The New York City Department for the Aging (DFTA) is seeking a highly technical application developer to support/develop applications hosted on the Salesforce platform, and to make recommendations and implement best practices for Salesforce development, management and administration. The candidate is expected to: Maintain the platform, and be an expert in the Salesforce platform API, management tools, and capabilities. Use this knowledge to plan, write, and test code to meet the requirements of tasks assigned, based on the technical specification for the task provided. Work with the platform technologies and languages, HTML, and Javascript to customize the platform's prototype solutions to build fully functioning sites on desktop, tablet and mobile devices. Use object oriented techniques to create reusable, easy to maintain code. All code must conform to platform-specific & industry best practice code standards, and perform well under load. This will include design, development, configuration, maintenance and support. The candidate should also have experience with: .Net and C#, JSON, SOAP AJAX, REST, HTML5, ReactJS, as well as relational database experience with SQL Server.


The ideal candidate should have:
- Experience serving as a system administrator in Salesforce Lightning.
- Experience in Apex programming, lightning (aura framework and LWC), Java scripts, APIs development and integration
- Strong self-motivation, multitasking skills and the ability to work independently in an unstructured environment.
- Excellent written, verbal communication, public speaking and presentation skills.
- Excellent problem-solving and decision-making skills.
- Demonstrated track record of performing Salesforce administrative tasks including creating custom objects, fields, workflow and validation rules, page layouts, list views, reports, dashboards, email templates and Lightning app pages.
- Demonstrated ability to gather user requirements and transform them into system requirements with a strong attention to detail.
- Experience administering the Service and Sales Clouds in a work environment.
- Experience using Salesforce Data Loader, Import Wizard and Workbench.
- Ability to complete tasks on tight deadlines with minimal supervision.
- Ability to read, write and edit Salesforce object query language (SOQL) queries.
- Expert of software development life-cycle involving Salesforce.com implementations
- Expert of SDLC processes and tools, Iterative Design & Prototyping (Agile)
- Must have experience preparing technical specifications, detailed design documents and developing test cases

1. A master's degree in computer science from an accredited college or university and three (3) years of progressively more responsible, full-time, satisfactory experience in Information Technology (IT) including applications development, systems development, data communications and networking, database administration, data processing, or user services. At least eighteen (18) months of this experience must have been in an administrative, managerial or executive capacity in the areas of applications development, systems development, data communications and networking, database administration, data processing or in the supervision of staff performing these duties; or

2. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university and four (4) years of progressively more responsible, full-time, satisfactory experience as described in "1" above; or

3. A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent, and six (6) years of progressively more responsible, full-time, satisfactory experience as described in "1" above; or

4. A satisfactory combination of education and experience equivalent to "1", "2" or "3" above. However, all candidates must have at least a four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent and must possess at least three (3) years of experience as described in "1" above, including the eighteen (18) months of administrative, managerial, executive or supervisory experience as described in "1" above.

In the absence of a baccalaureate degree, undergraduate credits may be substituted for a maximum of two (2) years of the required experience in IT on the basis of 30 semester credits for six (6) months of the required experience. Graduate credits in computer science may be substituted for a maximum of one (1) year of the required experience in IT on the basis of 30 graduate semester credits in computer science for one (1) year of the required IT experience. However, undergraduate and/or graduate credits may not be substituted for the eighteen (18) months of experience in an administrative, managerial, executive, or supervisory capacity as described in "1" above.

- Preferred minimum 5 years of strong hands-on experience of development/Administration in Salesforce. - Strong knowledge and experience in API & Salesforce Lightning. - Strong knowledge and experience in of HTML5, CSS, Javascript, JQuery, and Bootstrap. - Experience managing a Salesforce org as a sole administrator - Experience translating business requirements to technical specifications and database designs. - Experience and comfort providing accurate project and work effort estimates. - Ability to work well in a team environment. - Strong oral and written communication skills. - Analytical mind with ability to think outside the box. - Proven ability to keep up to date on latest technology trends. - Experience with .Net, C#, Java, JQuery, IIS, SQL Server is a plus.

This position is also open to qualified persons with a disability who are eligible for the 55-a Program. Please indicate at the top of your resume and cover letter that you would like to be considered for the position through the 55-a Program.

As a prospective employee of the City of New York, you may be eligible for federal loan forgiveness programs and state repayment assistance programs. For more information, please visit the U.S. Department of Education’s website at https://studentaid.gov/pslf/.

New York City Residency is not required for this position

The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic, including but not limited to an individual's sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity, or pregnancy.