Job Description

Thanks for your interest in Success Academy! Running the largest, fastest-growing, and highest-performing network of public charter schools in New York City takes a village - families, children, teachers, staff and faculty, advocates and supporters alike. We would love to welcome you to our community! We work tirelessly every day to ensure each child in NYC has access to a fun, rigorous, whole-child education regardless of zip code or economic status. When you join SA, you play a part in giving every student who walks through the doors of one of our 57 schools in NYC a fair shot at reaching his or her potential.

Job Description

As the fastest growing, highest-performing charter school network in New York State, Success Academy is reimagining K-12 public education. Nationally recognized for our innovative, whole-child school model and outstanding academic results, Success Academy educators are empowering children from all backgrounds with the knowledge, skills, and self-belief to succeed in college and in life. We now need a results-driven Salesforce Admin / Developer to join our Technology team.

Salesforce Admin Developer will be responsible for creating custom software applications on the Salesforce platform that meet SA specific requirements for client management and other daily operations. The developer will also integrate Salesforce with existing systems new and old, ensuring data accuracy and security and providing technical support whenever required.

The ideal candidate has a strong background in developing and customizing Salesforce applications, as well as experience in designing and implementing complex solutions.

Department

The Technology Division at Success Academy is the chief provider of technology infrastructure, application services, security, and support. The Division partners with teams across the organization to equip students, teachers, leaders, and staff with the innovative technology tools and know-how necessary to achieve academic and operational excellence.

The Technology department’s purpose is to build a healthy data and technology culture. By focusing on the concrete educational outcomes we are trying to accomplish in our schools, the team develops technical and organizational systems that are user-friendly, scalable, and flexible. The team is responsible for all integration development and deployment to provide solutions to support different department functions.

Objectives of this role

• Creating custom solutions by designing and developing Salesforce applications.

• Participate in the entire software development life cycle, including requirements gathering, design, coding, testing and deployment.

• Supporting, maintaining and improving the working of existing Salesforce applications for optimal functionality.

• Creating and maintaining integrations with other applications and systems using web services and APIs.

• Collaborating with stakeholders and other developers to identify and implement improvements for the system.

• Ensuring compliance with security and development standards of Salesforce.

Key responsibilities include:

• Develop and maintain custom applications on the Salesforce platform using Apex, Visualforce and other technologies.

• Create technical documentation for the company, like user guides, release notes and design documents.

• Work collaboratively with technical teams to collect and document requirements for Salesforce solutions.

• Identify and troubleshoot issues related to Salesforce integrations and applications.

• Participate in code reviews to ensure that the best practices for the existing and new Salesforce solutions are implemented.

• Stay updated with new Salesforce features & functionalities and recommend best practices to enhance the existing Salesforce implementations.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in software engineering, Computer Science or a related field.

• 1-2 years of demonstrable experience in software development.

• Proficient understanding of Salesforce administration, including Salesforce lightning framework, Salesforce service cloud and Salesforce marketing cloud.

• Knowledge of Apex, Visualforce and other Salesforce development technologies.

• Understanding of Salesforce data model, including standard and custom objects, relationships and fields.

• Ability to communicate technical concepts effectively to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Salesforce certifications, like Platform Developer I or II, App Builder or Administrator.

• Experience with web technologies such as HTML, CSS, JavaScript and jQuery.

• Ability to work with Salesforce Community Cloud or other collaboration tools.

• Knowledge of DevOps and continuous integration/deployment (CI/CD) processes.

Compensation Range

Annual Salary: $100,000.00 - $140,000.00

Exact compensation may vary based on skills and experience.

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We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our organization. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We actively seek applications from people of all backgrounds to strengthen our community and the perspectives needed to flourish in a multicultural world. Success Academy offers a full benefits program and opportunities for professional growth. Learn more about our philosophy, benefits, and team at .

Success Academy Charter Schools does not offer employment-based immigration sponsorship.

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