Salesforce Developer
at Innovate!

Job Description

Embrace the opportunity to join Innovate! Inc. and become a valued member of our team. We are seeking a driven individual who is passionate about leveraging technology to tackle environmental challenges and drive positive change. If you thrive in a collaborative, fast-paced environment and are eager to contribute your skills and expertise to innovative projects, we invite you to explore this exciting opportunity further. Read on to learn more about how you can be part of our dynamic team.

As a member of Innovate’s Salesforce team, the Salesforce Developer will be expected to create unique customer-based solutions. You will interact with clients and prospective clients, as well as top-notch architects, developers, analysts, and administrators on a variety of Salesforce applications to ensure customer success. You will customize, develop, and support solutions in a fast-paced and constantly evolving environment.  

You will work in partnership with project managers to gather technical requirements; research technologies to become a subject matter expert as needed; troubleshoot issues and propose solutions; estimate the work effort to implement proposed solutions; develop, test, and migrate solutions; provide ongoing support for solutions delivered to production; and accurately report issues and status to project and division management. You will have the freedom to work remotely and independently while still being an integral part of an elite, tight-knit team

Location: Candidate can work remotely 

Salary range: $95000-$125000 annually

Position status: Full Time; with benefits 

Benefits include: Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K with match, Life Insurance, and PTO

Due to the nature of this work and requirements from our clients, candidates must reside in the US and be authorized to work in the US to be eligible for this role. 

RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Create, configure, and maintain Flows, Lightning Components, Apex Classes, unit test classes, process builders, schemas, user interfaces, batch jobs, test data, and deployment scripts
2. Consult and collaborate with other developers on Salesforce code, configurations, solution designs, technical documentation, test classes, and user interfaces to produce tangible deliverables (requirements specifications, design descriptions, status reports, project plans)
3. Efficiently and effectively troubleshoot bugs and other anomalies, both in your own code and in that of others
4. Provide technical assistance and end user troubleshooting for bug fixes, enhancements, and “how-to” assistance
5. Utilize best practices to perform operational support, enhancements, bug fixes as needed to the Salesforce.com platform
6. Think logically, methodically, and clearly through complex problems, requiring sustained attention to detail
7. Meet with clients to determine business, functional, and technical requirements and participate in application design, configuration, testing, and deployment
8. Participate in efforts to develop and execute testing, training, and documentation
9. Proactively engage on continuous improvement efforts for application design, support, and practice development efforts
10. Communicate information regularly, clearly, and effectively to impacted internal and client stakeholders throughout the duration of the program on technical matters and technology to include design, development, delivery progress, and completion
11. Maintain knowledge level about new and emerging Salesforce technologies and/or methodologies
12. Additional responsibilities as needed to support client and internal team release management needs

QUALIFICATIONS

1. Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, MIS or equivalent
2. 5+ years of experience in Salesforce.com configuration and customization including and not limited to flows, data validations, and triggers
3. 5+ years of experience in Force.com, VisualForce, and the Apex programming language 
4. Hold at minimum the Salesforce.com Platform Developer 1 certification 
5. 3+ years of experience in web application development and programming
6. AJAX and/or JavaScript preferred
7. Experience with Integration technologies using both Web based technologies (SOAP, REST) and Integration/Middleware tools such as Informatica, Jitterbit and MuleSoft
8. Experience in one or more IDEs for Salesforce (e.g., Visual Studio Code, IntelliJ, Maven)
9. Experience working with Git, GitHub or similar version control systems
10. Experience in DevOps, including deployment management technologies such as GearSet, Copado, Flosum
11. Experience working in a remote, distributed team-based delivery environment
12. Agile scrum team experience preferred
13. Experience in all phases of the software development life cycle
14. Using Agile software development methodology preferred
15. Knowledge or experience in developing Java, JavaScript, HTML and other web technologies for making browser-based applications
16. Knowledge of software development testing frameworks (e.g., Selenium, ProVar, Cucumber, etc)
17. Highly organized, energetic, and inquisitive self-starter professional
18. Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and collaborative skills
19. Must be able to handle multiple tasks in a team-based environment
20. Strong, detail-oriented team player with exceptional written and verbal communication skills, equally comfortable with crafting emails as leading a white-board discussion with customers or delivering a technical presentation
21. Demonstrate adherence to all the Salesforce.com best practices

LEARN MORE ABOUT US

Innovate! Inc. is a certified woman- and minority-owned consulting firm founded in 2002 by Lily Thomas. We provide innovative solutions to management, technology, and program challenges, with a focus on performance, integrity, and building lasting partnerships with our clients. Our team of over 100 experts includes IT and geospatial specialists, program and project management consultants, environmental scientists, and communications and outreach strategists. Our clients include federal, state, tribal, and local governments, private industry, non-profit organizations, higher education institutions, and utilities. Recent awards we received for excellent service include the 2022 SAG Team Award and 2022 Esri Partner Conference High Potential Award.

Innovate is a fast-paced, rapidly growing group of entrepreneurs creating a culture of excellence. Rapid advancement within our organization is not only possible but also encouraged. To view our website, visit innovateteam.com.

Innovate is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment based on race, color, sex, religion, age, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, national origin, marital status, physical or mental disability, status as a Disabled Veteran, Recently Separated Veteran, Active Duty Wartime or Campaign Badge Veteran, Armed Forces Services Medal, or any other characteristic protected by law. If you have a disability and require reasonable accommodation to complete any part of the application process or cannot access or use this online application process and need an alternative method for applying, please contact us at careers@innovateteam.com.

To learn more about Innovate’s benefits, please click here: Benefits