DevOps Engineer Salesforce Developer

Description

Department: Information Systems

Reports to: DevOps Manager, CRM

FLSA Status: Exempt

The anticipated salary for this position starts at $82,500. The final pay will be determined based on several factors, including qualifications, experience, education, and years within the job or industry, with a strong emphasis on maintaining internal equity.

Who we are and what we’re about:

KU Endowment is an independent, nonprofit organization and the official fundraising foundation for the University of Kansas.  We partner with donors in providing philanthropic support to build a greater KU.
 

As an employee of KU Endowment, you’ll witness firsthand the power of our donors’ generosity.  You will join a talented and fun group of people who are inspired to help KU through the support of loyal alumni and friends.  This support fuels excellence, enabling students and faculty to develop innovative programs and research that distinguish the university.  We connect the philanthropic passions of donors with the needs of students, faculty and programs – and everyone benefits.
 

People are engaged. Purpose is ignited.  Lives are changed.

What we are looking for:

As a Salesforce Developer, you’ll play a vital role in?KU Endowment’s overall IS team. We are a data mission critical. We are looking for an individual that can help us continually improve and enhance our Salesforce platform, guided by our DevOps Salesforce team. This position will be a part of our information systems DevOps team to research, recommend, implement and support multiple software products. The role will be key in providing highly available services to our staff. The role will be a collaborative solutions engineer who can work with teammates and stakeholders at all levels of the organization to optimize our use of data towards the mission of KU Endowment.  

The individual in this position is expected to embrace KU Endowment’s stated core values – collaboration, curiosity, empowerment, and excellence – and demonstrate support for them through professional interactions and activities. 

 What’s a typical day look like? 

• Collaborating with the Salesforce Administrator to validate business requirements and any considerations (security, scalability, limits)
• Make form layout changes
• Gather stakeholder/business requirements and assist with refining requests into workable issues.
• Develop Apex (classes and triggers), Lightning Components, and Visualforce to extend Salesforce to support business requirements,
• Assist with each release cycle to implement and deploy new/updates to existing applications and code.
• Working with integrated applications such as Formstack, Marketing Cloud
• Testing – Unit and systems level. Debugging
• Following Salesforce best practices and data quality.
• Contributing to technical documentation.
• Supporting the Lead Salesforce Administrator.

Requirements

What’s required to be considered:

• Bachelor’s Degree OR two years’ experience working on a DevOps product team.
• Salesforce product knowledge and at least 6 months of Salesforce development experience
• 6 months’ experience in Salesforce/Marketing Cloud implementation and operations
• DevOps accreditation or a Salesforce DevOps certification from third-party vendors, such as Gearset and Copado
• Working in a DevOps team
• Certified Salesforce Administrator
• Working knowledge of non-profit fundraising
• Experience in PaaS (Products as a Service)
• Creative problem solving

What separates the best from the rest? 

• Certified Salesforce Platform Developer – highly desirable

Physical Requirements:

• A valid driver’s license.
• Must have access to reliable transportation to travel between multiple locations for training, donor meetings, networking, events and/or work-related activities.
• Must be able to respond quickly and effectively to directions and safety hazards.
• This job operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office productivity machinery such as computers, keyboards and a mouse, laptops, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines.
• This is largely a sedentary role; however, some filing is required. This would require the ability to move files, open filing cabinets and bend or stand as necessary.
• The ability to observe details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
• The person in this position frequently communicates with colleagues. Must be able to communicate with others effectively.
• Physical effort/lifting, such as sedentary- up to 10 pounds

KU Endowment is committed to providing reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals to enable them to perform the essential functions of the job as regulated by ADA. If you require accommodation for any part of the application process or during employment, please contact [email protected] to discuss your needs.

We’ve got you covered:

• KU Endowment offers a competitive salary with an excellent benefit package including: 
• 100% employer-paid pension plan
• Health, dental, and vision insurance
• 401(k) and Roth 401(k) matching program
• Section 125 flexible benefits 
• Generous paid leave including holidays, personal and sick leave
• Volunteer and community engagement opportunities
• Paid Parental Leave
• Life, AD&D, short- and long-term disability insurance
• Legal & ID Theft protection
• Critical Illness
• Accident and Hospital Indemnity insurance 
• KU education assistance 
• Free parking

Sounds good, right? What’s next?

Please include your resume and cover letter when applying for this position on our website at https://www.kuendowment.org/careers.

Questions regarding this vacancy may be addressed to:
 

Charo Kelley

Director, Development Talent Acquisition, Culture & Employee Belonging Lead
KU Endowment
PO Box 928
Lawrence, KS 66044-0928
Email: [email protected]
 

Review of applications begins immediately and continues until the position is filled.  Because of the sensitive nature of KU Endowment business and the importance of our reputation with donors, KU Endowment conducts a comprehensive review of applicants.  By submitting your application, you authorize us to conduct reference checks and a review of available public information.  Employment is contingent upon background and reference checks that KU Endowment finds acceptable.