DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC SECURITY

Your Partner For A Stronger Arizona.

DES works with families, community organizations, advocates and state and federal partners to realize our collective vision: A thriving Arizona.

DES serves more than 3 million Arizonans. Our Mission is to strengthen individuals, families, and communities for a better quality of life.

Junior Salesforce Developer

Job Location:

Division of Technology Services
1400 West Washington Street, Phoenix, Arizona 85007

Posting Details:

Salary: $76,287 - $90,000 

Grade: 24

Closing Date: 1/29/2025

Job Summary:

Would you like to be part of an amazing team that helps Arizonans thrive? At the Department of Economic Security (DES) we strengthen individuals, families, and communities for a better quality of life. DES is looking for individuals who are committed to service, community, and teamwork. To learn more about DES please visit des.az.gov; or click on the link here to view ‘Our DES’ video. Come Join the DES Team!

DES is seeking an experienced and highly motivated individual to join our team as a Programmer Analyst (Junior Salesforce Developer). This position is responsible for building and customizing Salesforce applications by coding, developing new features, and troubleshooting issues within the platform, primarily focusing on learning advanced Salesforce tools while collaborating with senior developers to contribute to projects that enhance system's functionality and support business requirements.

This position may offer the ability to work remotely, within Arizona, based upon the department's business needs and continual meeting of expected performance measures.

The State of Arizona strives for a work culture that affords flexibility, autonomy and trust. Across our many agencies, boards, commissions, many State employees participate in the State's Remote Work Program and are able to work remotely in their homes, in offices and in hoteling spaces. All work, including remote work, should be performed within Arizona, unless an exception is properly authorized in advance.

Job Duties:

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Write basic Apex code to create custom functionalities on the Salesforce platform. Collaborate with business analysts and stakeholders to understand project requirements. Design and develop Lightning components.
• Participate in design, code, and test inspections throughout the lifecycle to identify issues/defects. Troubleshoot and resolve technical issues within Salesforce applications. Fix bugs or issues within the software.
• Thoroughly review code written by other developers to ensure adherence to coding standards, best practices, and security protocols.
• Configure/build new and enhanced functionality in the Salesforce platform using declarative and/or programmatic solutions. Develop customized solutions within the Salesforce platform.
• Continuously learn and expand knowledge of Salesforce platform features and functionalities, Apex coding best practices, and development methodologies.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities (KSAs):

Knowledge of:
• Web technologies like HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and REST APIs
• Lightning Web Components
• Basic understanding of Salesforce platform and core features and reports
• Salesforce development tools and best practices
• Basic understanding of Apex programming language
• AZURE DEVOPS and Agile Development
• Service Cloud platform and administration

Skills In:
• Strong written and verbal communication
• Strong problem solving, priority setting, multi-tasking, analytical, and collaboration
• Unit testing

Ability to:
• Work effectively and independently and as part of a cross-functional team in a fast-paced environment. Build strong relationships inside and outside of the organization
• Synthesize feedback and adjust plans accordingly
• Write technical documentation
• Develop unit tests and interpret and analyze test results
• Use or maintain testing frameworks, test libraries, databases and test environments
• Develop requirements for applications based on user input and needs
• Learn new technologies

Selective Preference(s):

This ideal candidate for this position will have:

• Bachelor’s degree plus 2 – 4 years of programming and analysis experience (or equivalent experience).
• Salesforce Certi