AWS Engineer

Cherokee Federal

United States

On-site

USD 100,000 - 140,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

401K

Job summary

Cherokee Federal is seeking a Salesforce Developer to design, configure, develop, and support scalable Salesforce solutions for a federal client. This role requires hands-on Salesforce development and configuration experience with Apex, Lightning Web Components (LWC), Salesforce Flow, data modeling, integrations, and platform security.

Experience supporting AWS cloud environments or integrating Salesforce with AWS is highly preferred.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in a related field and 5+ years of relevant experience (7+ years may substitute for education).
Hands-on Salesforce development and configuration experience with Apex, LWC, Flow, and data modeling.
Experience configuring Salesforce objects, fields, relationships, permissions, sharing, and security.
Experience with AWS cloud services or Salesforce integrations with AWS is highly preferred.

Responsibilities

Design, configure, develop, test, and maintain Salesforce solutions for government requirements.
Develop and maintain Salesforce functionality using Apex, LWC, SOQL, and related technologies.
Collaborate with government leads, Product Owners, and AWS/cloud engineers to deliver integrated solutions.
Support CI/CD, DevOps, and release management for Salesforce projects.
Troubleshoot configuration, code, integration, and deployment issues and document root causes.

Skills

Apex

Lightning Web Components

Salesforce Flow

SOQL

AWS

CI/CD

Git

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science / Information Systems / related field

Tools

Salesforce CLI / SFDX

MuleSoft

GitHub

Jenkins

Terraform

CloudFormation

Copado

Job description

Salesforce Developer/AWS Engineer

***As required by our governmental client, this position requires U.S. Citizenship***

Cherokee Federal is seeking a Salesforce Developer to design, configure, develop, and support scalable Salesforce solutions for a federal client. This role requires hands‑on Salesforce development and configuration experience with the ability to translate business and technical requirements into effective platform solutions. The ideal candidate will have experience with Salesforce configuration and development, including Apex, Lightning Web Components (LWC), Salesforce Flow, data modeling, integrations, and platform security. Experience supporting AWS cloud environments or integrating Salesforce with AWS is highly preferred. AWS certifications or demonstrated experience with AWS services, cloud infrastructure, DevOps, and CI/CD are also preferred.

Compensation & Benefits

Estimated Starting Salary Range for Salesforce Developer/AWS Engineer: $100,000-140,000

Pay commensurate with experience.

Full time benefits include Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K, and other possible benefits as provided. Benefits are subject to change with or without notice.

Responsibilities Include

Design, configure, develop, test, and maintain Salesforce solutions supporting government mission requirements.
Configure Salesforce functionality including custom objects, fields, relationships, validation rules, permissions, security, and Salesforce Flow.
Develop and maintain custom Salesforce functionality using Apex, Lightning Web Components, SOQL, and related Salesforce technologies.
Work with government leads and Product Owners to gather requirements, clarify scope, translate business requirements into technical solutions, and support release planning.
Design and support integrations between Salesforce and external systems using APIs, middleware, and cloud services.
Support Salesforce solutions that integrate with or leverage AWS services and infrastructure.
Apply Salesforce security best practices, including profiles, permission sets, sharing, access controls, and data security.
Participate in CI/CD and DevOps processes supporting Salesforce development, testing, deployment, and release management.
Troubleshoot Salesforce configuration, code, integration, performance, and deployment issues and document root cause and remediation.
Collaborate with AWS/cloud engineers, DevOps teams, QA, business analysts, and other technical stakeholders to deliver integrated solutions.
Support solutions operating within federal security, governance, auditability, and compliance requirements.
Present formal and informal technical briefings to government stakeholders and produce clear technical documentation and decision‑support materials.
Perform other job‑related duties as assigned.

Experience, Education, Skills, Abilities Requested

Bachelor's degree with preferred study in Computer Science, Information Science, Information Systems Management, Math, Statistics, Operations Research, Engineering, or a related field and a minimum of five (5) years of relevant experience. Seven (7) years of related work experience may be substituted for education.
Demonstrated hands‑on Salesforce development and configuration experience.
Experience with Apex, Lightning Web Components, Salesforce Flow, SOQL, and Salesforce data modeling.
Experience configuring Salesforce objects, fields, relationships, validation rules, permissions, sharing, and security.
Experience designing or supporting integrations between Salesforce and external applications using APIs or middleware.
Experience with Salesforce products such as Sales Cloud, Service Cloud, Public Sector Solutions, Experience Cloud, or MuleSoft preferred.
Salesforce certification strongly preferred, such as Platform Developer I, Salesforce Administrator, Platform App Builder, or relevant Consultant certification.
Experience with AWS cloud services or supporting Salesforce solutions integrated with AWS is highly preferred.
AWS certification, such as AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner, Solutions Architect, Developer, SysOps Administrator, or DevOps Engineer, preferred.
Familiarity with AWS services such as Lambda, S3, API Gateway, IAM, EC2, EventBridge, or other cloud services is beneficial.
Experience with CI/CD, source control, and deployment automation.
Familiarity with tools such as Git, Jenkins, GitLab, GitHub Actions, Copado, Salesforce CLI/SFDX, Terraform, or CloudFormation is preferred.
Experience supporting federal or public‑sector environments preferred.
Familiarity with FedRAMP, ATO, NIST 800‑53, or other federal security/compliance requirements is preferred.
Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to work directly with technical and government stakeholders.
Ability to obtain and maintain a government‑required background investigation or security clearance as needed.
U.S. Citizenship is required.
Must pass pre‑employment qualifications of Cherokee Federal.