Salesforce Administrator

Brooklyn Defender Services

$75K — $95K *
Information Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or related field, or equivalent work experience.
  • Minimum of 1-2 years of Salesforce administration experience.
  • Salesforce Certified Platform Administrator certification required.
  • Experience implementing features in Salesforce Lightning.
  • Strong problem-solving mindset.

Responsibilities

  • Support BDS's Salesforce-based case management system by designing and implementing configuration changes.
  • Partner with cross-functional stakeholders to build improvements and customizations that meet organizational needs.
  • Administer user access, profiles, and permissions to ensure security and data integrity.
  • Create and maintain reports and dashboards for data visibility.
  • Handle user support tickets, triaging and escalating as necessary.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health and dental insurance.
  • Short-term disability and life insurance included.
  • 403(b) retirement plan with employer contributions.
  • Pre-tax commuter benefits and flexible spending accounts available.
  • Above-average leave policies for vacation, sick, and family medical leave.
Full Job Description
Salesforce Administrator

BDS is seeking a Salesforce Administrator to join the Legal Operations Team.

To support this work, BDS utilizes a Salesforce-based legal case (matter) management system. Under the general direction of the Legal Technology Supervisor, the Salesforce Administrator will be responsible for assisting with the implementation, administration, maintenance, testing and support of BDS's Salesforce environment.

Responsibilities
  • Support BDS's Salesforce-based case management system by handling the following functions including:
    • Design and implement Salesforce configuration changes, including Flows, fields, page layouts, record types, and validation rules.
    • Partner with cross-functional stakeholders to identify, plan, and build improvements, enhancements, and system customization that solve critical organizational needs.
    • Administer users, profiles, permission sets, roles, and system access to maintain security and data integrity.
    • Participate in Q/A testing and promote changes from sandboxes to production.
    • Create and maintain reports and dashboards.
    • Handle user support tickets; triaging and escalating as needed.
    • Keep up-to-date end-user training materials and administrator system documentation.
    • Maintain, prioritize, and report on user requests and issues backlog.
    • Keep abreast of Salesforce and Litify system releases, features, and best practices, making recommendations to leaders about new features as appropriate.
    • Manage Salesforce integrations, include integration with a third-party document management system.
  • System administration of non-Salesforce applications as needed (e.g., document management system).
  • Additional assignments as needed.

Qualifications
  • Bachelor's Degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or related field, or equivalent work experience.
  • Minimum of 1-2 years of Salesforce administration experience.
  • Salesforce Certified Platform Administrator certification required.
  • Additional Salesforce certifications, e.g. Salesforce Certified Platform Administrator II, Salesforce Certified Platform App Builder are a plus.
  • Experience implementing features in Salesforce Lightning.
  • Proficient in designing, building, and testing Flows that adhere to best practices.
  • Understanding of the capabilities and constraints of Salesforce architecture, including sharing and security.
  • Experience with, or interest in learning, Lightning Web Components or Apex is a plus.
  • Experience implementing Salesforce in a multi-department/multi-business unit environment
  • Understanding of legal services is a plus.
  • Curiosity and ability to learn new business processes and functions.
  • Business analysis and functional analysis experience, including requirements gathering and creating/deploying solutions to end users.
  • Ability to prioritize work with limited resources.
  • Strong problem-solving mindset.
  • Strong verbal/written communication skills, including an ability to effectively communicate with both business and technical teams.


Position Information

This is a full-time, exempt, salaried position. The normal schedule is Monday to Friday 9am-5pm in person. The position is based at BDS's offices located in Downtown Brooklyn.

There is a salary range of $75,000-$95,000, depending upon the applicant's education and experience. BDS also offers comprehensive benefits including health and dental insurance, short-term disability and life insurance, a 403(b)-retirement plan with employer contribution, pre-tax commuter benefit, pre-tax flexible spending accounts, and above-average vacation, sick, holiday, family, and medical leave policies.

Application Instructions

Click "Apply Now" to submit a cover letter and resume on our online application portal.

Applications should be submitted by September 11, 2026.

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