Salesforce Developer

The University of North Carolina

Charlotte (NC)

Hybrid

USD 90,000 - 130,000

Full time

2 days ago

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Job summary

The University of North Carolina is seeking a Salesforce Developer for UNC Charlotte to design, develop, and deploy Salesforce solutions across academic, student affairs, and administrative units. You will collaborate with business stakeholders to map requirements to Salesforce capabilities and deliver scalable CRM solutions.

Responsibilities include building with Apex and Lightning Web Components, integrating with external systems via REST/SOAP, and ensuring test coverage and secure data

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree with 5+ years Salesforce platform exp, incl. 3+ years in Apex and Lightning Web Components.
3+ years integrating Salesforce with enterprise systems via REST/SOAP APIs and Platform Events.

Responsibilities

Design, develop, test, and deploy custom Salesforce solutions using Apex, Lightning Web Components, Flow, and declarative configuration.
Manage complex Salesforce CRM projects with external system interfaces, security requirements, and multiple record keys.
Evaluate whether configuration or code best meets requirements and document rationale.
Build and maintain scalable data models, validation rules, automation, and reporting objects across units.
Work independently to develop project plans, manage milestones, and drive projects forward on schedule.
Conduct unit testing and maintain Apex test coverage above minimums; participate in peer code reviews.
Translate business needs into functional and technical requirements with stakeholders.

Skills

Apex

Lightning Web Components

Salesforce REST API

Salesforce SOAP API

Platform Events

Unit Testing

Security Model

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Master’s degree

Tools

REST APIs

SOA

Data Modeling

Job description

Please see Special Instructions for more details.

The finalist will be subject to a Criminal Background Check and/or a Motor Vehicle Report
The Search Committee will not contact references without first verifying permission with the finalist.
Please ensure your resume reflects the knowledge, skills, abilities, and experiences to support your answers to the supplemental questions.

8:00 am – 5:00 pm; Monday – Friday with occasional evening and weekend hours required, as necessary.

Hours per week 40

FLSA Status

FLSA Status Exempt

Division

Division OneIT

Department

Department Office of OneIT (Adm)

Work Location

Salary Range

Primary Purpose of Department

The Office of OneIT provides highly reliable information technology infrastructure, tools and services to empower the University to achieve its academic, research, administrative, and service goals.

Primary Purpose of Position

Provide both technical and functional development across all technologies associated with the University’s Salesforce platform.
Engage with business stakeholders to gather/analyze requirements and map them to solutions that leverage Salesforce software functionality; and to demonstrate Salesforce development capabilities to solve business problems and produce supporting documentation.

Summary of Position Responsibilities

Design, develop, test, and deploy custom Salesforce solutions using Apex, Lightning Web Components, Flow, and declarative configuration across academic, student affairs, and administrative units.
Manage complex Salesforce CRM projects involving interfaces between numerous external systems, detailed security requirements, and multiple record keys.
Evaluate whether given requirements are best met through configuration or code, documenting the architectural rationale.
Build and maintain scalable data models, validation rules, automation, and reporting objects across multiple business units in a shared org.
Work independently to develop project plans, directly manage milestones, and hold personal accountability for driving projects forward on schedule.
Conduct unit testing, maintain Apex test coverage above institutional and platform minimums, and participate in peer code reviews to enforce development standards.
Bachelor’s degree and five (5) years of Salesforce platform experience, including at least three (3) years in a hands‑on development role building on Apex (classes, triggers, asynchronous processing) and Lightning Web Components.
Three (3) years designing and supporting integrations between Salesforce and enterprise systems using REST / SOAP APIs, Platform Events, or middleware, including authentication patterns such as OAuth and named credentials.

Preferred Education, Knowledge, Skills and Experience

Masters Degree and three (3) or more years supporting Salesforce in a higher education, nonprofit, or public sector environment.
Experience with Education Cloud, EDA , Nonprofit Cloud, or NPSP . Working knowledge of Agentforce, Data Cloud, Experience Cloud, and Marketing Cloud.
Experience integrating Salesforce with a student information system and an enterprise data warehouse.
Working knowledge of FERPA and its implications for CRM data architecture, sharing design, and integration; familiarity with HIPAA or GLBA in an institutional context.
Experience supporting Salesforce across multiple campus functions – admissions, advising, student success, advancement, or HR – under a shared governance model.
Demonstrated experience implementing the Salesforce security model—profiles, permission sets, roles, sharing rules, and field-level security—in an environment with multiple business units sharing a single org.
Three (3) years of translating business needs into functional and technical requirements in partnership with functional stakeholders.

Necessary Certifications/Licenses

Salesforce Platform Developer I certification, or ability to obtain within six (6) months of hire.

Preferred Certifications/Licenses

Platform Developer II, Application Architect, or Integration Architect certification.

Special Notes to Applicants

The finalist will be subject to a Criminal Background Check and/or a Motor Vehicle Report
The Search Committee will not contact references without first verifying permission with the finalist.
Please ensure your resume reflects the knowledge, skills, abilities, and experiences to support your answers to the supplemental questions.

If time-limited please indicate appointment end date

Contact Information

Posting Specific Questions

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* How did you hear about this employment opportunity?
- UNC Charlotte Website
- HERC Job Board
- Inside Higher Education
- Mitratech Circa (formerly known as Local JobNetwork)
- Another Website
- Agency Referral
- Advertisement/Publication
- Personal Referral
- Other
Where did you learn about this posting?
(Open Ended Question)
* Do you have a Bachelor’s degree and five (5) years of Salesforce platform experience, including at least three (3) years in a hands‑on development role building on Apex (classes, triggers, asynchronous processing) and Lightning Web Components?
- Yes, I have a Bachelor’s degree and five (5) years of Salesforce platform experience, including at least three (3) years in a hands‑on development role building on Apex (classes, triggers, asynchronous processing) and Lightning Web Components.
- No, I do not have a Bachelor’s degree and five (5) years of Salesforce platform experience, including at least three (3) years in a hands‑on development role building on Apex (classes, triggers, asynchronous processing) and Lightning Web Components.
* Do you have three (3) years designing and supporting integrations between Salesforce and enterprise systems using REST/SOAP APIs, Platform Events, or middleware, including authentication patterns such as OAuth and named credentials?
- Yes, I have three (3) years designing and supporting integrations between Salesforce and enterprise systems using REST/SOAP APIs, Platform Events, or middleware, including authentication patterns such as OAuth and named credentials
- No, I do not have three (3) years designing and supporting integrations between Salesforce and enterprise systems using REST/SOAP APIs, Platform Events, or middleware, including authentication patterns such as OAuth and named credentials
* Do you have a Salesforce Platform Developer I certification, or ability to obtain within six (6) months of hire?
- Yes, I have a Salesforce Platform Developer I certification, or ability to obtain within six (6) months of hire.
- No, I do not have a Salesforce Platform Developer I certification, or ability to obtain within six (6) months of hire.
* Do you live within 100 miles of UNC Charlotte? If not are you willing to relocate for the start of the position?
(Open Ended Question)