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Job Summary:

As a Senior Salesforce developer, you are responsible for the management and delivery of Salesforce Platform changes and automation to enable product teams. In collaboration with our Digital teams, you will implement and integrate sophisticated software capabilities in a fully automated landscape. You will implement modern data, cloud, and integration solutions that are tied directly to business results and in-turn will help drive the modernization strategies across Canada Life through strong partnerships. You work hard to stay on top of fast changing technology and invest a lot of energy to learn new platform features. You stay on top of the latest Salesforce product developments and anticipate what the near future will bring. 

Essential Functions:

• deep understanding and proven grasp of end-to-end programming and an approach to development that focuses on building light-weight re-usable components that can be used to deliver a great product.  
• feel comfortable presenting ideas and challenging “status quo” with new ways to improve through ever increasing levels of automation and efficiency.  

Qualifications:

EDUCATION: Post-secondary degree/diploma in business or computer science or an equivalent combination of training and experience   

EXPERIENCE:

• Experience delivering software, integration or platform engineering solutions following a SDLC  developer as follows:  
  • Lead Software Developer – 8+ years
• Demonstrated experience using engineering practices to meet and measure functional and non-functional requirements as well as comply with security standards 
• Achievement of several Salesforce certifications 
• Experience in Apex Code, triggers, custom object development, SFDC APIs, Web services, Force.com, Lightning Web Component development 
• Solid understanding of at least one the following: 
• Integrations and an understanding of API’s 
• Deployment tools such as Jenkins, GitLab, and other CICD tools 
• Demonstrated experience with delivery supply chain projects that drive automation, self-serve and high re-use across the enterprise 
• Strong understanding of the platform, with the ability to build custom apps and objects, formula fields, workflows, custom views, and other content of intermediate complexity 
• Demonstrated technical depth and experience with complex solution design and engineering 
• Ability to lead design, development, maintenance, testing and evaluation of software and systems through engineering 
• Strong understanding of industry best practices 
• Proven ability to develop and maintain collaborative business relationships 
• Able to pivot and quickly change direction in response to changing priorities 
• Experience coaching and mentoring technical practitioners 
• Ability to communicate, verbally and in writing, complex concepts to a non-technical audience 
• Working knowledge of Jira and Confluence an asset 
• Experience working in financial services industry an asset  
• Knowledge of AI capabilities within the Salesforce platform, 
• Experience working in Contact Center and with AWS connect and Sales/Service console as agent desktop an asset  
• Experience working in financial services industry an asset  

REGISTRATIONS/LICENSES/CERTIFICATIONS:

• Sales Cloud, Service Cloud and Developer certifications preferred 
• Platform Developer 1 certification preferred

SKILLS/CHARACTERISTICS:

• Keeps up to date with platform best practices, processes, and configuration patterns 
• Supports proactive identification risk and issues 
• Demonstrated ability to meet deadlines, handle and prioritize simultaneous requests 
• Creative and analytical thinker with strong problem-solving skills 
• Must demonstrate exceptional verbal and written communication skills 
• Ability to critically evaluate information gathered from multiple sources & reconcile conflicts 
• Ability to assess the impact of new requirement on Salesforce.com and all upstream and downstream applications, systems, and processes  
• Highly motivated and curious problem solver with a bias to action in relentless pursuit of automation and continuous improvement 
• Possess excellent communication and collaboration skills and feel comfortable influencing others  

We are an equal opportunity employer with a commitment to diversity.  All individuals, regardless of personal characteristics, are encouraged to apply.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, pregnancy, religion, physical or mental disability, military or veteran status, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable state or local law.