
Salesforce Administrator
Cherokee Federal
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Remote
Location: United States
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Salary
💰 $80,000 - $90,000 per year
Tech Stack
About the role
- Conduct routine Salesforce system administration tasks, including user management, security settings, data integrity, and system configurations to ensure the efficient and compliant operation of the Salesforce platform.
- Provide operational support for Salesforce environments, including implementing emergency directives, POA&Ms (Plans of Action and Milestones), patches, upgrades, and configuration changes in accordance with security and compliance requirements.
- Perform capacity analysis and proactively manage system performance to maintain optimal reliability, availability, and scalability of Salesforce environments.
- Execute access management activities, ensuring user provisioning, role assignments, and permissions align with organizational policies and least-privilege principles.
- Troubleshoot a wide variety of issues within the Salesforce platform, including user access, data integrity, and system performance. Implement corrective actions swiftly to resolve issues identified by users and stakeholders.
- Analyze and interpret system test results and environment performance data to validate design, configuration, and development quality, recommending process improvements to enhance stability and reliability.
- Collaborate with Salesforce developers, DevOps engineers, and technical leads to implement new features, integrations, and environment enhancements.
- Monitor and maintain environmental health and compliance, ensuring adherence to customer policies, cybersecurity standards, and change management processes.
- Maintain and review Salesforce system logs to track performance, identify potential issues, and ensure compliance with security and system policies.
- Create and maintain detailed technical documentation of environment configurations, operational changes, and troubleshooting procedures to support audits, upgrades, and long-term sustainability.
- Provide timely and effective support to Salesforce users, ensuring issues are resolved promptly and users are equipped with best-practice guidance.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, electronics engineering, information systems, or a related technical discipline is required.
- Three (3) years of relevant experience may be substituted for education.
- Must have at least one (1) year of hands-on experience as a Salesforce Administrator, ideally within a Salesforce consulting or federal program environment
- Ability to provide Salesforce training and end-user support
- Ability to multi-task and work independently in a fast-paced environment
- Collaborative approach to working with teams
- MUST currently work on a VA contract with an active Public Trust or higher clearance to be considered.
- Proven experience in Salesforce administration, including managing users, profiles, permissions, and data security.
- Hands-on experience providing operational support for Salesforce environments — including patching, upgrades, POA&M resolution, and emergency directive implementation.
- Familiarity with federal compliance frameworks and cybersecurity directives related to Salesforce environment management.
- Strong understanding of Salesforce best practices, configuration management, and debugging processes.
- Proficiency in using system logs, monitoring tools, and performance analysis to ensure environment health and compliance.
- Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills, with the ability to implement corrective actions under tight deadlines.
Benefits
- Medical
- Dental
- Vision
- 401K
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
Salesforce administrationuser managementdata integritysystem configurationscapacity analysisaccess managementtroubleshootingconfiguration managementperformance analysisdebugging
Soft Skills
problem-solvinganalytical skillscollaborative approachability to multi-taskindependent workend-user supporttraining abilitycommunication skillstime managementadaptability
Certifications
Bachelor’s degree in computer scienceBachelor’s degree in electronics engineeringBachelor’s degree in information systemsPublic Trust clearance