Senior Salesforce Developer

Nuvitek

Senior Salesforce Developer leading complex federal implementations at Nuvitek. Mentoring junior team members and modernizing legacy applications on Salesforce platform.

Posted 6/15/2026full-timeRemote • Virginia • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $130,000 - $145,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSCloudJavaScript

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead development of complex custom applications and integrations for federal clients
Analyze and re-engineer functionality from large, often undocumented legacy codebases onto the Salesforce platform
Design and lead complex integrations with external, federal, and financial systems, such as payment, billing, and reconciliation interfaces
Lead data migration from legacy systems, including data mapping, transformation, and validation
Integrate the Salesforce platform with cloud services such as AWS and enterprise data warehouses such as Snowflake
Support and lead multiple complex projects simultaneously
Provide expert troubleshooting of technical and process issues across implementations
Understand and contribute to overall architectural design decisions
Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines and apply DevSecOps practices across the development lifecycle
Ensure solutions meet Section 508 accessibility and federal security and compliance requirements such as FISMA and NIST
Advise on products, processes, roadmaps, and strategies for federal programs
Lead sessions in implementation best practices and coding standards
Actively mentor and support junior and mid-level team members
Present knowledge sharing sessions for team, practice, and company
Interview prospective team members and contribute to hiring decisions
Drive internal business development activities including demos and proofs of concept
Build strong stakeholder relationships with federal clients
Lead code reviews and provide constructive feedback to ensure quality
Contribute to practice documentation, accelerators, and reusable components

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field
5+ years of Salesforce development experience with complex implementations
Expert-level proficiency in Apex, Lightning Web Components, JavaScript, and the Salesforce data model
Experience with the full end-to-end lifecycle from discovery to deployment
Experience modernizing or re-engineering legacy applications and migrating their data onto Salesforce
Experience building complex integrations with external and financial or transactional systems
Hands-on experience integrating Salesforce with AWS services, or equivalent integration experience
Experience integrating Salesforce with enterprise data warehouses such as Snowflake
Experience with CI/CD pipelines and DevSecOps practices, such as Git-based pipelines
Experience delivering in Agile and Scrum teams
Experience with federal government projects, including working knowledge of compliance frameworks such as FISMA, NIST, and FedRAMP, and of Section 508 accessibility standards (preferred)
Strong understanding of security best practices and data governance
Demonstrated ability to handle complex problems quickly and effectively
Excellent communication skills with customers and executives
Proven track record of delivering high-quality solutions on schedule
Salesforce Certified Platform Developer II (required)
Salesforce Certified Platform Developer I (required)
Salesforce Certified Administrator (required)
Salesforce Certified Public Sector Solutions Accredited Professional
Salesforce Certified Experience Cloud Consultant
AWS certification, such as AWS Certified Developer Associate or Solutions Architect Associate, preferred, or equivalent hands-on AWS experience
Agile or Scrum certification, such as Certified Scrum Developer, preferred, or equivalent experience
Domain certifications (Service Cloud, Experience Cloud, and similar) preferred

Benefits

Comp & perks

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Disability and Life Insurance
Parental Leave
401K
Paid Time Off

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Hard Skills & Tools

Salesforce developmentApexLightning Web ComponentsJavaScriptdata migrationCI/CD pipelinesDevSecOps practicesintegration with AWSintegration with SnowflakeAgile

Soft Skills

problem-solvingcommunicationmentoringstakeholder relationship buildingleadershipteam collaborationfeedback provisionproject managementknowledge sharingbusiness development

Certifications

Salesforce Certified Platform Developer IISalesforce Certified Platform Developer ISalesforce Certified AdministratorSalesforce Certified Public Sector Solutions Accredited ProfessionalSalesforce Certified Experience Cloud ConsultantAWS Certified Developer AssociateAWS Certified Solutions Architect AssociateCertified Scrum Developer