Our mission at FHLBank Chicago: To partner with our members in Illinois and Wisconsin to provide them competitively priced funding, a reasonable return on their investment, and support for their community investment activities.
Simply said, we're a bank for banks and other financial institutions, focused on being a strategic partner for our members and working together to reinvest in our communities, from urban centers to rural areas. Created by Congress in 1932, FHLBank Chicago is one of 11 Federal Home Loan Banks, government sponsored in support of mortgage lending and community investment.
At FHLBank Chicago, we bring people together. We are committed to a high performing, engaged workforce, and to supporting the communities we serve across Illinois and Wisconsin. Our Buddy Program pairs new hires with tenured employees to guide their onboarding. Our professional development and training opportunities through upskilling, mentorship programs, and tuition reimbursement allow employees to grow their career with us. Our collaborative, in-office operating model brings teams together to foster innovation, connection, and shared success. To support balance and flexibility, employees are provided an allocation of remote days to use as needed throughout the year.
The Senior Salesforce Developer with over five years of extensive hands‑on experience will deliver scalable, secure, and high‑performance solutions across Salesforce Sales Cloud and Marketing Cloud. Demonstrated expertise in both administration and development, including end‑to‑end platform configuration, custom application development using Apex, Lightning Web Components (LWC), Visualforce, and SOQL, as well as the implementation of complex business logic through a combination of code and Salesforce Flow.
Ability to communicate with business users and provide consultation on Salesforce solutions.
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.
At FHLBank Chicago, we believe in rewarding our high performing workforce. We offer a highly competitive compensation and bonus package, and access to a comprehensive benefits program designed to meet the needs of our employees. Our retirement program includes a 401(k) and pension plan. Our wellbeing program supports employees at work and in their personal lives: Our PTO plan provides five weeks of vacation for new employees and 11 paid holidays per year; our Lifestyle Spending Account provides an annual stipend for employees to support wellbeing activities; and our central downtown location at the Old Post Office provides easy access to public transportation and breathtaking views from our award-winning rooftop. Visit FHLBCbenefits.com for additional details about our benefits. Step into a brighter future with us.
