The Philadelphia Inquirer is a public benefit corporation owned by the nonprofit Lenfest Institute for Journalism. Together, we're at the center of a critical mission to create a lasting future for ambitious, engaging, and useful local journalism. We're doing this, in part, by deepening our connection with the communities we serve. Our integrated digital and print platforms are the Philadelphia region's largest media network. We're passionate about building a sustainable model for indispensable local journalism, and we take pride in finding diverse, dynamic, and talented individuals to help push our team forward.
Summary:
As a Lead Platform & Salesforce Engineer, you are responsible for managing the developments and enhancements of the billing and subscription platform(s). Lead a team of developers and analysts. Communicate with business units to gather requirements, outline solutions, and follow through on completion of the requests.
What You'll Do:
- Lead a team of on-shore + off-shore developers, interact with business owners and stakeholders to enhance and extend functionalities for our
Salesforce digital subscription and billing platform - Drive daily scrum meetings, analyze and assign user stories, identify/resolve gaps in functional user stories/business requirements
- Build solutions on top of Salesforce platforms: Salesforce Cloud, Service Cloud, Marketing Cloud, Salesforce Communities, and Salesforce Knowledge
- Automate business processes using Salesforce automation tools, such as Process Builder, Workflows, Formulas, Flow, Assignment Rules,
and email Alerts - Develop end to end Salesforce solutions using Configuration and Customization - APEX Class, Triggers, Visualforce pages, Lightning components, etc.,
- Work with our API team to build integrations between Salesforce and external applications using REST, SOAP APIs, oAuth, and Single Sign-On.
- Manage code and feature deployments using CI technologies like Gearset, Salesforce DX, Jenkins
- Perform data updates and data migration using Informatica, Data Loader, and other similar tools
- Perform independent code reviews and write unit/integration test cases
- Ability to effectively debug and resolve issues and/or defects that may be reported as a result of faults in the production system
- Assist in writing technical approach and design documentation as required
Who We're Looking For:
- 5+ years of total IT experience with at least 2+ years of Salesforce development experience
- Salesforce customization and configuration experience (at least 1 or more of the following five Salesforce modules: Sales Cloud, Service Cloud,
Marketing Cloud, Salesforce Communities and Knowledge) - Hands-on development experience using Salesforce configuration and customizations using Apex, Visualforce,
Triggers, Scheduled and Batch classes, etc., - Experience integrating Salesforce with other technologies using REST, SOAP APIs, oAuth, and/or Single Sign-On
- Experience with ETL tools like Informatica Cloud
- Knowledge of Product Development Lifecycle and DevOps. Familiar with tools like git, Jenkins, JIRA, etc.
- Have a thorough understanding of Salesforce deployment process and tools like Gearset
- Ability to work collaboratively in a creative, Agile environment and manage agile task assignments
- Background in subscription and billing platforms is a plus
- Development experience in UI technologies is a plus like (Bootstrap, Lightning Design System (LDS), Lightning Components Development,
AngularJS, jQuery), JavaScript would be a plus - Preference for candidates who are Salesforce.com certified in the following areas - Certified Platform Developer I, Certified Platform Developer II
* We know not everyone reading this will fit exactly what we've described. We encourage everyone to apply who shares our passion for indispensable journalism and our drive to create a sustainable business model to support it. As an equal opportunity employer, The Inquirer is committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive culture, and we especially encourage members of underrepresented communities to submit an application, including women, people of color, LGBTQ people, and people with special needs*
We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
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Since 1829, The Philadelphia Inquirer has been “asking on behalf of the people” by providing essential journalism for the diverse communities of the Philadelphia region. The Inquirer, a for-profit public benefit corporation owned by the non-profit Lenfest Institute, produces Pulitzer Prize-winning journalism that changes lives and leads to lasting reforms. Its multiple brand platforms — including newspapers, Inquirer.com, e-Editions, apps, newsletters, and live events — reach a growing audience of more than 10 million people a month.
“In a free state, there should always be an inquirer asking on behalf of the people: Why? Why? Why?” — John Norvell, Inquirer co-founder
