Associate/Journey Salesforce Developer, Information Technology (REMOTE AVAILABLE) [R0151805]

Nevada System of Higher Education•Las Vegas, NV

43d•Remote

About The Position

The University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) is seeking an Associate/Journey Salesforce Developer to join their Information Technology team. This role offers remote work flexibility within the United States. The position involves working within a highly customized Salesforce instance, collaborating with leadership to implement business ideas, and developing custom solutions to meet campus-wide business goals. The developer will translate business rules into functional specifications and build solutions, contributing to department brainstorming and design meetings. The role emphasizes customer service, innovation, collaboration, and excellence, aligning with UNLV IT's mission to provide comprehensive IT services. The position is categorized as Administrative Faculty, Full-Time Equivalent 100.0%.

Requirements

Earned Bachelor's Degree from an accredited college or university.
Associate Salesforce Developer: Minimum 1 year of experience with Salesforce Ecosystem systems and best practices.
Associate Salesforce Developer: 1 year of experience with application and software development (within or outside Salesforce ecosystem).
Associate Salesforce Developer: 1 year of experience with Apex and the Lightning Component Framework.
Associate Salesforce Developer: Basic experience developing Lightning Web Components.
Associate Salesforce Developer: Basic experience working with Salesforce APIs and Web Services (REST, SOAP) integrations.
Associate Salesforce Developer: Basic experience with Process Automation, Flow and other declarative Salesforce customization and configuration tools.
Associate Salesforce Developer: Basic experience working using Agile methodologies.
Associate Salesforce Developer: Good communication and collaboration skills.
Associate Salesforce Developer: Adequate troubleshooting skills.
Associate Salesforce Developer: Good interpersonal and communication skills.
Associate Salesforce Developer: Entry-level knowledge of all levels of the SDLC and all testing phases.
Associate Salesforce Developer: Working knowledge of using modern IDEs (VSCode, IntelliJ) and Source Control tools (Git, SVN).
Associate Salesforce Developer: Basic understanding of relational databases.
Associate Salesforce Developer: Entry-level experience working with and writing intermediate to advanced queries in relational databases (SOQL, SQL, Postgres, Oracle, etc).
Journey Salesforce Developer: Minimum 2+ years’ experience with Salesforce Ecosystem systems and best practices.
Journey Salesforce Developer: Salesforce App Builder Certification.
Journey Salesforce Developer: 2+ years of relevant experience with application and software development (within or outside Salesforce ecosystem).
Journey Salesforce Developer: Experience with Salesforce Ecosystem systems and best practices.
Journey Salesforce Developer: 2+ years of experience with Apex, and the Lightning Component Framework.
Journey Salesforce Developer: Experience developing Lightning Web Components.
Journey Salesforce Developer: Experience working with Salesforce APIs and Web Services (REST, SOAP) integrations.
Journey Salesforce Developer: Experience with Process Automation, Flow and other declarative Salesforce customization and configuration tools.
Journey Salesforce Developer: Experience working using Agile methodologies.
Journey Salesforce Developer: Experience implementing or supporting Salesforce Data 360 (formerly Data Cloud).
Journey Salesforce Developer: Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
Journey Salesforce Developer: Excellent troubleshooting skills.
Journey Salesforce Developer: Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
Journey Salesforce Developer: Proficient knowledge of all levels of the SDLC and all testing phases.
Journey Salesforce Developer: Proficient knowledge of using modern IDEs (VSCode, IntelliJ) and Source Control tools (Git, SVN).
Journey Salesforce Developer: Strong understanding of relational databases.
Journey Salesforce Developer: Experience working with and writing intermediate to advanced queries in relational databases (SOQL, SQL, Postgres, Oracle, etc).
Must be familiar with and adhere to all protocols and procedures—departmental, as well as campus-wide.
Communicate effectively in both written and verbal form.
Proficient in MS Office (Excel/Word/PP) and Google Suite.

