The Department of Jobs, Precincts and Regions (DJPR) was established to ensure Victoria's strong economic performance by growing industries and regions. Here at DJPR, we're making sure Victoria's economy benefits all Victorians by creating more jobs for more people, building thriving places and regions and nurturing inclusive communities.

Our work supports a range of diverse portfolios and operates across metropolitan, regional and international offices. We also oversee various public entities, including public corporations, regulatory authorities and specialist boards.

The Department strongly encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and offers reasonable adjustments for applicants with disabilities.

Our values are accountability, integrity and respect, and underpin everything we do.

Salesforce / Java Developer

• $103,920 to $125,735 (Plus Superannuation)
• Fixed Term until 30 November 2024    
• Usual hours of work: Full Time (flexibility may be available)
• Usual work location: 1 Spring Street Melbourne VIC (flexibility may be available)

Are you an experienced Java developer looking to move into Salesforce Development?

The Department of Jobs, Precincts and Regions (DJPR) was established to ensure Victoria's strong economic performance by growing industries and regions. Here at DJPR, we're making sure Victoria's economy benefits all Victorians by creating more jobs for more people, building thriving places and regions and nurturing inclusive communities.

The position of Salesforce / Java Developer forms a part of the Corporate Services / Information Services / Strategic Platforms. 

The Business Systems Team within the Strategic Platforms Unit is responsible for the ongoing operation and customisation of the Salesforce-based departmental customer relationship management (CRM) and grants system, and other Salesforce applications.

The Salesforce / Java Developer will deliver enhancements in an Agile environment across the department's multiple Salesforce instances. The Salesforce / Java Developer is responsible for Salesforce technical development and solution design, integrations with other platforms, delivery and release management. The role provides strategy recommendations for Salesforce development, including technology approaches, security, apps and third-party tools that deliver best practice outcomes.

The main key accountabilities of the role are:

• Participation in all Agile ceremonies including planning, sizing and daily stand-ups for all development tasks. This will include usage of Atlassian Jira, Bitbucket, Illuminated Cloud, Jenkins and Agile development toolsets.
• Analysis and review of business requirements, definition and delivery of the technical coding strategies. This will include development of Lightning UIs and components on the Salesforce platform.
• Contribute to design, development and support of integrations between platforms (e.g. Office 365, Oracle and Salesforce) that deliver best practice outcomes.
• Implementation of requirements in the development environment, including solution and functional architecture,  testing and deployment steps into production.
• Mange code repositories and test classes as required under the department's continuous integration processes, including the use of Bitbucket and Jenkins.
• Work collaboratively with the GEMS Support Team on technical issue resolution, and with project/business owners on small to medium Salesforce application development projects

For a confidential discussion, please call Brad Marsh on 0409 151 672.

Applicants will be required to comply with the Department of Jobs, Precincts and Region's (department's) COVID-19 Vaccination requirements, in line with the Chief Health Officer (CHO) Directions and any other legislative requirements, directions, policies or procedures, including but not limited to any requirement to provide evidence of vaccination status.

Successful candidates will be required to undergo a National Police Records Check prior to commencing employment with the Department. For further information on the position, please refer to the attached position description.

How to Apply

Please click the ‘Apply Now' button. As part of the application process, you will need to provide a copy of your resume and a cover letter addressing the key selection criteria outlined in the position description.

Applications close at midnight on 30 June 2022.