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Senior Salesforce Developer: Office of Innovative Technologies - UTK

University of Tennessee at Martin

Salary undisclosed

Knoxville, TN, United StatesFull-timeHybridProficient

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Description

Technical

  • Research, designs, and communicates solution architecture approach.

  • Develops proof of concepts (POC) and changes to release into preproduction and production environments.

  • Peer review changes to ensure standards and best practices are met.

  • Develops and enforces standard operating procedures for release management and source control.

  • Implements and maintains Salesforce security and governance best practices, including profiles, permission sets, permission set groups, sharing rules, role hierarchy, and field-level security.

  • Creates documentation and testing plans.

  • Assists with User Acceptance Testing (UAT) and release training.

  • Provides troubleshooting and platform support.

 

Analytical

  • Gather and analyze business requirements to design scalable, effective solutions.

  • Troubleshoot and optimize Salesforce system performance.

  • Data modeling and understanding how to structure data efficiently within Salesforce.

  • Monitor and analyze the performance of Salesforce implementations.

  • Analyzing user feedback and system interaction patterns to improve the usability of Salesforce features.

  • Anticipate challenges in system integrations or customizations.

 

Collaboration and Communication

  • Strong ability to work with cross-functional teams, including administrators, stakeholders, and end-users, to align technical solutions with business needs.

  • Effective communication to translate technical concepts for non-technical audiences.

  • Team-oriented approach for working in Agile or Scrum environments.

  • Mentors and provides work direction to others.

 

Project Management and Adaptability 

  • Familiarity with project management methodologies to manage tasks and timelines efficiently.

  • Adaptability to learn and implement new Salesforce features or updates as they are released.

  • Prioritize tasks and work in a fast-paced, evolving environment.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications 

  • Education: Bachelor’s degree in Computer/Information Sciences or related field or equivalent combination of education and experience

  • Experience:  

    • Three years of development experience.

    • Salesforce Platform Developer I certification.

  • Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities: 

    • Experience in Salesforce Student Success Hall, Education Cloud or Sales and Service Cloud

    • Comprehensive understanding of Salesforce architecture, features, and capabilities.

    • Knowledge of Salesforce declarative tools (e.g., Salesforce Flow) and programmatic tools (Apex, Lightning Web Components, SOQL).

    • Knowledge of integration techniques, including REST/SOAP APIs, middleware tools, and ETL processes.

    • Experience with Salesforce DevOps practices, including CI/CD and Salesforce DX.

    • Knowledge of computing languages and platforms.

    • Strong SQL skills.

    • Knowledge of testing frameworks.

    • Knowledge of automated testing tools.

    • Knowledge of metadata management.

    • Knowledge of specific relational databases, such as SQL Server, Oracle, or mySQL.

    • Utilize appropriate visualization and presentation tools, such as Visio or PowerPoint.

 

Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis without need now or in the future for sponsorship for employment-based visa status.

 

Preferred Qualifications 

  • Experience: 

    • Higher Education Experience

    • Additional Salesforce Developer Certifications

  • Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities: 

    • Working Knowledge and experience with the following systems/applications:

      • Salesforce SSH or Education Cloud or Sales and Service Cloud

      • Data360

      • AgentForce

      • Voice Agent

      • Marketing Cloud

      • Mulesoft

      • Tableau

      • FormAssembly

      • Blackthorn

      • Snapet

      • Appinium

 

Work Location 

  • Location: Knoxville, TN

  • Hybrid

 

Compensation and Benefits

  • UT market range: MR14

  • Find more information on the UT Market Range structure here

  • Find more information on UT Benefits here

 

Application Instructions 

To express interest, please submit an application with the noted below attachments:

  • Resume

  • Cover Letter

 

About The Division

The Office of Innovative Technologies (OIT) seeks to support the university’s mission by providing customer driven IT services in a consistent and credible manner.

The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, has shaped leaders, changemakers, and innovative thinkers since its founding in 1794. The university is home to more than 38,000 students and 10,000 statewide employees—the Volunteers—who uphold the university’s tradition of lighting the way for others through leadership and service. 

UT Knoxville offers over 900 programs of study across 14 degree-granting colleges and schools. As Tennessee’s flagship land-grant university, its footprint spans the entire state. The university holds the highest Carnegie classification for research activity and has deep partnerships with industry leaders and the US Department of Energy’s largest multidisciplinary laboratory, Oak Ridge National Laboratory. 

The Knoxville campus serves and recruits for UT Knoxville, including the Institute of Agriculture and the Space Institute, as well as the UT Institute of Public Service.  

UT Knoxville considers its employees its number one asset. With values that focus on work-life balance, compensation, and innovation leadership, all Vols are supported to advance professionally. Employees have access to career development and coaching, continued education, and an extensive list of development and training possibilities. The Volunteer employee experience implements structures and practices to attract and retain top-tier talent, fostering a strong staff community and supporting a culture of involvement and engagement for everyone. 

The university holds a strong commitment to its land-grant mission of learning and engagement, with a tradition of service and leadership that carries that Volunteer spirit throughout the state and around the world. It has been ranked nationally as “Best Employer for New Graduates,” “One of America’s Best Large Employers,” and “Best Workplace for Women,” and has been designated as “Best Place for Working Parents” by Forbes Magazine.  

Apply today and join the Tennessee Volunteer community! 

Benefits

  • UT market range: MR14
  • Find more information on the UT Market Range structure here
  • Find more information on UT Benefits here
  • Resume
  • Cover Letter

About this role

The Office of Innovative Technologies at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville is seeking a Senior Salesforce Developer to lead technical design, development, and optimization of Salesforce solutions across the institution. This role bridges technical architecture and business strategy—you'll gather requirements from stakeholders, design scalable solutions, and develop proof of concepts before moving them through preproduction and production environments. You'll also establish and enforce release management procedures, security governance, and DevOps practices while mentoring other developers and communicating technical concepts to non-technical audiences.

The position demands deep Salesforce expertise: Platform Developer I certification, three years of development experience, and hands-on knowledge of Apex, Lightning Web Components, SOQL, Salesforce Flow, and integration techniques including APIs and ETL processes. You'll need strong SQL skills, familiarity with CI/CD and Salesforce DX, and experience with testing frameworks and metadata management. Higher education experience and additional Salesforce certifications are preferred, as is exposure to Education Cloud, Salesforce SSH, or related systems the university uses.

This is a hybrid role in Knoxville offering the chance to work within a large research university's IT infrastructure while contributing to a mission-driven organization. UT Knoxville emphasizes professional development, work-life balance, and career advancement for its employees.

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