Absa Group Specialist Salesforce Product Engineer Jobs in South Africa

Absa Group Specialist Salesforce Product Engineer Jobs in South Africa

Job Summary
Apply critical thinking & problem solving skills to contribute to all phases of the development lifecycle & quickly produce well-organised, optimized, and documented source code to deliver high-performing, scalable, enterprise-grade applications.

Job Description

Overall Job Purpose

To deliver the design, configuration, customisation, coding, testing, deployment, implementation, documentation, and debugging of Salesforce solutions in accordance with agreed standards and best practices.

Work closely with testers to automate functional tests

Perform code reviews when required 

Diagnose production issues and provide assistance to production support staff (Third level support)

Consistent participation in agile methodologies and practices

Manage development timelines

Plan & Organise

Develop and execute unit test plans.

Assist in the preparation and documentation of software requirements and specifications.

Plan, design and conduct tests of programs; correcting errors and re-test to achieve an error-free result.

Provide guidance and assistance to colleagues in any aspect of program design, creation, testing and documentation.

Take part in reviews of own work and can assist reviews of colleagues' work.

Delivery & Support

Update, modify and enhance existing solutions.

Configure and customize Salesforce applications in keeping with given design and specification.

Conduct unit testing as specified in the unit test plan, and document the outcomes in order to ensure that the code developed is error free.

Implement fixes to resolve any identified unit and system testing issues / errors.

Assist with all test phases and implement fixes according to identified errors.

Analyse, identify and troubleshoot issues encountered in production and / or reported by customers / users by analysing and debugging code.

Adhere to quality guidelines and standards for all activities (e.g., naming conventions, code comments).

Create documentation (e.g. maintenance guide) for all new projects and store the completed documentation in an appropriate repository.

Update existing application documentation to reflect program changes.

Work with trainers, technical writers, and Organizational Change Management professionals to develop user support materials.

Support software implementation activities (e.g., installation, configuration, customization, integration, data migration) as required.

Review changes made by other team members to identify discrepancies and errors and to ensure quality of work and adherence to standards and guidelines.

Create a detailed software design at application / module level in collaboration with the solutions architect/business analyst/system analyst.

Review test plans and test results of other team members to ensure that all test scenarios have been considered and tested.

Review documentation created by other team members to

ensure that the documentation incorporates all system development and code changes.

Provide technical guidance and training to other developers within the organisation.

Attend relevant project progress review sessions and provide feedback when required.

Participate in software release and post-release activities, including support for product launch (e.g., developing demonstrations and samples).

Monitor & Evaluate

Monitor software performance tests on new and existing programs for the purposes of correcting errors, isolating areas for improvement, and general debugging.

Generate statistics and prepare and write reports for management and / or team members on the status of the programming process.

Evaluate results of testing of the programs to identify scope for improvement in development activities.

Education and Experience Required

Diploma/ Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems or related field, preferred.

Salesforce Platform Developer I & II and/or Administrator certification, preferred.

Knowledge of at least one current programming language methodology, compulsory.

Specialization in at least one current programming language and methodology, compulsory.

Minimum of 5 years experience in Programming in relevant programming language(s).

Minimum 3-5 years experience in Salesforce administration and development.

Experience in Compliance Audit.

Experience in Development.

Experience in Administration.

Experience in Quality Assurance.

Exposure to key SFDC architectural concepts ( e.g. API and governor limits) and how they influence design.

Exposure to Testing.

Exposure to DevOps/ Release Management.

Knowledge & Skills:

Results orientation

Strong analytical and problem solving skills

Excellent written and oral communication skills

Understanding of the business context

Team player – approachable, ability to share and consult others

Time management – adherence to business timelines and schedules

Competencies:

Analysing (Proficient in)

Delivering Results & meeting customer expectations (Awareness)

Presenting & Communicating Information (Familiar with)

Learning & Research (Familiar with)

Creating & innovating (Familiar with)

Deciding & Initiating action (Familiar with)

Working with people (Proficient in)

Education

Bachelor's Degree: Information Technology

How to Apply

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