web Components, Flows, permission models, data structures, SOQL, SOSL, and advanced configuration.
  • Lead code reviews and enforce secure coding standards and quality practices.
  • Own and manage multi-environment release cycles across Dev, QA, UAT, Staging, and Production.
  • Use CI/CD pipelines, version control, automated testing, environment promotion processes, and DevOps practices.
  • Design, support, and optimize API-based integrations using MuleSoft or similar middleware.
  • Ensure reliable and secure data exchange between Salesforce and external enterprise systems.
  • Implement and maintain platform security controls, including Field Audit Trail, Event Monitoring, Platform Encryption, MFA, least-privilege access, identity governance, and audit processes.
  • Manage Salesforce sandbox strategy, refresh cadence, environment alignment, monitoring, and observability dashboards throughout the development lifecycle.
  • Develop architecture diagrams, technical design documents, process flows, deployment guides, operational documentation, and structured training programs.
  • Train and mentor internal technical staff to build long-term organizational Salesforce capabilities.
  • Maintain expert knowledge of Salesforce license structures, map license assignments to roles, and forecast licensing needs related to user growth and future integrations.
  • Support observability, error monitoring, resilience, performance benchmarking, and secure cloud integration practices.
  • Operate within a compliance-driven public-sector environment with strict service-level agreements and high security requirements.
Required Qualifications
  • At least 11 years of professional experience in enterprise application development.
  • At least 7 years of dedicated Salesforce experience.
  • At least 5 years of deep expertise in Apex, Lightning Web Components, Flows, SOQL/SOSL, and advanced Salesforce configuration.
  • At least 5 years of senior-level experience supporting large, complex Salesforce environments with strict SLAs and high security requirements.
  • At least 5 years of experience with API design, integration patterns, middleware, and enterprise data exchange.
  • At least 3 years of experience with security hardening, identity governance, encryption strategies, and auditability in compliance-driven environments.
  • At least 3 years of experience with CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, environment promotion, and DevOps practices.
  • At least 3 years of experience creating architecture diagrams, technical design documents, process flows, and structured operational documentation.
  • At least 3 years of proficiency with Salesforce license models and platform optimization strategies.
  • Strong knowledge of Salesforce core platform capabilities, Experience Cloud, custom components, permission models, data structures, and secure coding practices.
  • Experience with MuleSoft or similar integration middleware and API-based enterprise integrations.
  • Knowledge of Field Audit Trail, Event Monitoring, Platform Encryption, MFA, least-privilege access, identity and access governance, and compliance auditing.
  • Excellent communication skills with demonstrated ability to train and mentor technical staff.
  • Candidate must be an Indiana resident; local Indianapolis candidates are preferred, and relocation is not permitted.
  • Ability to work a 40-hour week on a day shift, generally 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM, in a standard office or remote work environment.
Preferred Qualifications
  • Salesforce Platform Developer II certification.
  • Salesforce Experience Cloud Consultant certification.
  • Salesforce Integration Architect certification.
  • Salesforce Identity and Access Management certification.
  • Background in public-sector technology, regulated environments, or statewide system modernization.
  • Experience with observability tools, error monitoring platforms, and secure cloud integration patterns.
  • Familiarity with Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) practices, resilience engineering, and performance benchmarking.
Required Skills & Technologies
Primary Skills
  • Salesforce
  • Apex
  • Lightning Web Components
  • Flows
  • SOQL/SOSL
  • API design
  • Integration patterns
  • Middleware
  • Security hardening
  • Identity governance
  • Encryption strategies
  • CI/CD
  • Automated testing
  • Environment promotion
  • DevOps
  • Salesforce license models
  • Platform optimization
Secondary Skills
  • Salesforce Platform Developer II
  • Experience Cloud Consultant
  • Integration Architect
  • Identity and Access Management
  • Public-sector technology
  • Observability
  • Error monitoring
  • Secure cloud integration
  • SRE
  • Resilience engineering
  • Performance benchmarking
How to Apply

To apply for this exciting opportunity, please contact:

Recruiter Contact: careers@certecinc.com

  1. Update Your Resume: Please add any missing skills or certifications that align with the role.
  2. Apply Online: Click the "Apply" button at the end of the job description and complete the required details.
  3. Submit Supporting Documents: Completed Skills Matrix (below) Upload a photo ID. If you are not a U.S. citizen or Green Card holder (GC-EAD), please include your work authorization details.
  4. Confirmation: Once submitted, reply to this email to let me know. I'll review your updated materials and, if there's a match, schedule a video interview to discuss further.

Salesforce Certifications Held

 

 

Candidate Skills & Experience

Skill

Min. Required

Candidate Years of Experience

Candidate Description of Experience

Professional experience in enterprise application development

11 years

 

 

Dedicated Salesforce experience

7 years

 

 

Deep expertise in Apex, Lightning Web Components, Flows, SOQL/SOSL, and advanced configuration

5 years

 

 

Senior-level experience supporting large, complex Salesforce environments with strict SLAs and high security requirements

5 years

 

 

Strong technical background in API design, integration patterns, middleware, and enterprise data exchange

5 years

 

 

Knowledge of security hardening, identity governance, encryption strategies, and auditability in compliance-driven environments

3 years

 

 

Extensive experience with CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, environment promotion, and DevOps practices

3 years

 

 

Ability to create architecture diagrams, technical design docs, process flows, and structured operational documentation

3 years

 

 

Strong proficiency with Salesforce license models and platform optimization strategies

3 years

 

 

Excellent communication skills; demonstrated ability to train and mentor technical staff

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