Senior Salesforce Developer - Education Cloud

Senior Salesforce Developer — Education Cloud Federal Contract Support | Monterey, CA — primarily onsite | Contingent on Award Location Monterey, California. Onsite at the customer site is the primary place of performance. Partial remote work may be permitted at the government’s discretion under FAR 7.108, but is not guaranteed and may change during the engagement. Candidates must be able to work onsite in Monterey on a regular basis. Schedule Full time, 0800–1630 Pacific, Monday through Friday Duration 12-month engagement, approx. 1,920 hours Citizenship U.S. citizenship required — no exceptions Clearance Must obtain a DoD Common Access Card (CAC) and pass a Tier 3 background investigation Tentative Start Date Sept 21, 2026 Salary - 160 - 17K + Excellent Benefits About the RoleWe are seeking a senior Salesforce developer to support a U.S. Department of the Navy customer migrating a legacy Student Information System to Salesforce Education Cloud. You will be the sole technical resource on the engagement and will be named as Key Personnel on the contract — meaning you will own the platform end to end, working directly with government stakeholders, system administrators, and end users. This role suits someone who is equally comfortable writing Apex and sitting in a requirements session with a registrar. It is hands-on development, not oversight. A word on work location, because we would rather be direct than have you find out later: the customer designates Monterey as the primary place of performance and furnishes a workstation onsite. Some remote work may be approved, but the decision belongs to the government and can be revisited at any point during the engagement. Please apply only if a regular onsite presence in Monterey is workable for you. What You Will Do• Design, configure, and maintain Salesforce objects, fields, flows, validation rules, approval processes, reports, dashboards, and security models. • Build and maintain custom Apex classes and triggers, Lightning Web Components, and Visualforce pages supporting student records, degree programs, curricula, admissions, enrollment, and graduation processing. • Manage release pipelines using Salesforce DX, Git, and automated CI/CD tooling, including sandbox environment strategy. • Enforce code quality through static analysis (e.g., PMD), maintain a minimum of 85% Apex test coverage, and keep the codebase free of critical security vulnerabilities such as SOQL injection. • Implement event-driven patterns using Platform Events and Change Data Capture. • Run requirements-gathering sessions with functional stakeholders; document current- and future-state processes; write user stories, use cases, and acceptance criteria. • Design and support REST and SOAP integrations with external systems, and troubleshoot integration and data synchronization failures. • Support data migration, cleansing, transformation, and validation from the legacy system into Salesforce. • Develop and execute unit, integration, system, and user acceptance testing; document test plans, scripts, results, and defect remediation. • Produce and maintain technical design documentation, integration specifications, and end-user training materials on a defined delivery schedule. Minimum QualificationsEducation: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a closely related field emphasizing software design and development. Candidates without a qualifying degree must have eight additional years of enterprise software development experience beyond the minimum below — a total of 16 years. Experience: Experience Area Minimum Years Enterprise application development 8 Salesforce platform development 5 Apex classes and triggers 5 Lightning Web Components (LWC) 5 Designing and supporting Salesforce security models 3 REST and SOAP integration design and support 3 JSON, XML, and API-based integrations 3 Gathering business requirements 3 Documenting business processes and workflows 3 Salesforce Flow and workflow automation 2 Data migration and conversion projects 2 Accessibility implementation for web applications 2 Salesforce Education Cloud and/or Education Data Architecture (EDA) 1 Experience in the areas above may overlap and run concurrently. Be prepared to document years and specific projects for each line. Required Certifications• Salesforce Administrator • Salesforce Platform Developer II • Salesforce Application Architect • Salesforce Integration Architect Certifications must be active. Please include credential IDs or a Trailhead profile link with your application. Accessibility RequirementsThis role carries specific accessibility obligations. You should have demonstrated experience with: • Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act — designing and testing applications for compliance. • Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 Level AA implementation. • Accessibility testing tools and remediation of identified issues. • Designing accessible forms, workflows, reports, and user interfaces. • Conducting usability reviews and accessibility validation testing. Security and EligibilityThese are firm requirements set by the customer, not preferences: • U.S. citizenship. • Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Common Access Card. • Ability to pass a Tier 3 (or equivalent) background investigation, including National Agency Check, FBI fingerprint check, law enforcement checks, and credit check. A current, favorably adjudicated investigation is a significant advantage and may affect your available start date. • Completion of Level I Antiterrorism Awareness training prior to facility access, plus OPSEC, Cyber Awareness, and Controlled Unclassified Information training after onboarding. Note on timing: onboarding paperwork (OF-306, fingerprinting, e-QIP, CAC issuance) must be completed before the performance start date and is unpaid. Candidates who already hold a current investigation and CAC will be prioritized. Preferred• Direct experience with student information systems, academic records, or higher-education administrative systems. • Prior work on DoD or federal civilian programs. • Salesforce Platform Developer I, Data Architect, or Advanced Administrator credentials in addition to those required above. • Currently located on the Monterey Peninsula, in the greater Bay Area, or able to relocate. Local candidates carry a meaningful advantage given the onsite posture. How to ApplySend a current resume to Support@altech-usa.com with the subject line "Senior Salesforce Developer — Monterey." Applications that address the experience table line by line will be reviewed first. Please state clearly: your citizenship status, whether you hold a current DoD background investigation or CAC, your active Salesforce certifications, and your availability for an onsite start in Monterey. Altech is an Equal Opportunity Employer. This position is contingent upon contract award and successful completion of a government background investigation.