Fastmarkets
price-reporting agency (PRA) and information provider for global commodities
PlatformDeveloper(Salesforce)
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“Platform Developer (Salesforce) at Fastmarkets. Skills: Salesforce Configuration, Salesforce Customisation, Salesforce Development, Apex, Lightning Web Components, Flow, Salesforce Sales Cloud. Build and maintain business critical SaaS platforms. Salesforce Configuration, Customisation and Development”
Industry & Context.
Solutions-oriented
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
2 years+ experience as a developer on Salesforce projects, Experience with Salesforce Sales Cloud, including knowledge of relevant business processes (e. g. opportunities, quotes), technical understanding of Salesforce, including object relationships, security model, Flow, Apex, SOQL, and Lightning Web Components, Confident managing CI/CD pipelines (e. g. , GitHub, Gearset), communication skills, able to collaborate with technical and non-technical stakeholders, Ability to estimate tasks accurately, keeping stakeholders informed as required, Motivated self-starter, able to operate independently, Salesforce certified Administrator and Developer, Relevant IT degree or equivalent
Nice to Have
Experience with Service cloud, Experience with enterprise integrations (APIs, middleware, ETL tools), Experience implementing Mulesoft, CPQ or Agentforce, Other coding languages such as Java or Python, Understanding of agile delivery methods, Scrum preferred
What You'll Do.
Build and maintain business critical SaaS platforms
Salesforce Configuration
Customisation and Development
Solution design for small projects and BAU enhancements
Independently deliver small projects and BAU enhancements
Support delivery of large
Lightning App Builder
Lightning Web Components
integrations and automations
Perform code releases in a repeatable and controlled manner
Engage with business stakeholders to verify requirements and support rollout of features
Gain and maintain relevant Salesforce certifications
Engage with internal training resources
and peer learning opportunities
Stay up to date with new Salesforce releases
and platform capabilities
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Part of a cross-functional Scrum team; Working in collaboration with senior team members; Work closely with both team members and across technology to deliver projects; Engage with business stakeholders; Be visible in team stand-ups, demos, and retros; Work across teams and capitalise on the diversity of intellect, perspectives, and experiences
Communication Scope
communication skills, able to collaborate with technical and non-technical stakeholders; keeping stakeholders informed as required
Process & Methodology
Running small projects independently, Contributing towards the delivery of large projects, Ability to estimate tasks accurately
Full Job Description
Fastmarkets is an industry-leading price-reporting agency (PRA) and information provider for global commodities, providing price data, news, analytics and events for the agriculture, forest products, metals and mining and new-generation energy markets. Fastmarkets' data is critical for customers seeking to understand and predict dynamic, sometimes opaque markets, enabling trading and risk management. Fastmarkets is a global business with a history dating back to 1865 and is built on trust and deep market knowledge. It has more than 700 employees spread across global locations in the UK, US, China, India, Singapore, Brazil, Belgium, Bulgaria, Finland and beyond. The Role The Platforms team at Fastmarkets builds and maintains business critical SaaS platforms used every day to run our business. The primary platforms supported by the team are Salesforce and Mulesoft. We have an exciting roadmap of transformation projects, along with “business as usual” (BAU) and support workstreams. As a Platform Developer (Salesforce) you will be part of a cross-functional Scrum team of Salesforce specialists building, testing and implementing new features for large projects. In addition, about 20% of your time will be spent working on BAU and support tickets. As a mid-level role, you will be running small projects independently and contributing towards the delivery of large projects. This is a full-time position reporting to the Platforms Solution Architect. Principal Accountabilities Salesforce Configuration, Customisation and Development * Solution design for small projects and BAU enhancements, leveraging out of the box Salesforce capability as much as possible and minimising customisation and development. * Independently deliver small projects and BAU enhancements by enhancing Salesforce out of the box functionality * Support delivery of large, complex projects, working in collaboration with senior team members * Develop Flows, Validation Rules, Approval Processes, page layouts, L
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