Nice To Haves

Associate Salesforce Developer: Experience in a higher education environment, particularly at a 4-year, large public R1 university.
Associate Salesforce Developer: Salesforce Platform Developer I and Salesforce App Builder certifications.
Associate Salesforce Developer: Some experience with or exposure to Salesforce Data 360 (formerly Data Cloud), including familiarity with foundational concepts such as data ingestion, data modeling, identity resolution, segmentation, profile unification, and activation.
Associate Salesforce Developer: Some experience with the greater Force.com developer toolkit (Visualforce, Force.com IDE, Workbench, Force.com Migration Tool and Metadata APIs).
Associate Salesforce Developer: Basic knowledge of Agile Accelerator, Jira, or Confluence to manage projects.
Associate Salesforce Developer: Entry-level experience developing Lightning Components (Aura) and/or Lightning Web Components.
Associate Salesforce Developer: Entry-level experience with Salesforce Data 360 (formerly Data Cloud).
Associate Salesforce Developer: Basic knowledge of and experience with CI/CD methodologies and specifically, the Gitlab/Salesforce CI/CD pipeline setup and configuration.
Associate Salesforce Developer: Some experience with or exposure to experience with the Education Data Architecture (EDA) and Student Success Hub (SSH) managed Salesforce packages and/or Salesforce Education Cloud.
Journey Salesforce Developer: Experience in a higher education environment, particularly at a 4-year, large public R1 university.
Journey Salesforce Developer: One year of supervisory experience.
Journey Salesforce Developer: Demonstrated experience implementing or supporting Salesforce Data 360 (formerly Data Cloud), including data ingestion, modeling, identity resolution, segmentation, profile unification, and activation or integration with Salesforce applications.
Journey Salesforce Developer: Demonstrated experience implementing or supporting Salesforce Agentforce (generative AI) capabilities, including configuration, testing, and evaluation, and collaboration on governance and security controls.
Journey Salesforce Developer: Experience with the greater Force.com developer toolkit (Visualforce, Force.com IDE, Workbench, Force.com Migration Tool, and Metadata APIs).
Journey Salesforce Developer: Proficient knowledge of Agile Accelerator, Jira, or Confluence (or similar) to project manage.
Journey Salesforce Developer: Experience developing Lightning Components (Aura) and/or Lightning Web Components.
Journey Salesforce Developer: Knowledge of and experience with CI/CD methodologies and specifically, the Gitlab/Salesforce CI/CD pipeline setup and configuration.
Journey Salesforce Developer: Experience with the Education Data Architecture (EDA) and Student Success Hub (SSH) managed Salesforce packages and/or Salesforce Education Cloud.

Responsibilities

Contribute to developing, designing, and configuring the UNLV Salesforce organization to effectively support business processes leveraging Salesforce best practices and alignment with overall sales and service requirements.
Build Salesforce applications using Apex and Lightning Component Framework and leverage the full capabilities of the Salesforce platform to support the university’s programs.
Apply best practices and design patterns of best-of-breed applications developed on the Salesforce.com platform.
Develop proofs of concept (POC) as needed, integrating new components with back-office systems during the design and requirements phase to evaluate products and integration strategies.
Assist in creating testing and implementation plans, including user training and documentation.
Remain current with Salesforce technologies and best practices.
Assist in identifying, troubleshooting, and resolving defects encountered during different stages of project delivery, including during the deployment and implementation of the solution in production environments.
Interact directly with customer, project team, and other stakeholders to ensure customer success.
Develop, design, and configure the UNLV Salesforce organization to effectively support business processes, leveraging Salesforce best practices and alignment with overall sales and service requirements.
Build Salesforce applications using Apex and Lightning Component Framework and leverage the full capabilities of the Salesforce platform to support the university’s programs.
Apply best practices and design patterns of best-of-breed applications developed on the Salesforce.com platform.
Design and develop proofs of concept (POC) as needed, integrating new components with back-office systems during the design and requirements phase to evaluate products and integration strategies.
Create testing and implementation plans, including user training and documentation.
Remain current with Salesforce technologies and best practices.
Identify, troubleshoot, and resolve defects encountered during different stages of project delivery, including during the deployment and implementation of the solution in production environments.
Interact directly with customers, project teams, and other stakeholders to ensure customer success.
Assign day-to-day work for assigned Graduate Assistants.