DevOps Salesforces Engineer

In order to be considered the following is required: Bachelors | Post Graduate Degree in Information Technology Salesforce Administrator and Developer 1 Certification required Copado certification advantageous Proficiency in Salesforce development tools like Salesforce DX as well as experience with CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, Azure DevOps or Gitlab Strong understanding of version control and branching strategies Proven scripting skills in languages like Python, Apex or JavaScript Knowledge of Salesforce metadata and package management essential 5 - 7 years broad experience in translating business and functional requirements into technical specifications and developing the programming code to create the solutions 8 - 10 years proven experience in modern engineering practices i.e. DevOps, Agile, proven experience across multiple, broad IT Engineering disciplines, with demonstrated specialisation in at least one. Experience within the required scope of expertise Duties & Responsibilities Adhere to application lifecycle management accountabilities, architectural platforms and guardrails and ensure that all activity is digitally recorded and tracked to enable continuous delivery and development in the engineering environment, by effectively collaborating with stakeholders to deliver on required target to add value to the clients Adopt and adhere to suitable and agreed development methodologies and principles through work outputs and behaviours that enables continuous delivery and development across the production environment as well as ensuring effective collaboration with all colleagues and stakeholders in order to meet required targets and therefore deliver value to the customer Develop code, build, assemble, implement, test and perform data conversion for applications and ensure that processes are accurately documented Perform system enhancements for the applications as required to ensure the delivery of the engineering function Construct, interpret and execute moderate to complex end to end system and program tests to verify correct operation of completed systems, to ensure that technical requirements are adhered to and test execution activities to ensure seamlessly and effective implementation engineering systems Contribute to programmes and platforms for the processing, analysis and visual display of data, integrating new and existing data sources and ensuring the validity and reliability of data to support data driven decision making as required Ensuring continuous deployment and operation to deliver the engineering objectives Develop, complete and update all required documentation as per the scope, including guidelines and checklists for development and testing purposes, to ensure that that the state and quality is clearly communicated and documented Engage with leads to receive feedback on work completed and communicate any concerns, issues, risks and progress regarding work output to enable a culture of continuous development and learning and aim to resolve all issues and risks Look actively for opportunities to shorten development timelines, share expert technical knowledge and skills to improve skills of the team and improve cost efficiency of application development activities Manage work requirements effectively by contributing to the reprioritising of backlogs and reacting flexibly to changing demands, through effective use of resources, understanding of work complexity, size and technical requirements Deliver against targets within every iteration as well as continuously striving to improve the quality of deliverables, therefore delivering the highest possible value to the customer Participate in the definition of complex, often abstract problems that extend across multiple business lines and functions through engagements with senior leaders and apply a creative approach to solving the problems which will address both technical and people or culture challenges simultaneously Perform quality assurance on code (through code reviews and ensure adherence to coding standards), documents and test plans completed by less experienced developers to ensure these meet the required standards as well as to identify and implement learning opportunities Prepare test cases for unit testing purposes, conduct unit testing and deploy code build in testing environment to ensure that errors are detected and resolved within service level timelines, by conducting quality assurance reviews to ensure the quality of engineering and drive delivery Produce specifications for systems functions, information flows, data loads, implementation strategy, phasing of development, requirements not met and alternatives considered Provide support and production standby post go live adhering to release methodology and technical change management procedures for all changes by providing quick response for problem and blockers Scope plan, design and review end to end solutions against standards, methods and procedures, proposing enhancements and revisions as part of the broader Software Engineering community, to ensure alignment to the strategic objective priorities Strive to reach mature levels on the continuum model by building own and team competence to work in a continuous delivery environment Research and stay abreast of new development methodologies and contribute to maturing on the continuum model Coach or mentor Junior Engineers on technical aspects of application development, controls, and documentation standards as well as on engaging effectively with relevant stakeholders. Develop fully functional applications across all platforms that are in line with current technologies and standards and publish them to the relevant platform to enhance the functioning and experience of employees If you would like to email your CV directly – please send it to millerm@bedifferent.co.za  Information displayed above not limited to advertisement. Please consider your application as unsuccessful if you have not received a response within 14 days of submitting your application. However, please keep a lookout on our website www.bedifferent.co.za, for available positions which you may be suited for.