Lead force.com Platform Engineer

Salesforce, Inc..; Indianapolis (IN); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Salesforce is seeking a Lead force.com Platform Engineer to develop and test advanced integration platforms essential for the Public Sector Line of Business. This role involves collaboration with various teams, implementation of automation strategies, and strong qualifications in QA automation and Salesforce technologies.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience with force.com configurations, APEX, and Javascript.
• 6+ years of QA automation on Salesforce technologies.
• 3+ years with Selenium and Postman.

Responsibilities

• Participate in discovery and design sessions.
• Document and present test strategies to stakeholders.
• Write, execute, and maintain automated unit tests.

Skills

Selenium

Salesforce configurations

APEX

Javascript

SOQL

QA automation strategy

API automation

Object-Oriented Design

CI/CD tools

Agile methodologies

Education

Relevant technical degree

Tools

Git

Maven

Jenkins

Nexus

Job description

Lead force.com Platform Engineer

Office hybrid in Indianapolis or Atlanta

Digital Enterprise Technology blazes the trail of enterprise IT and accelerates the success of the Salesforce family through the best implementation of Salesforce on the planet. We value Trust, Scale, and Integration. We relentlessly pursue these values with the help of modern, lean, and autonomous Scrum teams. As part of Salesforce DET, you will play a key role in an intelligent, creative, and engaging team. You will make a meaningful difference in product delivery. Come grow with us in an environment where professional development is encouraged, volunteerism is the norm, and innovation is a daily occurrence.

Overview of the Role

Salesforce is seeking a multi-skilled engineer to build and test our best-of-class integration platform with a focus on QA automation and strategy. These solutions are critical to the success of the Public Sector Line of Business. The ideal candidate should have hands-on experience with Selenium and Salesforce-on-Salesforce technologies, including but not limited to force.com, APEX / Javascript / SOQL, Data Cloud, Government Cloud, MuleSoft, SFDX, Tableau, and Slack.

To be successful, you must be proactive, accountable, communicative, work efficiently, and manage multiple tasks while maintaining a positive attitude. Strong verbal and written communication skills and effective collaboration are essential. You should contribute ideas and feedback to improve our solutions.

Responsibilities

1. Participate in discovery and design sessions.
2. Document and present test strategies and implementation designs to peers, stakeholders, and review boards.
3. Coordinate with stakeholders for environment setup and launch dependencies.
4. Implement approved designs to meet integration requirements.
5. Write, execute, and maintain automated unit tests.
6. Support investigations on new and existing integrations.
7. Provide timely status updates to project managers and stakeholders.
8. Adhere to Agile methodologies.
9. Collaborate with BT Business & Enterprise Architects, Product Managers, QA, and other teams to execute integrations and automations.
10. Keep up with security, technical, and business training.

Required Skills

1. 10+ years of experience with force.com configurations, APEX / Javascript / SOQL, and testing.
2. 6+ years of QA automation or development on Salesforce technologies like MuleSoft, Data Cloud, Government Cloud, Tableau, or Slack.
3. 3+ years with XSL/T, XPath, JUnit, Selenium, Postman, Cucumber.
4. Strong QA automation strategy, design, and execution skills.
5. Experience testing application integration, data synchronization, data quality, and security via API or UI automation.
6. Proficiency in Object-Oriented Design, JSON, XML, Salesforce API, and REST Web Services.
7. Experience with open/private APIs such as Google, Salesforce, Snowflake, Slack.
8. Troubleshooting experience with MuleSoft ESB tools.
9. Experience with CI/CD tools like Git, Maven, Jenkins, Nexus.
10. Background in agile Scrum or Kanban methodologies.
11. Experience in diverse implementation sizes and distributed teams.
12. Excellent interpersonal, communication, documentation, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
13. Relevant technical degree required.

Required Certifications

1. Salesforce Basic and Advanced Administrator Certifications.
2. MuleSoft Developer Certification (a plus).

This role requires U.S. citizenship and the ability to meet government screening standards, including a Criminal Justice Information Services screening with fingerprint scan. Citizenship will be verified through documents such as U.S. Passport, Driver’s License, Global Entry, or U.S. Government CAC/PIV.