Sr Salesforce Administrator

SOMERSET STAFFING

McLean, VA

JOB DETAILS
SKILLS
Acceptance Testing, Administrative Skills, Agile Programming Methodologies, Analysis Skills, Application Integration, Atlassian JIRA, Automation, Background Investigation, Business Analysis, Change Requests/Orders, Communication Skills, Data Analysis, Data Mapping, Data Quality, Data Sets, Detail Oriented, Due Diligence, Maintain Compliance, Metadata, Metrics, Multitasking, Problem Solving Skills, Product Demonstration, Reconciliation, Regulatory Compliance, Reporting Dashboards, Requirements Management, Risk, Risk Analysis, Salesforce.com, Standup Meetings, Systems Administration/Management, Systems Reliability, Technical Delivery
LOCATION
McLean, VA
POSTED
1 day ago

Location: On-site, full time, Mclean or Plano

Assignment Type: CTH

Scheduled End: Dec 31, 2026

This position may be offered to a candidate authorized to work in the US for his/her/their stated employer, without any restrictions which would prevent the candidate from working on the proposed assignment for the duration of the assignment period.


Must Have Qualifications: Candidates must have hands-on experience with Salesforce, where certifications are preferred but not mandatory. Ideal candidate should currently be working as Salesforce Administrators, with expertise in data updates and analysis. Strong communication skills are essential, along with familiarity and experience with Jira and Confluence.

Schedule: Standard

Shortlisting Deadline:07/06- Daily shortlisting

Interview Information:

Rounds: 2 rounds

Duration: 30 minutes|60 minutes|30 minutes

Interview Type: 1st round MS Teams - Video Mandatory|2nd round In Person|3rd round MS Teams - Video Mandatory

Interview Placeholders: Please provide candidates with on-site interview availability from 07/06-07/10

Sr Salesforce Administrator Job DescriptionRole Summary

The Senior Salesforce Administrator is responsible for the governance, configuration, and ongoing optimization of the Salesforce platform. This role ensures high data integrity, system reliability, and alignment with business objectives. The ideal candidate is a hands-on, independent thinker who exercises strong due diligence before executing platform changes, owns platform integrity end-to-end, and proactively identifies risks before they impact the business or data.

Key Responsibilities

Platform Administration & Governance

Own and manage all aspects of Salesforce platform administration, including configuration, user access management, and data integrity

Evaluate and execute change requests with strong due diligence and risk awareness

Ensure all platform decisions do not introduce business, data, or compliance risk

Maintain adherence to governance, security, and compliance standards at all times

Perform independent critical thinking on all platform changes prior to execution

Stakeholder & Agile Delivery Partnership

Partner with Product Owners, business stakeholders, and technology teams to deliver scalable, well-governed solutions

Analyze complex business requirements and translate them into Salesforce configurations and enhancements

Support Agile delivery practices and actively participate in sprint ceremonies (standups, planning, retrospectives, demos)

Provide POD support for stories requiring Salesforce Admin involvement

Data Analysis & Impact Assessment

Perform historical and existing data analysis for records impacted by migration or platform changes

Analyze metadata and transformation logic across systems

Prepare and migrate legacy datasets for admin reconciliation and load activities

Execute Data Mapping & Transformation Analysis

Identify and scope automation opportunities to reduce manual effort and improve platform efficiency

Operational & Recurring Activities

User Provisioning manage provisioning requests in alignment with access and security standards

Recurring Platform Updates execute scheduled updates on a Daily / Monthly / Quarterly / Annual cadence, including:

o Business Change requests

o License and permission set reviews

o Scheduled data loads and reconciliation tasks

Event Monitoring proactively monitor platform events, flag anomalies, and escalate as appropriate

Deployment Support provide admin support for platform deployments as needed

UAT Validation Support assist with User Acceptance Testing for larger efforts when POD teams have limited bandwidth

Quarterly Metrics & Reporting produce and maintain a quarterly metrics dashboard covering:

o Event Monitoring trends and findings

o User metrics (active users, license utilization, access anomalies, login history)

o Data Health metrics (data quality scores, duplicate records, etc.)

Required Skills & Experience

Hands-on, proven experience as a Salesforce Administrator in an enterprise environment (not simply familiarity)

  • Strong understanding of Salesforce configuration (objects, validation rules, workflows, permissions, etc.) and third-party apps integration
  • Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills
  • Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities

Experience working within Agile delivery frameworks, including use of JIRA and Confluence

Experience with data analysis, data mapping, and cross-system data reconciliation

Core Competencies

Competency

Description

Ownership & Accountability

Takes full responsibility for platform integrity, decisions, and outcomes

Risk Awareness

Proactively identifies and mitigates platform, data, and compliance risks

Attention to Detail

Applies rigorous diligence to all configuration, data, and change activities

Stakeholder Collaboration

Communicates clearly and builds trusted relationships across business and technology teams

Analytical Thinking

Translates complex business needs into sound, scalable Salesforce solutions

Platform Balance

Balances business agility with platform integrity and governance standards

Independent Judgment

Exercises critical thinking and does not execute changes without proper validation


Required Skills :

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Additional Skills :

Background Check : No

Drug Screen : No

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