Job Opening: Salesforce Developer.

Client – Health Insurance Company (based in Sandton)

Key Purpose

This position requires strong SFDC development skills. This position requires lot of demand on Salesforce development, administration and customization and to support the client’s constantly changing and improving business processes.

Responsibilities

? Customer Support, liaising directly with the clients.
? Analyse and review business, functional, and technical requirements
? Document and develop code according to specifications and standards
? Prepare test data and plan and conduct basic unit or module testing
? Provide support for quality assurance testing and defect resolution
? Participate in project team meetings and communicate effectively with peers, architects, system analysts, business analysts, project managers, quality control, and across other technology team boundaries, reporting project status as required
? May be required to be on call to provide support on a need-to basis.
? The ideal candidate should have a solid academic foundation to degree level or higher.
? Keeping abreast of new Salesforce features and functionality and providing recommendations for process improvements.
? Train new and existing users on how to use database applications.
? Keep application users informed about system functionality and enhancements.

Skills Required

? Min 3+ years development experience with (Apex and Visual force)
? Good understanding of Agile principles
? Genuine passion for Cloud Computing
? Proactive thinking with a ‘can do’ attitude
? Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal. Preferred
? Experience with Java/J2EE, Ruby on Rails, Heroku or other Cloud technologies

Good to Have

? Salesforce Administrator certification ? Salesforce Sales Cloud certification ? Salesforce Service Cloud certification ? Salesforce Advanced Developer Certification ? Experience working with Agile Must: Salesforce Developer certification
Personal Characteristics
? Passion for proactively seeking ways to improve processes
? Self-confidence to be assertive when taking a position, and can constructively resolve problems
? Self-taught and self-teaching, with a demonstrated aptitude for acquiring new knowledge and skills
? Organised and self-directing with the ability to identify priorities and mobilise projects
? Respectful, professional interpersonal working style.
? Uncompromising on honesty and transparency
? Approachable and willing to offer help
? Should handle constructive feedback well.