Senior Salesforce Platform Owner & Developer

aFit Staffing is seeking a Senior Salesforce Platform Owner & Developer for an exciting contract-to-hire opportunity in Indianapolis, Indiana. This role is ideal for an experienced Salesforce professional who combines deep technical expertise with platform ownership and strategic leadership.

The successful candidate will play a key role in an ongoing business transformation initiative, helping modernize and expand the organization's Salesforce ecosystem while partnering closely with business and technical stakeholders.

About the Role

This position is responsible for both the administration and development of a mature Salesforce environment supporting critical business operations. The ideal candidate will be comfortable owning platform strategy, designing scalable solutions, and delivering hands-on development using modern Salesforce technologies.

You will work within a collaborative team environment that values accountability, initiative, and problem-solving. This role offers the opportunity to influence platform direction, improve business processes, and help establish long-term Salesforce best practices.

What You'll Do

Platform Ownership & Governance

• Serve as the primary owner of the Salesforce platform.
• Partner with business stakeholders to translate requirements into scalable solutions.
• Establish and maintain platform governance, security, and best practices.
• Drive platform optimization, modernization, and adoption initiatives.

Salesforce Development

• Design and develop custom Salesforce solutions using Apex, Lightning Web Components (LWC), and Flow.
• Build scalable integrations with enterprise applications and third-party platforms.
• Develop and maintain automation, data models, security frameworks, and custom applications.
• Support application performance tuning and ongoing enhancements.

Innovation & Transformation

• Evaluate and implement modern Salesforce capabilities including Agentforce and Einstein AI.
• Support enterprise transformation initiatives across multiple business functions.
• Recommend and implement technical improvements that drive operational efficiency.
• Act as a trusted Salesforce advisor for technical and business stakeholders.

DevOps & Release Management

• Support Salesforce deployment processes and release management activities.
• Partner with development teams to establish CI/CD best practices.
• Contribute to platform stability, quality assurance, and continuous improvement efforts.

What You Bring

Skill / Qualification

Requirement Level

Salesforce Administration Experience

Required

Advanced Salesforce Development (Apex, LWC, Flow)

Required

Experience Owning and Managing a Salesforce Environment

Required

Sales Cloud Experience

Required

Service Cloud Experience

Required

REST API and Enterprise Integration Experience

Required

MuleSoft Integration Experience

Highly Desired

Agentforce and Einstein AI Experience

Highly Desired

Salesforce Data Cloud Experience

Highly Desired

Copado, Gearset, or Salesforce DevOps Experience

Highly Desired

CI/CD and Release Management Experience

Highly Desired

Salesforce Platform Developer Certification

Highly Desired

Salesforce Advanced Administrator Certification

Highly Desired

Ideal Candidate

• Thrives in fast-paced environments with changing priorities.
• Successfully works through ambiguity and incomplete requirements.
• Takes ownership of platform outcomes and technical direction.
• Balances strong technical capabilities with business partnership skills.
• Demonstrates initiative, accountability, and a problem-solving mindset.
• Enjoys being the organization's Salesforce subject matter expert.
• Can communicate effectively with executives, business users, and technical teams.

Work Environment

• Location: Indianapolis, Indiana
• Schedule: Full-Time
• Work Arrangement: 100% Onsite
• Contract-to-Hire Opportunity
• Equipment Provided

Why This Role Matters

This is an opportunity to lead the evolution of a critical Salesforce ecosystem during a significant transformation initiative. The ideal candidate will have the ability to shape platform strategy, influence technical direction, implement modern Salesforce technologies, and establish long-term best practices while building a lasting career with a growing organization.