Salesforce Developer

Position: Salesforce Developer
Location: Reston, VA

Notes: Candidate must be onsite in Reston, VA 5 days per week


CGI is seeking to hire a Salesforce Developer to join our financial services team in Reston, VA. This is an exciting full-time opportunity to work in a fast-paced team environment supporting one of the largest leaders in the secondary mortgage industry. We take an innovative approach to supporting our client, working side-by-side in an agile environment using emerging technologies.

In this role you will customize, develop, maintain, enhance, and optimize our clients" Salesforce applications by working in close interaction with the Architect, Leads, business analysts and other members of the development team. This role requires a strong foundation in Salesforce coding and web development experience.


Your future duties and responsibilities
• Responsible for developing and customizing Salesforce applications using Apex, Visualforce, JavaScript, SQL, SOAP and REST Web Services
• Automate processes using Salesforce automation tools, such as Process Builder, Workflows, Formulas, Flow, Assignment Rules, E-mail Alerts
• Collaborate with team members and other departments in defining business requirements for optimal use of Salesforce functionality
• Proactively identify areas of improvement and functional gaps in Salesforce Applications
• Create and maintain technical documentation including process documentation, naming and commenting conventions and Salesforce policies/procedures
• Evaluate, install and administer 3rd party apps and provide first-tier-support
• Train and coach teammates


Required qualifications to be successful in this role
• 4+ years relevant Salesforce experience in Sales or Service Cloud
• 4+ year of experience in Salesforce Development including Custom Objects, Apex, Triggers, Web Services, Visualforce, REST APIs, SOAP Web Services and Migration Tools
• 3+ years’ experience with web technologies (HTML 5, CSS 3, jQuery, JavaScript)
• 2+ years’ experience with OO analysis and design experience
• Salesforce Developer (Dev 401) Certification
• Experience working in Agile environment
• Experience using tools like JIRA, Rally, DOORS, SVN
• Familiarity with Software development lifecycle (SDLC)
• Strong analytical skills and ability to interpret and communicate key performance indicators to all levels of the company
• Experience working in a matrix organization
• Ability to work in a fast paced environment
• Knowledge of Apttus development and Apttus certifications preferred