Mid-Level Salesforce Developer

Job description

Introduction
As an Application Developer, you will lead IBM into the future by translating system requirements into the design and development of customized systems in an agile environment.  The success of IBM is in your hands as you transform vital business needs into code and drive innovation. Your work will power IBM and its clients globally, collaborating and integrating code into enterprise systems. You will have access to the latest education, tools and technology, and a limitless career path with the world’s technology leader. Come to IBM and make a global impact!

Your Role and Responsibilities

Octo, an IBM company, is an industry-leading, award-winning provider of technical solutions for the federal government. At Octo, we specialize in providing agile software engineering, user experience design, cloud services, and digital strategy services that address government's most pressing missions. Octo delivers intelligent solutions and rapid results, yielding lower costs and measurable outcomes.

Our team is what makes Octo great. At Octo you'll work beside some of the smartest and most accomplished staff you'll find in your career. Octo offers fantastic benefits and an amazing workplace culture where you will feel valued while you perform mission critical work for our government. Voted one of the region’s best places to work multiple times, Octo is an employer of choice!

Mid-Level Salesforce Developer

Octo, an IBM company, is an industry-leading, award-winning provider of technology solutions for the federal government. At Octo, we specialize in providing agile software engineering, user experience design, cloud services, and digital strategy services that address the government's most pressing missions. Octo delivers intelligent solutions and rapid results, yielding lower costs and measurable outcomes.

Our team is what makes Octo great. At Octo, you'll work beside some of the smartest and most accomplished staff you'll find in your career. Octo offers fantastic benefits and an amazing workplace culture where you will feel valued while you perform mission-critical work for our government. Voted one of the region’s best places to work multiple times, Octo is an employer of choice!

You…

As a Mid-Level Salesforce Developer at Octo, you will be responsible for supporting multiple delivery projects for GSA. The ideal candidate for this position enjoys problem-solving, has come up through the technical ranks, and has worked as a Salesforce platform developer. Responsibilities include solving technical problems daily while handling escalated requests for Salesforce declarative and programmatic development issues.

Us…

We were founded as a fresh alternative in the Government Consulting Community and are dedicated to the belief that results are a product of analytical thinking and agile design principles and that solutions are built in collaboration with, not for, our customers. This mantra drives us to succeed and act as true partners in advancing our client’s missions.

Program Mission…

This program will support the GSA Information Technology mission, providing development and operational support for new and existing legacy mission-enabling applications. The team will work to modernize current and new application development leveraging a continuous integration/delivery pipeline to enable an agile DevOps Strategy.

Responsibilities:

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Providing Salesforce development best practice insight for secure application development.

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Implementation of enterprise apex development patterns at scale.

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Analyzing organizational capabilities to suggest process and performance improvement.

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Troubleshooting performance issues using tools like debug logs and dev console.

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Troubleshooting system configuration and data management issues.

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Partner cross-functionally on platform innovation and DevOps maturity.

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Providing apex and/or Jest LWC Unit testing best practice recommendations.

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Collaborating with internal and client staff in identifying, planning, executing, tracking, and reporting all activities for security and compliance-related activities.

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Ability to troubleshoot complex data loads (e.g., governor limits, performance, process builders, apex timeouts).

Years of Experience: 7+ years of experience.

Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or other technical discipline required, OR a minimum of 9 years equivalent work experience.

Location: Remote within the United States.

Clearance: Ability to obtain a government clearance.

Required Technical and Professional Expertise

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Three or more years of experience with Salesforce, with a minimum of 2 years of Salesforce development experience.

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BA/BS degree OR 4 years of equivalent experience.

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Deep knowledge of invokable method development, custom settings, and custom metadata types.

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Experience with Git-based version control.

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Experience with Salesforce DX CI/CD toolset, optimization & troubleshooting of relevant processes.

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Experience with multiple salesforce org environments and troubleshooting.

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Capable of conducting code reviews and architectural reviews.

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Experience and a general understanding of networking technologies and firewalls to troubleshoot networking issues and determine root causes (i.e., Salesforce versus network cause).

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Ability to work independently as well as collaboratively on cross-functional teams.

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Skill in interpersonal and verbal/written communications, presentations, math, analytical and problem-solving skills.

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Must be able to use a computer.

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Must be able to communicate both verbally and in written form.

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Must be able to obtain a government security clearance.

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Must be eligible to work in the United States.

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Must have reliable internet service that allows for effective telecommuting.
Clearance: Ability to obtain a government clearance.

Preferred Technical and Professional Expertise

Desired / Preferred Experience:

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Experience supporting Federal clients.

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Experience supporting GSA.

Desired Certifications:

·  Salesforce Certified Administrator
·  Salesforce Certified Business Analyst
·  Salesforce Certified App Builder
·  Salesforce Certified Consultant