Salesforce Administrator

Papigen

Washington (District of Columbia)

On-site

USD 120,000 - 180,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

Papigen is seeking a senior Salesforce Administrator to lead platform architecture, release management, data oversight, automation, and operational excellence across a large-scale Salesforce environment.

You will develop user stories, drive security, and oversee DevOps governance and packaging strategies to ensure auditable, scalable solutions across the organization.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in computer science or equivalent relevant experience.
Minimum 5 years of Salesforce experience including advanced declarative automation, security architecture, integration architecture, Apex/LWC development oversight, release management, and DevOps governance.
Deep Salesforce platform expertise with governor limits and large data volume handling.
Enterprise security and identity architecture (SSO, MFA, Shield, encryption, audit trails).
Experience designing solutions for large, regulated organizations with audit-ready documentation.

Responsibilities

Own platform architecture and security standards: profiles, roles, sharing rules, permissions, and OWD.
Lead release, change, and package management including 2GP, versioning, and CI/CD practices.
Oversee data quality, integrations, and compliance across APIs and middleware.
Define decision frameworks for Flow vs Apex and establish scalable declarative/programmatic solutions.
Drive operational excellence, documentation, and adoption of automation best practices.

Skills

Platform security

Release management

Data oversight

Automation

DevOps governance

2GP packaging

CI/CD pipelines

Security architecture

Apex/LWC development oversight

Platform strategy

Salesforce DX

REST/SOAP APIs

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer science or equivalent

Tools

Salesforce DX

Metadata API

Tooling API

Scratch Orgs

Unlocked Packages (2GP)

Salesforce CLI

Dev Hub

Data Loader

Flow Builder

Apex

LWC

VS Code Salesforce Extensions

Job description

Role Overview

We are looking for a senior Salesforce Administrator to lead platform architecture, release management, data oversight, automation, and operational excellence across a large-scale Salesforce environment. The role also involves developing user stories to strengthen collaboration capabilities and creating department‑specific templates that fully leverage the Salesforce ecosystem.

Scope of Work

Platform Architecture & Strategy

Own and enforce platform security standards — profiles, roles, sharing rules, permission sets, and OWD.
Monitor automated provisioning and deprovisioning; ensure adherence to least privilege.
Monitor and investigate SSO and third‑party authentication/TSP issues; implement preventive measures.
Conduct security health checks, audit logging, and compliance reviews.
Tools: Salesforce DX (SFDX), Metadata API, Tooling API, Scratch Orgs, Unlocked Packages (2GP), Salesforce CLI, Dev Hub.

Release, Change & Package Management

Own and manage release pipelines — sandbox preparation, CI/CD execution, deployment validation, rollback procedures, and production releases.
Manage managed packages including second‑generation packages (2GP), versioning, dependencies, and packaging standards.
Coordinate with developers to ensure releases are auditable, reliable, and compliant.
Enforce branching strategy, metadata management, and CI/CD best practices.
Tools: Salesforce CLI, Unlocked Packages, Sandbox Management, CI/CD Pipelines, Salesforce Test Automation Frameworks.

Data & Integration Oversight

Oversee data quality management — validation, deduplication, and reconciliation.
Monitor integrations across APIs, middleware, and event‑driven architecture for reliability, resiliency, and compliance.
Implement best practices for data protection, encryption, and masking in sandboxes.
Tools: Data Loader, ETL tools, Reports, Dashboards, REST/SOAP APIs, Platform Events, Named Credentials.

Automation & Development

Define Flow vs Apex decision frameworks, coding standards, bulkification, and error handling strategies.
Establish reusable patterns, reference implementations, and scalable declarative/programmatic solutions.
Drive retirement of non‑scalable or legacy automations and triggers.
Tools: Flow Builder, Apex, Lightning Web Components (LWC), Aura, Salesforce CLI, VS Code Salesforce Extensions, Salesforce Test Execution Framework.

Operational Excellence

Ensure platform stability, reliability, and compliance across all clouds and environments.
Maintain process documentation, release notes, and automation standards.
Drive adoption of best practices for automation, data quality, and release processes.

Skills & Experience Required

Bachelor’s degree in computer science or equivalent relevant experience.
At least 5 years of Salesforce experience including: advanced declarative automation (Flows, Process Builder), security architecture and identity models, integration architecture (APIs, middleware, Platform Events), Apex/LWC development oversight, release management and DevOps governance including 2GP, and platform strategy and technical roadmap ownership.
Deep Salesforce platform expertise: governor limits, metadata‑driven development, event‑driven patterns, and large data volume handling.
Enterprise security and identity architecture: SSO, MFA, Shield, encryption, audit trails.
Integration architecture: APIs, Platform Events, Change Data Capture, Middleware, OAuth, Named Credentials.
Automation and code architecture: Flow, Apex, LWC, Aura, declarative patterns, bulkification, error handling.
Enterprise DevOps and packaging strategy: CI/CD pipelines, Git workflows, second‑generation packages, automated testing, rollback procedures.
Experience designing solutions for large, regulated organizations with audit‑ready documentation, compliance alignment, and cross‑team technical leadership.

Certifications

Required

Salesforce Certified Administrator
Salesforce Certified Advanced Administrator
Salesforce Platform App Builder
Salesforce Platform Developer I
Salesforce Certified Experience Cloud Consultant (Community / Experience Cloud — mandatory)
Certification or training in release management/DevOps tools (e.g., Copado, Gearset)

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