Lead force.com Platform Engineer

Salesforce; Indianapolis (IN); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Salesforce is looking for a Lead force.com Platform Engineer to join its Digital Enterprise Technology team in Indianapolis or Atlanta. This role involves building and testing integrations, ensuring a comprehensive QA automation strategy, and collaborating with diverse stakeholders. Ideal candidates will have extensive experience with Salesforce technologies and a strong background in QA automation.

Benefits

Time off programs

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Paid parental leave

401(k) plan

Employee stock purchasing program

Qualifications

• 10+ years of force.com configurations, APEX / JavaScript / SOQL, and QA automation.
• Strong programming skills and experience with MuleSoft tools.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Document and present test strategy and implementation designs.
• Coordinate with stakeholders to align on development environment.
• Write, execute and maintain automated unit tests.

Skills

QA automation strategy

APEX

JavaScript

SOQL

Selenium

MuleSoft

REST Web Services

Agile Methodology

Education

A related technical degree

Tools

Git

Postman

JUnit

Cucumber

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Job Category

Software Engineering

Job Details

About Salesforce

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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 on Selenium and Salesforce-on-Salesforce technologies which include but are not limited to force.com, APEX / Javascript / SOQL, Data Cloud, Government Cloud, MuleSoft, SFDX, Tableau and Slack etc.

To be successful at this position you must be a proactive individual, take accountability, speak up, work at a quick pace, and manage multiple tasks simultaneously while keeping a positive attitude. You must possess good verbal and written communication skills and be able to collaborate effectively with other team members. Contribute ideas and provide feedback on how to continually improve the way we innovate solutions

• Responsibilities
• Participate in discovery and design sessions
• Document and present test strategy and implementation designs to peers, stakeholders and review board
• Coordinate with stakeholders to align on the development environment and launch dependencies
• Implement approved designs to meet integration requirements
• Write, execute and maintain automated unit tests
• Provide investigative support on new & existing integrations
• Work with project managers to provide timely status and feedback to stakeholders
• Align to Agile Methodology
• Partner closely with BT Business & Enterprise Architects, Product Managers, Program Staff, QA and other Digital Enterprise Technology teams to execute integrations and automations
• Keep up with targeted security, technical and business training
  
  

Required Skills

• 10+ years of force.com configurations, APEX / Javascript / SOQL, automation / manual / unit testing
• 6+ years of QA automation or development on Salesforce-on-Salesforce technologies such as MuleSoft Anypoint / DevHub, Data Cloud, Government Cloud, Agentforce, Tableau and/or Slack
• 3+ years hands-on experience working with XSL/T, XPath JUnit, Selenium, Postman, Cucumber.
• Must be strong in QA automation strategy, design & execution.
• Solid understanding on how to test application integration, data synchronization, data quality verification, permission security model, etc. via API or UI automation.
• Solid Programming skills using Object-Oriented Design Patterns, JSON, XML, Salesforce API and REST Web Services Framework
• Experience consuming open and/or private APIs, such as Google, Salesforce.com, Snowflake, Slack, etc.
• Demonstrated experience troubleshooting with MuleSoft ESB debuggers, flow analyzers and configuration tools
• Experience with CI/CD tools such as Git, Maven, Jenkins, Nexus
• Background in both agile scrum or kanban methodologies
• Experience in small to large size implementations, working with geographically distributed teams
• Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written skills and the ability to interact with all level of stakeholders, support personnel, and clients
• Strong documentation, analytical and problem-solving skills
• A related technical degree required
  
  

Required Certifications

• Salesforce Basic and Advanced Administrator Certifications
• MuleSoft Developer Certification, a plus
  
  

Must be a U.S. Citizen operating on U.S. Soil with ability to meet customer and government screening standards applicable to this role, including a Criminal Justice Information Services screening with fingerprint scan. Due to the citizenship requirement for this role, which supports U.S. federal, state, and/or local government customers, citizenship will be verified through two of the following REAL ID Act documents: U.S. Passport, Passport Card, REAL Driver’s License, Global Entry Card, U.S. Government CAC/PIV.

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In the United States, compensation offered will be determined by factors such as location, job level, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Certain roles may be eligible for incentive compensation, equity, and benefits. Salesforce offers a variety of benefits to help you live well including: time off programs, medical, dental, vision, mental health support, paid parental leave, life and disability insurance, 401(k), and an employee stock purchasing program. More details about company benefits can be found at the following link: https://www.salesforcebenefits.com.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Not Applicable

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Engineering and Information Technology

• Industries

  Software Development, IT Services and IT Consulting, and Technology, Information and Internet

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