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.

SENIOR SALESFORCE DEVELOPER

Job Location:

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

Posting Details:

Salary: $90,000 - $111,000 

Grade: 27

Closing Date: February 21, 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 Senior Applications Developer (Senior Salesforce Developer). This is team lead position and is responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining complex, scalable solutions on the Salesforce Service Cloud platform by translating business requirements into technical implementations using Apex, Lightning components, and other Salesforce application exchange tools, while also mentoring junior developers and leading technical aspects of projects, often collaborating closely with business stakeholders to ensure successful delivery of custom applications.

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 complex Apex classes, triggers, and scheduled jobs to automate business processes and create custom functionality within Salesforce.
• Build user-friendly Lightning web components for a modern Salesforce interface, including custom interactions and data visualization.
• Design efficient Salesforce data structures, including custom objects, fields, and relationships to optimize data storage and retrieval.
• Identify and resolve issues within Salesforce applications, including debugging Apex code and troubleshooting integration problems.
• Utilize Salesforce configuration options like workflows, validation rules, and sharing rules to implement business logic without requiring custom code where possible.
• Mentor junior developers.
• Thoroughly reviewing code written by other developers to ensure adherence to coding standards, best practices, and security protocols.
• Define the overall technical architecture for Salesforce applications, considering scalability, performance, and security best practices.
• Integrate Salesforce with external systems using APIs and connectors to streamline data flow between platforms.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities (KSAs):

Knowledge of:
• Expert proficiency in Apex programming language
• Extensive knowledge of Lightning components and framework
• Salesforce Service Cloud, agile and test-driven development
• Integrating Salesforce applications with other systems
• Deep understanding of Salesforce data model, objects, and relationships
• AZURE DEVOPS

Skills In:
• Salesforce configuration, including workflows, approval processes, and custom fields
• Custom User Interface development, including Visual force pages/Lightning pages, Aura Components and Lightning Web Components
• Strong leadership skills and ability to mentor and guide junior developers
• Developing experience cloud websites
• Proficiency Salesforce Public Sector/Vlocity modules Omnistudio

Ability to:
• Collaborate and communicate effectively with business stakeholders / other Salesforce team members
• Use or