Salesforce Lead

Development / Enhancement

• Design, develop, test, and deploy Apex classes, triggers, batch jobs, and schedulers.
• Build and customize Visualforce pages as required.
• Develop and maintain integrations between Salesforce and external systems using REST/SOAP APIs, middleware, and integration tools.
• Translate business requirements into scalable, high-performance technical solutions.
• Ensure adherence to Salesforce best practices, coding standards, and security guidelines.
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex issues across production and sandbox environments.
• Collaborate closely with admin, functional, QA, and DevOps teams throughout the project lifecycle.
• Conduct code reviews and mentor junior developers.
• Stay current with the latest Salesforce releases, features, and platform enhancements.

Production Support

• Monitor, triage, and resolve production incidents related to Salesforce functionality, integrations, and data within defined SLA's.
• Perform root cause analysis (RCA), document findings for recurring or critical issues, and propose automation or process improvements for resolution.
• Prioritize issues based on impact, urgency, and SLAs; ensure timely communication with stakeholders.
• Manage scheduled jobs, Apex batch processes, and platform events to ensure stable production operations.
• Monitor and address job failures, data inconsistencies, and integration errors.
• Manage service requests such as user access updates, permission changes, report creation, and small enhancements.
• Assist in deploying configuration changes, flows, reports, dashboards, and components from lower environments to production.
• Support post deployment validations and quickly address any deployment-related issues.
• Perform routine Salesforce admin activities—user provisioning, permission set assignments, profile management, and data updates.
• Monitor system jobs, API usage, storage utilization, and transactional performance.
• Participate in daily standups, review meetings, production support discussions, and provide on-call support for critical issues.
• Provide after-hours support during major releases or high business impact activities.

Required Skills:

• 9+ years of hands-on Salesforce development experience.
• Strong expertise in Apex (classes, triggers, test classes).
• Solid experience with Visualforce pages and controllers.
• Proven background in Salesforce integrations (REST, SOAP, OAuth, Web Services).
• Strong understanding of the Salesforce data model, security model, and governor limits.
• Proficiency in SOQL, SOSL, and asynchronous Apex.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and version control tools such as Git.

Salary And Other Compensation:

• Applications will be accepted until 07/10/2026.
• The annual salary for this position is between $80,000 - $130,000 depending on experience and other qualifications of the successful candidate.
• This position is also eligible for Cognizant’s discretionary annual incentive program, based on performance and subject to the terms of Cognizant’s applicable plans.

Benefits:

• Cognizant offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements:
• Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance
• Paid holidays plus Paid Time Off
• 401(k) plan and contributions
• Long-term/Short-term Disability
• Paid Parental Leave
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Disclaimer:

• The salary, other compensation, and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting.
• Cognizant reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable law.
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