Software Engineer II

Elsevier; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Group Health Insurance

Group Life Insurance

Long-service awards

New Baby gift

Job summary

Elsevier is seeking a Software Engineer II focused on Salesforce to provide user support, guide business analysts, and implement enhancements across the Salesforce platform. You will collaborate with global, multi-functional teams to deliver scalable, reliable solutions and contribute to best-practice development and UAT processes.

You should have 1+ years Salesforce admin/development experience, Agile exposure, and strong analytical and communication skills to support stakeholders and end-users.

Qualifications

• 1+ years experience working with Salesforce in a business environment.
• Experience supporting end users and stakeholders in Salesforce.
• Exposure to Agile projects and system enhancements.

Responsibilities

• Provide real-time user support for Salesforce and related integrations.
• Capture and evaluate business requirements; assist in UAT.
• Develop and implement Salesforce enhancements with best practices.
• Prepare end-user documentation and knowledge sharing materials.
• Collaborate with global teams to align Salesforce with sales/marketing objectives.

Skills

Salesforce

Agile projects

End-user support

Analytical skills

Communication

Education

Degree in CS/Software Eng

Tools

Salesforce Platform

Job description

Software Engineer II

Are you an experienced Salesforce developer with a ‘can do’ attitude and enthusiasm that inspires others?And are you eager to work on delivering high quality products to our customers?

About our Team

The team is responsible for technically supporting editorial relationships and licenses for secondary content. The team themselves are highly collaborative and supportive, with the role having the ability to grow.

About the Role

The Salesforce developer engages directly with global, multi-functional teams to provide user support and assist in strategic development and enhancement of the Customer Relationship Management application (Salesforce). This includes, but is not limited to, direct user engagement and support, key stakeholder support and business analysis, continual business process improvement, assessment and advancement of complementary Salesforce technologies, and alignment to overarching Sales & Marketing business objectives. The Salesforce developer acts as the business-facing Subject Matter Expert for the Salesforce technology stack; primary responsibilities include real-time user support, end-user documentation, assistance in capturing and evaluating business requirements, stakeholder support during UAT and various phases of the development lifecycle, and execution of required development throughout phased implementation. The primary objective of this role is to ensure that Elsevier has a functionally sound and stable Salesforce deployment, and that the desired level of user support is being achieved.

Responsibilities

• Work directly with various business leaders and sales teams; direct accountability for end-user support
• Provide system and business process expertise when scoping projects and related integrations
• Review solution summaries where appropriate to ensure adherence to best practices and fit-for-purpose, user-focused development
• Demonstrable growth mindset; enthusiastic about learning new technologies quickly and applying the gained knowledge to address business problems
• Integration monitoring and trouble‑shuting
• Documentation and knowledge sharing; technical, business process, best practice, reference architecture, etc.
• Applies advanced Salesforce technical principles and concepts; contributes to the development of new principles and concepts
• Works under consultative direction toward predetermined long‑range goals and objectives; assignments are often self‑initiated, determines and pursues courses of action necessary to obtain desired results, work checked through consultation and agreement with business stakeholders more often than by formal review of superior

Requirements

• Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, MIS or related field preferred
• 1+ years previous administrative experience with Salesforce
• Salesforce Certified Advanced Administrator or Developer certification preferred
• Salesforce Certified Platform App Builder certification preferred
• Experience working in Agile projects
• Strong understanding of how to build and support highly scalable and reliable solutions on Salesforce Platform
• Proven ability to manage and resolve complex and ambiguous technical issues
• Demonstrated support success with at least one large Salesforce Org
• Understanding of UI design principles and best practices
• Exceptional analytical skills and experience working with large-scale, complex datasets
• Communication skills for both a technical and business audience

Work in a way that works for you: We promote a healthy work/life balance across the organization. With an average length of service of 9 years, we are confident that we offer an appealing working prospect for our people. With numerous wellbeing initiatives, family leave and tuition reimbursement, we will help you meet your immediate responsibilities and long-term goals. Working flexible hours - flexing the times when you work in the day to help you fit everything in and work when you are the most productive.

Working for you

At Elsevier, we know that your wellbeing and happiness are key to a long and successful career. These are some of the benefits we are delighted to offer:

• Group Health Insurance Policy (covering self and family)
• Group Life insurance/accident policy
• Generous long-service awards
• New Baby gift
• Subsidized food provided (applies to India- Chennai)
• Casual Leave, Sick Leave, Privilege Leave, Compassionate Leave, Special Sick Leave, Gazetted Public Holiday and Maternity/Paternity Leave
• Free Transport provided to and from the office (applies to India-Chennai)

About Us

A global leader in information and analytics, we help researchers and healthcare professionals advance science and improve health outcomes for the benefit of society. Building on our publishing heritage, we combine quality information and vast data sets with analytics to support visionary science and research, health education and interactive learning, as well as exceptional healthcare and clinical practice. At Elsevier, your work contributes to the world’s

We know your well-being and happiness are key to a long and successful career. We are delighted to offer country specific benefits.

We are committed to providing a fair and accessible hiring process. If you have a disability or other need that requires accommodation or adjustment, please let us know by completing our Applicant Request Support Form or please contact 1-855-833-5120.

We are an equal opportunity employer: qualified applicants are considered for and treated during employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, national origin, citizenship status, disability status, protected veteran status, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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