Principal Platform Engineer (Lead Salesforce Admin)

Salary Range: $123,000 - $160,000

Job Posting End Date: June 15, 2026

 

We’ve Got You Under Our Wing

We are the duck. We develop and empower our people, cultivate relationships, give back to our community, and celebrate every success along the way. We do it all…The Aflac Way.

 

Aflac, a Fortune 500 company, is an industry leader in voluntary insurance products that pay cash directly to policyholders and one of America's best-known brands. Aflac has been recognized as Fortune’s 50 Best Workplaces for Diversity and as one of World’s Most Ethical Companies by Ethisphere.com.

 

Our business is about being there for people in need. So, ask yourself, are you the duck? If so, there’s a home, and a flourishing career for you at Aflac.

 

Work Designation. Depending on your location within the continental US, this role may be hybrid or remote.

• If you live within 50 miles of the Aflac offices located in Columbus, GA or Columbia, SC, this role will be hybrid. This means you will be expected to work in the office for at least 60% of the work week. You will work from your home (within the continental US) for the remaining portion of the work week. Details of this schedule will be discussed with your leadership. 
• If you live more than 50 miles from the Aflac offices located in Columbus, GA or Columbia, SC, this role will be remote. This means you will be expected to work from your home, within the continental US. If the role is remote, there may be occasions that you are requested to come to the office based on business need. Any requests to come to the office would be communicated with you in advance.

 

What does it take to be successful at Aflac?

• Acting with Integrity
• Communicating Effectively
• Pursuing Self-Development
• Serving Customers
• Supporting Change
• Supporting Organizational Goals
• Working with Diverse Populations

 

What does it take to be successful in this role?

• Design of scalable declarative solutions using Flows, validation rules, assignment rules, and approval processes without custom code.

 

• Architectural Design for Platform Deployment

 

• Strategy for Platform Scalability and Growth

 

• Deep Expertise in the Salesforce ecosystem, including Platform Limitations and Workarounds

 

• Best Practices and Governance for Platform Configuration

 

• Leadership in Platform Upgrade and Migration Strategies

 

• Lead medium projects

 

Education & Experience Required

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems or other related field
• 6+ years of experience in release practices and environments or other related experience

Or an equivalent combination of education and experience

 

 

Education & Experience Preferred

• Salesforce Administrator Certification

 

Principal Duties & Responsibilities

• Collaborate with senior stakeholders to align platform strategies with business objectives

 

• Define best practices & standards, guide team to ensure adherence to standards

 

• Provides support on architectural design and maintenance of the platform’s (COTS, SaaS, ERP) environment with distributed components

 

• Ensures compliance with the organization's requirements through the implementation of, auditing of, and adherence to policies, procedures, and security standards

 

• Plans software upgrades, patching, & plugin installations in accordance with established policies and procedures

 

• Monitors performance, resolves problems, & manages component capacity issues

 

• Design, test, develop, configure, & maintain integrations to platform’s applications

 

• Adhere to the platform’s security and coding standar