IBM Hiring for Salesforce Developer at Washington, District Of Columbia Full Time

Introduction

As an Application Developer, you will lead IBM into the future by translating system requirements into the design and development of customized systems in an agile environment. The success of IBM is in your hands as you transform vital business needs into code and drive innovation. Your work will power IBM and its clients globally, collaborating and integrating code into enterprise systems. You will have access to the latest education, tools and technology, and a limitless career path with the world’s technology leader. Come to IBM and make a global impact!

Your Role and Responsibilities

Octo, an IBM company, is an industry-leading, award-winning provider of technical solutions for the federal government. At Octo, we specialize in providing agile software engineering, user experience design, cloud services, and digital strategy services that address government’s most pressing missions. Octo delivers intelligent solutions and rapid results, yielding lower costs and measurable outcomes.

Our team is what makes Octo great. At Octo you’ll work beside some of the smartest and most accomplished staff you’ll find in your career. Octo offers fantastic benefits and an amazing workplace culture where you will feel valued while you perform mission critical work for our government. Voted one of the region’s best places to work multiple times, Octo is an employer of choice!

You…

As a Salesforce Developer with Octo, you will join an Agile program responsible for the development, maintenance, security, and operational support of new and existing applications using the Salesforce platform. You are a cross-functional Salesforce Developer skilled in developing and Administering Salesforce Applications and providing operational support. You have a passion for high-quality, reliable, and maintainable code. You are agile and retrospective, and not afraid to identify what we are doing wrong so we can fix it, and what we are doing right so we can improve on it.

Us…

We were founded as a fresh alternative in the Government Consulting Community and are dedicated to the belief that results are a product of analytical thinking, agile design principles and that solutions are built in collaboration with, not for, our customers. This mantra drives us to succeed and act as true partners in advancing our client’s missions.

Program Mission…

This program will support the agency’s execution of Information Sharing and Services mission through collaboration with various programs within the agency

Years of Experience: 5+ years of relevant experience or a combination of relevant experience and education. 5+ years of Salesforce application development.

Education: Bachelor’s degree in a technical discipline or equivalent experience (preferred)

Location: DC Metro Area (preferred)

Clearance: U.S. Citizen and ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust

Required Technical and Professional Expertise

• Design, develop, implement, and support custom solutions using the Salesforce platform

• Perform data migration and integration activities

• Design, develop, implement, and support API development

• Use development best practices to ensure high code quality standards are met

• Follow the team’s established Agile processes, which include both short- and long-term planning, cross functional support, and demonstrating working software.

• Demonstrated knowledge of the Salesforce platform and data structure, and how to leverage the tool to meet customer needs

• Salesforce Certified App Builder, Platform Developer I, Platform Developer II

• Salesforce Certified Service Cloud Consultant, Experience Cloud Consultant

• Candidates should be able to implement and consult on Salesforce Experience Cloud sites applications in a customer-facing role.

• Candidates should be able to successfully design and implement maintainable and scalable Service Cloud solutions that meet customer business requirements and contribute to their long-term success.

• Strong writing and communication skills

• Working knowledge of Salesforce Lightning

• Working knowledge of agile lifecycle tools such as JIRA and Confluence

• Experience with SFDC APIs, REST based web services, XML, and JavaScript

• Experience designing and implementing automated build and deployment pipelines and supporting platform

• Working knowledge of cloud services

• Working knowledge of web service environments, languages, and formats such as RESTful APIs, SOAP, FTP/SFTP, HTML, JavaScript, XML, and JSON

• Ability to connect technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences

• Able to clearly communicate and provide positive recommendation of improvements to existing software applications

• Understanding of the importance of clean code and integrated testing while following design best practices (data structure and design patterns)

• Must be able to comply with Executive Order No 13991

• Clearance: U.S. Citizen and ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust

Preferred Technical and Professional Expertise

• Experience supporting government agencies.

• Ability to lead teams and discussions with customers.

• Working experience with CI/CD pipelines; including technologies such as Jenkins and Github

• Salesforce Certified App Builder, Platform Developer I, Platform Developer II

• Salesforce Certified Service Cloud Consultant, Experience Cloud Consultant

• Experience working in an Agile environment and knowledge of Agile philosophies

• Experience supporting Salesforce Digital Experience Cloud

• Experience supporting Salesforce Service Cloud

About Business UnitIBM 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.

Your Life @ IBMIn 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 everyday, 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 on-going 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 everyday 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?

About IBMIBM’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.

Location StatementIBM offers a competitive and comprehensive benefits program. Eligible employees may have access to:

• Healthcare benefits including medical & prescription drug coverage, dental, vision, and mental health & well being

• Financial programs such as 401(k), the IBM Employee Stock Purchase Plan, financial counseling, life insurance, short & long- term disability coverage, and opportunities for performance based salary incentive programs

• Generous paid time off including 12 holidays, minimum 56 hours sick time, 120 hours vacation, 12 weeks parental bonding leave in accordance with IBM Policy, and other Paid Care Leave programs. IBM also offers paid family leave benefits to eligible employees where required by applicable law

• Training and educational resources on our personalized, AI-driven learning platform where IBMers can grow skills and obtain industry-recognized certifications to achieve their career goals

• Diverse and inclusive employee resource groups, giving & volunteer opportunities, and discounts on retail products, services & experiences

The compensation range and benefits for this position are based on a full-time schedule for a full calendar year. The salary will vary depending on your job-related skills, experience and location. Pay increment and frequency of pay will be in accordance with employment classification and applicable laws. For part time roles, your compensation and benefits will be adjusted to reflect your hours. Benefits may be pro-rated for those who start working during the calendar year.

We consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable law.

US Citizenship Required.

Being You @ IBMIBM is committed to creating a diverse environment and 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.