Infrastructure & Technology Salesforce Application Developer Professional Ballarat, AU

A career in IBM Consulting is rooted by long-term relationships and close collaboration with clients across the globe. You'll work with visionaries across multiple industries to improve the hybrid cloud and AI journey for the most innovative and valuable companies in the world. Your ability to accelerate impact and make meaningful change for your clients is enabled by our strategic partner ecosystem and our robust technology platforms across the IBM portfolio; including Salesforce and Red Hat. Curiosity and a constant quest for knowledge serve as the foundation to success in IBM Consulting. In your role, you'll be encouraged to challenge the norm, investigate ideas outside of your role, and come up with creative solutions resulting in groundbreaking impact for a wide network of clients. Our culture of evolution and empathy centers on long-term career growth and development opportunities in an environment that embraces your unique skills and experience.

As a Band 8 Salesforce Application Developer, you'll front large-scale Salesforce solutions, driving strategic direction and delivering high-quality applications. Our team values visionary leadership, innovation, and collaboration. You'll have opportunities to mentor and coach team members, contribute to best practices and standards, and drive growth. IBM offers advanced professional development, keeping you at the forefront of technology and trends, and fostering growth as a technical visionary and leader.

Mandatory Requirements:

• Security Clearance: You must be willing to apply for and obtain a Baseline security clearance or higher if successful in the role. Existing clearance is desirable, but not required.

Your role and responsibilities:

As a Salesforce Application Developer at IBM, you will play a pivotal role in leading the design, development, and deployment of complex, high-quality solutions using Salesforce technologies, including Lightning Web Components (LWC) and Vlocity (OmniStudio). You will be responsible for leading technical direction, developing custom solutions, managing the full development lifecycle, and delivering solutions that meet defined requirements, involving interpreting technical specifications, configuring components, writing efficient code, and integrating Salesforce with external systems. You will ensure seamless deployment and integration, maintain a clean codebase, and debug issues as they arise, utilizing CI/CD pipelines for efficient delivery. Additionally, you will lead in the solution of technical problems, advise clients on applications and products, and mentor junior team members. You will drive technical innovation, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and make strategic decisions that impact the direction of our Salesforce practice.

Required education: None

Preferred education: Non-Degree Program

Required technical and professional expertise:

• Minimum 5+ years of experience with Salesforce implementations using Lightning Web Components (LWC) or Vlocity (OmniStudio) development, with a strong focus on leading technical direction.
• Experienced in integrating Salesforce using REST APIs and Platform Events, with expertise in OOP, frameworks, and design patterns, and the ability to analyse solution viability and stakeholder business needs.
• Skilled in managing full-lifecycle solutions independently using JIRA (or equivalent tools) and leading technical teams.
• Proficiency in CI/CD, Agile, and version control (Git), with experience in driving technical innovation and collaboration with cross-functional teams.

Preferred technical and professional experience:

• Certifications:

Salesforce Platform Developer I

Salesforce Platform Developer II

Salesforce Service Cloud Consultant

• Experience with Salesforce Sales Cloud, Service Cloud, Community Cloud and Health Cloud, Partner Portal and Customer Community Portal.
• Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to work through ambiguity and take initiative in managing end-to-end solution delivery, with experience in applying problem-solving techniques and leading in the solution of technical problems.
• Effective communication and teamwork skills, with adaptability to shifting project priorities and requirements, and the ability to develop and maintain relationships with clients and identify new business opportunities.

IBM Consulting is IBM's consulting and global professional services business, with market-leading capabilities in business and technology transformation. With deep expertise in many industries, we offer strategy, experience, technology, and operations services to many of the most innovative and valuable companies in the world. Our people are focused on accelerating our clients' businesses through the power of collaboration. We believe in the power of technology responsibly used to help people, partners, and the planet.

In a world where technology never stands still, we understand that dedication to our clients' success, innovation that matters, and trust and personal responsibility in all our relationships, lives in what we do as IBMers as we strive to be the catalyst that makes the world work better.

Being an IBMer means you'll be able to learn and develop yourself and your career, you'll be encouraged to be courageous and experiment every day, all whilst having continuous trust and support in an environment where everyone can thrive whatever their personal or professional background.

Our IBMers are growth-minded, always staying curious, open to feedback and learning new information and skills to constantly transform themselves and our company. They are trusted to provide ongoing feedback to help other IBMers grow, as well as collaborate with colleagues keeping in mind a team-focused approach to include different perspectives to drive exceptional outcomes for our customers. The courage our IBMers have to make critical decisions every day is essential to IBM becoming the catalyst for progress, always embracing challenges with resources they have to hand, a can-do attitude and always striving for an outcome-focused approach within everything that they do.

Are you ready to be an IBMer?

IBM's greatest invention is the IBMer. We believe that through the application of intelligence, reason, and science, we can improve business, society, and the human condition, bringing the power of an open hybrid cloud and AI strategy to life for our clients and partners around the world.

Restlessly reinventing since 1911, we are not only one of the largest corporate organizations in the world, we're also one of the biggest technology and consulting employers, with many of the Fortune 50 companies relying on the IBM Cloud to run their business.

At IBM, we pride ourselves on being an early adopter of artificial intelligence, quantum computing, and blockchain. Now it's time for you to join us on our journey to being a responsible technology innovator and a force for good in the world.

IBM is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, caste, genetics, pregnancy, disability, neurodivergence, age, veteran status, or other characteristics. IBM is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.

For additional information about location requirements, please discuss with the recruiter following submission of your application.

Job Title: Salesforce Application Developer

Job ID: 12472

City / Township / Village: BALLARAT

State / Province: Victoria

Country: Australia

Work arrangement: Onsite

Area of work: Infrastructure & Technology

Employment type: Regular

Position type: Professional

Some travel may be required based on business demand.

Company: (0008) IBM Australia Limited

Shift: General (daytime)

Is this role a commissionable/sales incentive based position?