Salesforce Developer

Design, develop, maintain, enhance, test and implement solutions on the Salesforce Platform to meet business needs. Salesforce Developer is self-directed and responsible for all aspects of the agile development process for medium to large complex projects.

Utilize business user stories to determine business and technology requirements to ultimately deliver exceptional programs, features, modules, and small projects in a timely and cost-effective manner

Generate design and development plans that deliver elegant solutions for the business. Be an active participant within an agile environment

Interact and effectively communicate with business partners and other GTS staff; act as an information resource by aiding and support to team members

Participate in all phases of Salesforce development life cycle including functional analysis, development of technical requirements, prototyping, coding, testing, deployment, and support

Design and manage the execution of test plans to ensure a quality solution is delivered

Work in the Salesforce.com development environment which includes custom objects, workflows, validation rules, triggers, the Force.com IDE, SOSL, SOQL and web services

Use declarative development tools such as workflow rules and field updates, escalation and assignment rules, approval processes, and process build

Develop, enhance, and maintain custom applications on the Force.com platform

Responsible for Apex development and test coverage

Audit, identify, and resolve data integrity issues and data migration using tools such as duplication management, DemandTools and the Force.com DataLoader

Troubleshoot system issues and implement bug fixes

Integrate Salesforce.com with other systems including web services and appexchange apps

Apply best practices and design patterns on the Force.com platform

Administer, customize, and configure Salesforce features including, but not limited to Security, Profiles, Role Hierarchy, Users, Page Layouts, Record Types, Workflows, Reports and Dashboards, Approvals, Object Relationships, Fields, Validation rules, Custom apps, etc

Use Force.com Dataloader, DemandTools or equivalent data management tools to audit, identify and resolve data integrity issues

Create packages and deploy changes via SCM tool set/or Change sets

Develop documentation to support management and maintenance of Salesforce and associated applications

Develops and maintains business and technical knowledge of Salesforce and associated applications

Job Specifications

Typically has the following skills or abilities:

Bachelor’s degree in related field; or related experience

4+ years of IT development experience; including Salesforce development experience

Experience designing, programming, and implementing large information systems

Excellent organization and communication skills

Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills for moderate to complex problems

Meet/exceed organization's best practices, expectations, and standards

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Ability to regularly exercise discretion and independent judgment in the performance of his/her job duties

Experience in Agile Development/Scrum Methodology

Proficient with declarative development tools such as workflow rules and field updates, approval processes, escalation and assignment rules, process builder and visual flow

Experience with Visualforce and Apex development

Experience with Salesforce.com SOAP and REST APIs, Bulk API and Metadata API

Knowledgeable in standard functions of Salesforce Sales Cloud, Service Cloud, Marketing, Collaboration and Community Clouds

Proficient in developing Force.com Visualforce pages, integrating managed packages, other third-party solutions

Understanding of SFDC MVC architecture

Experience in developing Apex classes, Triggers, Visualforce pages, and Force.com API integration

Preferred Skills

Knowledge of Linux servers and shell scripting.

Knowledge of Boomi

Knowledge of MYSQL or any RDBMS.

Knowledge of PHP.

Knowledge of 8x8 integration with Salesforce.

Knowledge of Agile development methodologies.

Familiarity with version control systems (Git).

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Compensation range for the role is listed below. Applicable salary ranges may differ across markets. Actual pay will be determined based on experience and other job-related factors permitted by law. As a part of the compensation package, this role may include eligible bonuses and commissions. For more information regarding VSP Vision benefits, please click here. 

Salary Ranges: $63,000.00 - $108,675.00

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