Idealist Consulting is hiring a
Salesforce Development Lead, Remote - United States

Summary

The job is for a Salesforce Development Practice Lead at Idealist Consulting, where the employee will guide development protocols, provide technical guidance, and contribute to performance reviews. The candidate should have 7+ years of experience with Salesforce, hold specific certifications, and have strong problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Establish and evolve Salesforce developer protocols and operations
• Collaborate with Service Delivery Managers on process documentation requirements, norms, and templates
• Guide focus group meeting content and learning objectives
• Review development tools and protocols for adoption
• Implement best practices for development, testing, and deployment
• Support training and development initiatives for development and integration practice
• Build a library of reusable code for future project deployments
• Assure service quality through project audits and common practice assessments
• Support pre-sales engagements through project estimates, scope reviews, and develop scope templates for common development needs
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior Salesforce developers and other team members
• Review and ensure the quality of code and development practices
• Stay updated on Salesforce releases, features, and best practices, and apply this knowledge to projects
• Contribute to performance reviews
• Lead onboarding trainings and other talent development initiatives including contribution to monthly consultant meetings and focus groups
• Lead technical design of Salesforce development and integration requirements in the Idealist Way on assigned projects (40-60% utilization)
• Lead the design, development, and deployment of customized Salesforce solutions using Apex, Visualforce, Lightning Components, and other Salesforce technologies
• Write requirements and review custom code
• Design and build custom applications and workflows to meet business requirements and overcome solutions limitations as needed
• Develop and document user instructions and administrative maintenance requirements for use in built solutions
• Ensure the scalability, performance, and security of custom development work
• Conduct thorough testing and debugging of solutions to ensure quality and functionality
• Design and build system integrations in line with project requirements including 3rd party integrations and custom APIs as needed
• Support complex migrations
• Stay up-to-date with the latest technology and best practices for Salesforce and other relevant platforms
• Contribute to industry thought leadership and marketing content
• Represent company at industry events