The State of Tennessee is seeking a Salesforce Platform Developer II to serve as a senior technical resource and trusted advisor for Salesforce development initiatives across the State.
This position provides expert technical guidance on coding standards, scalable solution design, development best practices, security, and governance. The environment includes 11 statewide Salesforce organizations utilizing Public Sector Solutions, Experience Cloud, Service Cloud, and Sales Cloud, each supporting different business processes and levels of implementation complexity.
The Salesforce Platform Developer II will work closely with agency development teams, vendor partners, and internal Salesforce org owners to deliver secure, scalable, maintainable, and high-quality solutions supporting critical services for Tennesseans.
Key Responsibilitie
sSalesforce Development & Technical Leadershi
- pProvide expert-level technical guidance and oversight to agency and departmental Salesforce development teams
- .Review and advise on
- :Apex classe
- sEnsure development solutions are scalable, maintainable, secure, and aligned with established standards
- .Translate complex business requirements into high-performing technical solutions
- .Serve as a lead technical resource for complex Salesforce enhancements and custom development initiatives
.
Architecture, Governance & Securi
- tyEnsure custom development complies with STS coding standard
- s.Follow established Salesforce governance practice
- s.Ensure solutions comply with platform security requirement
- s.Support development across multiple Salesforce orgs with different architectures and solution component
- s.Apply Salesforce architectural best practices and account for platform governor limit
- iewConduct and participate in code revie
- ityTechnical accur
- acyScalabil
- ityMaintainabil
- ityProvide technical recommendations and development guidance to internal and external tea
ms.
Integration & Troubleshoo
- tingServe as a technical escalation point for complex Salesforce iss
- ues.Troubleshoot application and integration probl
- ems.Diagnose performance iss
- ues.Support performance optimizat
- ion.Advise on Salesforce APIs and integration architect
ure.
Release & Deployment Su
- pportParticipate in release plan
- ning.Coordinate testing activi
- ties.Work within established CI/CD and DevOps proce
- sses.Collaborate with development teams throughout the software delivery lifecary
ycle.
Documentation & Platform Advan
- signs.Document solution recommenda
- tions.Establish and document reusable development pat
- terns.Stay current with Salesforce releases, platform capabilities, and industry best prac
- tices.Communicate complex technical concepts effectively to both technical and non-technical stakeho
lders.
Required Qualifi
- cationsBachelor's degree from an accredited college or univers
- ity in:Computer
- ScienceInformation
- SystemsEngi
- d fieldMinimum 5 years of professional Salesforce development expe
- rience.Expert proficiency wit
- h Apex.Expert proficiency with Lightning Web Components
- (LWC).Strong knowledge of SOQ
- rience.Strong experience with Salesforc
- e APIs.Strong understanding of Salesforce platform archit
- ecture.Strong understanding of Salesforce security
- models.Strong understanding of Salesforce governor
- limits.Ability to provide technical guidance across multiple development teams and Salesforc
- e orgs.Advanced troubleshooting and diagnostic
- skills.Working knowledge of Agile methodo
- logies.Working knowledge of
- CI/CD.Working knowledge of version control and DevOps pra
- ctices.Strong written and verbal communication
- skills.Ability to collaborate with agency teams, internal partners, and vendor deve
lopers.
Certification Req
uirementSalesforce Platform Developer II certification is required or must be obtained within the established ti
meframe.The requisition does not specify the timeframe for obtaining the certif
ication.Nice-to-Have Qualif
ications
Candidates who meet one or more of the following qualifications will receive pr
- eference:Salesforce Public Sector Solutions ex
- perience.Salesforce Experience Cloud ex
- perience.Salesforce Service Cloud ex
- perience.Experience working within multi-org Salesforce envi
- ronments.Experience providing technical leadership or guidance to other Salesforce de
- velopers.Experience reviewing vendor-developed Salesforce s
- olutions.Experience establishing Salesforce development standards and reusable