Principal Platform Engineer; Lead Salesforce Admin

Principal Platform Engineer (Lead Salesforce Admin)

Company: Aflac Columbus

Location: Remote, US, 31999 GA, US, 31999

Division: Digital Services

Job : 9199

Salary Range: $123,000 - $160,000

Job Posting End Date: June 15, 2026

• If you live within 50 miles of the Aflac offices located in Columbus, GA or Columbia, SC, the role is hybrid
  . You will work in the office for at least 60% of the week and from home the rest.
• If you live more than 50 miles from the Aflac offices, the role is remote
  . You will work from home; occasional office visits may be requested.

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

• Design 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.

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

• Collaborate with senior stakeholders to align platform strategies with business objectives.
• Define best practices & standards, guide the team to ensure adherence.
• Provide support on architectural design and maintenance of the platform’s (COTS, SaaS, ERP) environment with distributed components.
• Ensure compliance with organizational requirements through implementation, auditing, and adherence to policies, procedures, and security standards.
• Plan software upgrades, patching, and plugin installations per established policies and procedures.
• Monitor performance, resolve problems, and manage component capacity issues.
• Design, test, develop, configure, and maintain integrations to platform 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 status 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.

The salary range for this job is $123,000 - $160,000. This range is specific to the job and may vary based on factors such as education, experience, licensure, certifications, geographic location, and peer compensation. The range is created in good faith and may not reflect the final offer.

In addition to base salary, we offer benefits including medical, dental, vision, prescription drug coverage, health care & dependent care flexible spending, Aflac supplemental policies, 401(k), annual bonuses, and the option to purchase company stock. You will receive 11 paid holidays, up to 20 days PTO, and other leaves of absence per state law. Aflac complies with all applicable leave laws.