Senior Salesforce Developer

About the role

The Senior Salesforce Developer with over five years of extensive hands-on experience will deliver scalable, secure, and high-performance solutions across Salesforce Sales Cloud and Marketing Cloud.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrated expertise in both administration and development, including end-to-end platform configuration, custom application development using Apex, Lightning Web Components (LWC), Visualforce, and SOQL, as well as the implementation of complex business logic through a combination of code and Salesforce Flow.
• Highest level of proficiency in enterprise systems integration, designing and maintaining REST and SOAP APIs, middleware-based integrations, ETL processes, and AppExchange solutions to connect Salesforce with ERP systems, Azure AD/B2C, and a wide range of third-party applications.
• Proven ability to manage data integrity, authentication and authorization strategies, and secure access controls in highly regulated environments.
• Strong background in DevOps and Agile delivery, with hands-on experience deploying solutions via CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps, managing sandbox environments, and supporting infrastructure as code (IaC) and test-driven development (TDD) practices.
• Adept at collaborating with cross-functional teams—including business stakeholders, architects, QA, and external vendors—to translate complex requirements into well-governed, reliable Salesforce solutions aligned with organizational standards and change management controls.

Requirements

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Software Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• Certifications: Salesforce Admin & Platform Developer I (PDI) required.
• Programming Skills: Proficiency in Apex, HTML and SOQL/SOSL.
• CI/CD: Experience with developing and administering CI/CD pipelines with Azure DevOps/ GitHub Enterprise.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities, with the capability to communicate complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Ability to communicate with business users and provide consultation on Salesforce solutions.
• Hands-on experience in Salesforce and Marketing Cloud setup and administration, e.g., managing users, security controls, and data as well as creating roles, profiles, permissions, public groups, OWD, sharing rules and reports.
• Experience in designing custom objects, custom fields, picklists, page layouts, workflows, business process workflows, approval processes, assignment rules, validation rules, dynamic layouts, custom tabs, reports, Visualforce pages, dashboards, and email generation according to application requirements.
• Experience in creating email templates and customer journey's in Marketing Cloud.
• Experience with complex business systems integration as well as object-oriented design patterns and development.
• Understanding of basic triggers/Apex code knowledge.
• Sandbox environment management.
• Experience with data migration and ETL/integration tools.
• Strong Salesforce product knowledge and at least 5+ years’ of Salesforce Administration hands-on experience with Sales Cloud and Marketing Cloud.
• 5+ years’ experience with Force.com Platform (Apex, Visual Force, Lightening Framework, SOQL, Unit Testing).
• Knowledge of Front end technologies like HTML and CSS, JavaScript and JQuery.
• Experience setting authentication and authorization with Azure AD and Azure B2C.
• Experience implementing AppExchange applications or connectors to Salesforce.
• Management of integrated applications and third party suppliers including DocuSign, SharePoint, Service Now, Smart Simple, CVENT, etc.
• Experience working with CI/CD pipelines, IaC and TDD.
• Experience with different authentication and authorization development strategies.
• Experience of RESTful API and Micro service standards and best practices.
• Experience working on a team utilizing the Agile Scrum framework.
• Comprehensive understanding of Change Management process and controls is a plus.
• Prior experience working in a financial institution and familiarity with concepts such as advances (loan), securities and derivatives is a plus.
• Prior experience migrating from Dynamics CRM to Salesforce is a plus.
• Prior Experience in .Net development is a plus.

Skills

• Develop and customize Salesforce solutions using Apex triggers, classes, and Lightning Web Components (LWC) to enhance platform functionality.
• Design, implement, and maintain REST/SOAP APIs and middleware integrations to connect Salesforce with ERP systems and third-party applications.
• Apply complex business logic using a combination of Apex and Salesforce Flow to streamline and optimize business processes.
• Create comprehensive unit tests to ensure high code coverage, and perform debugging to maintain system reliability and performance.
• Manage application deployments across sandboxes and production environments using Azure DevOps pipelines and related deployment tools.
• Perform daily configuration activities, provide ongoing support, and deliver enhancements for internal processes, tools, and user needs.
• Possess strong familiarity with AppExchange products and their implementation.
• Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to maintain effective version control and ensure stable integration environments.
• Administer users, roles, profiles, and security settings to ensure proper access and compliance.
• Maintain Salesforce system architecture and data integrity, including roles, profiles, security settings, flows, validation rules, and data import/export processes.
• Exhibit strong proficiency in SOQL for querying and managing data within the platform.
• Understand Salesforce’s security model, object relationships, and data-sharing architecture.

Benefits

The Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago offers a highly competitive compensation and bonus package, and access to a comprehensive benefits program designed to meet the needs of our employees. Retirement program includes a 401(k) and pension plan. Wellbeing program supports employees at work and in their personal lives: PTO plan provides five weeks of vacation for new employees and 11 paid holidays per year; Lifestyle Spending Account provides an annual stipend for employees to support wellbeing activities; and central downtown location at the Old Post Office provides easy access to public transportation and breathtaking views from our award-winning rooftop.