Principal Platform Engineer; Lead Salesforce Admin

Salary Range

$123,000 - $160,000

June 15, 2026

• If you live within 50 miles of the Aflac offices located in Columbus, GA or Columbia, SC, this role will be hybrid. You will be expected to work in the office for at least 60% of the work week. You will work from your home (within the continental US) for the remaining portion of the work week. Details of this schedule will be discussed with your leadership.
• If you live more than 50 miles from the Aflac offices located in Columbus, GA or Columbia, SC, this role will be remote. You will be expected to work from your home, within the continental US. If the role is remote, there may be occasions that you are requested to come to the office based on business need. Any requests to come to the office would be communicated with you in advance.

• Acting with Integrity
• Communicating Effectively
• Pursuing Self-Development
• Serving Customers
• Supporting Change
• Supporting Organizational Goals
• Working with Diverse Populations

• Design of scalable declarative solutions using Flows, validation rules, assignment rules, and approval processes without custom code.
• Architectural Design for Platform Deployment.
• Strategy for Platform Scalability and Growth.
• Deep Expertise in the Salesforce ecosystem, including Platform Limitations and Workarounds.
• Best Practices and Governance for Platform Configuration.
• Leadership in Platform Upgrade and Migration Strategies.
• Lead medium projects.

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems or other related field.
• 6+ years of experience in release practices and environments or other related experience.

Equivalent combination of education and experience also acceptable.

• Salesforce Administrator Certification.

• Collaborate with senior stakeholders to align platform strategies with business objectives.
• Define best practices & standards, guide team to ensure adherence to standards.
• Provide support on architectural design and maintenance of the platform’s environment with distributed components.
• Ensure compliance with the organization’s requirements through implementation, auditing, and adherence to policies, procedures, and security standards.
• Plan software upgrades, patching, and plugin installations in accordance with established policies and procedures.
• Monitor performance, resolve problems, and manage component capacity issues.
• Design, test, develop, configure, and maintain integrations to platform’s applications.
• Adhere to the platform’s security and coding standards for resilience, data, and security.
• Review business requirements to deploy the best solution, including configuring, coding, and debugging.
• Work closely with cross-functional departments to communicate statuses and technical proposals.
• Deploy and configure platform applications tailored to company needs.
• Design technical solutions, configure/customize, test, and maintain platform applications to meet company requirements.
• Perform other duties as required.

In addition to the base salary, we offer an array of benefits to meet your needs including medical, dental, and vision coverage, prescription drug coverage, health care flexible spending, dependent care flexible spending, and Aflac supplemental policies (Accident, Cancer, Critical Illness and Hospital Indemnity offered at no cost to employee). We also provide a 401(k) plan, annual bonuses, and an opportunity to purchase company stock.

Aflac complies with all applicable leave laws, including sick and safe leave, adoption, and parental leave, in all states and localities. Employees receive 11 paid holidays, up to 20 days PTO, and additional sick leave where applicable.