Senior/Lead Salesforce Developer (LWC/Aura)
General Dynamics Information TechnologyAbout the role
Type of Requisition:
PipelineClearance Level Must Currently Possess:
NoneClearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain:
NoneSuitability:
Public Trust/Other Required:
NACI (T1)Job Family:
Software DevelopmentJob Qualifications:
Skills:
Salesforce (Software), Salesforce Development, Salesforce LightningCertifications:
Experience:
10 + years of related experienceUS Citizenship Required:
NoJob Description:
Seize your opportunity to make a personal impact as a Senior/Lead Salesforce Developer (LWC/Aura) supporting the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). GDIT is your place to make meaningful contributions to challenging projects and grow a rewarding career.
At GDIT, people are our differentiator. As a Senior/Lead Salesforce Developer, you will help ensure today is safe and tomorrow is smarter. Our work depends on a Senior/Lead Salesforce Developer joining our team remotely to work on the Salesforce platform and provide IT development in support of Marketplace initiatives. This position is 100% remote with work schedules based on Eastern Standard Time (EST).
How a Senior/Lead Salesforce Developer Will Make an Impact:
- 75% of this role involves programming, using Apex, Salesforce lightning component (AURA/LWC), JavaScript, and other development languages and tools once fully onboarded. Candidate selected will either be a Lead (Development Lead for their Scrum Team) or Senior Developer, depending on the opening available when selected
- Develop Lightning components both by writing custom LWC in JavaScript with Aura framework and within the Salesforce Lightning Design System, maintaining fluency with Apex, Salesforce query, and Salesforce Search language (SOQL and SOSL)
- Support the Product Owner in gathering requirements by providing solution options and highlighting dependencies with the existing implementation
- Oversee the end-to-end architecture of the Salesforce Platform {Salesforce Service Cloud, Experience Cloud (Portals), and Tableau CRM} and integrations.
- Develop and configure solutions using Salesforce functionality/Lightning Components (AURA and LWC), APEX, Visualforce Pages, SOQL, and SOSL etc.
- Lead the complete development process from requirement analysis to deployment
- Review and provide feedback on technical implementations and documents and ensure that Salesforce best-practices and standards are followed
- Collaborate with junior developers to perform code reviews and provide feedback.
- Create and maintain technical documentation including process documentation, naming and commenting conventions and Salesforce policies/procedures.
- Mentor and provide guidance to the development team members.
- Participate in the full application life cycle - design, development, testing, and deployment
- Assist in identifying, troubleshooting, and resolving defects encountered during various stages of project delivery, including during the deployment and implementation of the solution in production environments
- Collaborate with Solutions Architects, Development Manager, Development Team, Business Analysts, CMS, and other Agile team members to solve complex policy and system integration involving activities across several Salesforce Orgs
Please Note:
- Candidate must be available to work M-F 9AM-5PM Eastern Standard Time (EST) and will be expected to actively attend and participate in DAILY meetings. If they cannot attend daily meetings, they cannot take this position
- We cannot accept candidates who are working on side-projects or other part-time roles
- This full-time position is 100% remote. Candidate may need to work off-hours for deployment support, but this will be pre-arranged.
- Candidates must have the willingness and ability to obtain a CMS Public Trust after starting
What You’ll Need to Succeed
Education:
- Bachelor’s degree
- Possess Valid Salesforce Platform Developer I Certification - Please include Trailblazer link and/or certification # on resume or in submission notes for each candidate. Candidates submitted without Trailblazer link and/or certification # on resume will be declined
- Possess Valid Salesforce Platform Developer II Certification - Please include Trailblazer link and/or certification # on resume or in submission notes for each candidate. Candidates submitted without Trailblazer link and/or certification #
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