Salesforce Programmer Analyst 4 (813398)
Glen Allen, VA
Duration: Long term
Complete Description:
DSS is looking for a Salesforce Programmer Analyst to enhance and remediate defects in an application that is recently developed. The programmer analyst should have experience in
Key Responsibilities
Develop and maintain Flows, Apex classes and triggers and Lightning Web Components (LWC) to extend Salesforce functionality in support of business requirements.
Apply a configuration-first approach — favor declarative solutions (Flows, Validation Rules, Permission Sets) before custom code, reserving Apex/LWC development for requirements that exceed configuration capabilities.
Use Copado CI/CD to manage source control, deployments, and release pipelines across Salesforce environments.
Write and maintain Apex unit tests (meeting org code-coverage requirements) and collaborate with the DevOps team to debug, triage, and remediate defects.
Contribute to and maintain technical documentation (design specs, deployment notes, release documentation).
Use Jira to document user stories, acceptance criteria, and design changes for both defect remediation and new feature development.
Required Qualifications
Proven hands-on experience with Apex (classes, triggers) and Lightning Web Components (LWC).
Strong understanding of declarative Salesforce configuration (Flow Builder, Process Builder migration, validation rules, page layouts, permission sets).
Production experience with Copado (or comparable Salesforce CI/CD tooling) for release management.
Experience writing Apex unit tests and working within a DevOps-driven defect remediation process.
Practical experience with Jira for agile story writing, acceptance criteria, and defect tracking.
Strong written communication skills for technical documentation.
Preferred / Nice-to-Have
Exposure to Salesforce AI capabilities (Agentforce, Einstein, Prompt Builder) or familiarity with recent Dreamforce product announcements.
Salesforce Platform Developer I/II certification.
Experience supporting government/public-sector Salesforce implementations.
Skill
Required / Desired
Amount
of Experience
Jira
Required
5
Years
Salesforce Service Cloud
Required
8
Years
Copado
Required
4
Years
Salesforce Apex Class and LWC
Required
8
Years
Replace Aura framework
Required
3
Years
Global Candidate Requirements
Skill
Required / Desired
Amount
of Experience
Questions
Description
Question 1
Commonwealth of Virginia security policies prohibit the use of offshore IT contractors. Do you attest to the fact that your candidate will physically reside within the US for the duration of the assignment?
Question 2
Please list candidate's email address.
Question 3
The selected candidate must be able to work from office 2 days a week. Will the selected incumbent be in office 2 days (Mondays and Thursdays)
