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Salesforce Developer

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Phoenix, AZ, USA
Full-time

One of the top strategic initiatives for the organization is to implement a Wish and Volunteer Center utilizing Salesforce. We are looking for an experienced Salesforce Developer to assist with the implementation, customization, and ongoing support for this new solution.

As the Salesforce Developer you will be responsible for maintaining the company’s Salesforce.org support functions, customization, development and integration with other systems and performing additional administrative tasks related to overall reporting and business intelligence. The ideal candidate will have expertise in Salesforce development environments jointly responsible for maintaining complex configurations of the Salesforce platform. The role will also take responsibility for creating design specifications, testing, and preparing technical documentation.

You will maintain relationships with customers and cross functional teams at the most professional and effective levels to ensure that the application functionality aligns with organization needs while addressing end user requests. The position requires the ability to function successfully in both team and independent work environments to support the National Office and 62 chapters across the United States.

Areas of Responsibility: 
  • Translate business requirements into well-architected solutions that best leverage the Salesforce platform and products
  • Participate in technical design sessions; develop technical solution documentation aligned with the business objectives
  • Develop, test, and document custom development, integrations, and data migration elements of a Salesforce implementation
  • Develop custom solutions and interfaces on top of the Salesforce platform
  • Execute test plans to ensure quality delivery
  • Follow coding standards and participate in code reviews during projects to ensure appropriate design patterns are followed
  • Provide estimates and work breakdown structures for assigned tasks
  • Absorb new product and technical capabilities from Salesforce during new product releases and acquisitions
Educational Background: 
Bachelor's with an IT-related degree
Skills/Experience: 
  • 2+ years of Salesforce platform experience (3+ years preferred)
  • 2+ years of development experience using VisualForce, Apex controllers, Triggers, Batch Apex, and other programmatic solutions on the Salesforce platform
  • 2+ years proven ability to develop and optimize integrated business processes across disparate systems
  • Understanding of the Salesforce product suite including Salesforce1, Sales Cloud, Service Cloud, App Cloud, Communities and AppExchange solutions
  • Configuration experience using the Salesforce point-and-click application administration interface
  • Ability to perform automated testing and write unit tests
  • Familiarity with agile software delivery methodologies and tools such as Scrum, Jira, Agile
  • Excellent client-facing written and oral communications skills

Desired Skills and Experience:

  • 2+ years of Java and/or Force.com design experience
  • 3+ years of experience with Visualforce controllers/Apex coding
  • 2+ years of Workflows and unitization of Process Builder development
  • Comfortable with integration of foreign technology with seamless results
  • Certified Salesforce Admin
  • The Salesforce Developer works in conjunction with the Business Analyst and Development team to build technical solutions. Depending on the nature of the project, this role will be required to configure the solution within the Salesforce platform and/or perform custom development, and may be called on to assist with activities like support, scoping and documentation.

Organization Info

Make-A-Wish America

Overview
Headquarters: 
Phoenix, AZ, United States
Founded: 
1986
About Us
Mission: 

We grant the wishes of children with life-threatening medical conditions to enrich the human experience with hope, strength and joy.

Based in Phoenix, the Make-A-Wish Foundation® is one of the nation's leading charities, serving children in every community in the United States, Puerto Rico and Guam. With the help of generous donors and approximately 25,000 volunteers nationwide, the Make-A-Wish Foundation grants a wish every 38 minutes, on average. Since our inception in 1980, we have granted more than 226,000 wishes. Visit the Make-A-Wish Foundation of America at www.wish.org (http://www.wish.org) and discover how you can share the power of a wish®.

Listing Stats

Post Date: 
Apr 10 2018
Active Until: 
May 10 2018
Hiring Organization: 
Make-A-Wish America
industry: 
Nonprofit