Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago · 1 day ago
Senior Salesforce Developer
Chicago, IL
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid, Senior Level
$90K/yr - $151K/yr
5+ years expFederal Home Loan Bank of Chicago is dedicated to partnering with its members in Illinois and Wisconsin to provide competitively priced funding. The Senior Salesforce Developer will deliver scalable and secure solutions across Salesforce Sales Cloud and Marketing Cloud, focusing on both administration and development to meet business objectives.
Banking
Responsibilities
Drive business efficiency and scalability by delivering secure, well‑architected Salesforce solutions that streamline processes, reduce manual effort, and support growing business needs
Enable data‑driven decision‑making and integration through reliable system integrations, high data integrity, and optimized reporting across Salesforce and connected enterprise platforms
Improve delivery speed and platform stability by leveraging DevOps best practices, CI/CD pipelines, and Agile collaboration to accelerate releases while maintaining quality and compliance
Collaborate with staff to ensure smooth and reliable operation of software and systems for fulfilling business objectives and processes
Ensure that applications meet business requirements and systems goals
Develop and maintain business domain knowledge
Understand and apply relevant Bank policy, standards and procedures to your work
Stay current on technology changes applicable to your domain and how to apply them to Bank initiatives
Demonstrate adherence to IT Principles and critical thinking
Collaborate with different areas of IT and the business to provide solutions for the Bank
Identify and resolve system issues
Provide timely reports on the status of tasks and projects as well as any unforeseen issues to management and to business units
Develop, document, communicate, and enforce a policy for standardizing systems and software as necessary
Apply IT Security principles and controls to ensure systems and users operate safely and securely
Supports the team in adhering to agreed best practice techniques and in promoting continuous improvement
Test changes to ensure issues are resolved and functionality and operational control are not adversely impacted
Develop software or configuration solutions by studying information needs; conferring with users; studying systems flow, data usage and work processes; investigating problem areas; following the software development lifecycle
Determine operational feasibility by evaluating problem definition, requirements, solution development and proposed solutions
Document and demonstrate solutions by developing documentation, flowcharts, layouts, diagrams, charts, code comments and clear code
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in computer science, Software Engineering, or a related technical discipline
Salesforce Admin & Platform Developer I (PDI) required
Proficiency in Apex, HTML and SOQL/SOSL
Experience with developing and administrating 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
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
Should have worked with an editor such as Visual Studio Code or Eclipse for force.com
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
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
Demonstrate working knowledge of Salesforce Lightning products, with expertise in Sales Cloud; experience with Marketing Cloud is a plus
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
Salesforce Administration & Security: Expertise in Sales Cloud and Marketing Cloud administration, including users, roles, profiles, sharing, flows, reports, dashboards, and sandbox management
Salesforce Development: Strong hands‑on experience with Apex, Lightning Web Components (LWC), Visualforce, SOQL, and unit testing to implement complex business logic
Marketing Cloud Engagement: Experience designing and executing email templates, automations, and customer journeys in Salesforce Marketing Cloud
Integration & APIs: Proven ability to design and implement REST/SOAP APIs, ETL processes, AppExchange solutions, and enterprise integrations with Azure AD/B2C and third‑party systems
DevOps & Agile Delivery: Hands‑on experience with CI/CD pipelines, Azure DevOps, IaC, TDD, and Agile Scrum‑based delivery and change management
Architecture & Data Management: Strong understanding of Salesforce data models, security architecture, data migration, object relationships, and enterprise system design
Benefits
Retirement program (401k and Pension)
Medical, dental and vision insurance
Lifestyle Spending Account
Competitive PTO plan
11 paid holidays per year
Company
Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago
Our Mission: To partner with our members in Illinois and Wisconsin to provide them competitively priced funding, a reasonable return on their investment in the Bank, and support for their community investment activities.
201-500 employees
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Funding
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Growth StageLeadership Team
Eric Geiger
Chief Technology Officer
Mike Zeifert, CFA
SVP, Chief Credit Officer
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