Working Title: Senior Salesforce Developer
Job Class: Information Technology Specialist 5
Agency: Minnesota IT Services
Job ID : 87965
Location : St. Paul
Telework Eligible : Yes, #LI-Hybrid
Full/Part Time : Full-Time
Regular/Temporary : Unlimited
Who May Apply : Open to all qualified job seekers
Date Posted : 08/09/2025
Closing Date : 08/22/2025
Hiring Agency/Seniority Unit : Minnesota IT Services
Division/Unit : Department of Human Services (DHS)
Work Shift/Work Hours : Day Shift / 08:00 a.m. - 04:30 p.m.
Days of Work : Monday - Friday
Travel Required : No
Salary Range: $39.14 - $66.92 / hourly; $81,724 - $139,728 / annually
Job Class Option : Object Oriented
Classified Status : Classified
Bargaining Unit/Union : 214 - MN Assoc of Professional Empl/MAPE
FLSA Status : Exempt - Professional
Designated in Connect 700 Program for Applicants with Disabilities (https://mn.gov/mmb/careers/diverse-workforce/people-with-disabilities/connect700/) : Yes
The work you'll do is more than just a job.
At the State of Minnesota, employees play a critical role in developing policies, providing essential services, and working to improve the well-being and quality of life for all Minnesotans. The State of Minnesota is committed to equity and inclusion, and invests in employees by providing benefits, support resources, and training and development opportunities.
Join the 2,800+ professionals of Minnesota IT Services (https://mn.gov/mnit/about-mnit/careers/) (MNIT) who connect Minnesotans to services that will improve their lives. This position serves our partners at Minnesota's largest state agency, the Department of Human Services (DHS). The MNIT DHS team supports complex and varied technical needs, including systems that provide health care coverage, deliver child protection and welfare services, and provide support for Minnesotans with special needs including mental illness, chemical dependencies, and physical or developmental disabilities.
If you're excited about utilizing your Salesforce expertise to support the state's mission of delivering exceptional service, apply now to be part of a dedicated team driving innovation and efficiency in the State of Minnesota! Join us in our mission to create a more efficient, responsive, and impactful public service through technology.
We are seeking a skilled and experienced Salesforce Developer to join our dynamic team. In this role, you play a pivotal role in developing applications that harness the advanced functionalities of Salesforce by providing complex configuration of native functionality, integrated add-ons, and related tools. You will ensure the production of efficient, stable, maintainable, manageable, and secure declarative applications. The applications require deep and thorough understanding not only of the techniques and processes related to the tool, but also of standard application development practices of the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) principles and processes. You will be responsible for developing applications that enable business to take advantage of advanced functionalities available in Salesforce and will be responsible for researching other 3rd party tools, evaluating suitability for integration with Salesforce, and implementing solutions to improve Salesforce native functionality.
Additionally, you will be a key player for understanding business problems, designing, developing, configuring, testing, and deploying software to provide solutions. You will write code to produce applications that provide measurable business value by using Agile techniques and working in collaboration with the larger, cross-functional team. You will be responsible for learning new languages/technologies and staying on top of the technology wave. As a Salesforce Developer, you will work closely with Architects, Salesforce Administrators, Project Managers, Business Analysts, Subject Matter Experts, and other key stakeholders to deliver Salesforce applications that address documented business requirements that operate within design specifications. You will build applications in accordance with Minnesota IT Services (MNIT) Software Development Life Cycle and follow standard application development best practices. You will be an expert by maintaining and building competency by taking the role in identifying elements of highly complex and large-scale projects and are expected to provide senior-level participation and support of peer code reviews, technical walk troughs, cross-training, mentorship and other knowledge transfer activities.
If you are a seasoned Salesforce professional with a passion for creating efficient, stable, maintainable, manageable, and secure declarative applications, we invite you to join our team and contribute to the success of our innovative projects.
This position requires an employee to be onsite at 540 Cedar St., St. Paul, Minnesota at least 50% of the time, with some opportunity to perform work from a telework location. Telework (https://mn.gov/mmb-stat/policies/1422-telework.pdf) for Minnesota IT Services is available on a limited basis. Employees will be required to meet current telework eligibility requirements.
Minimum Qualifications
Candidates must clearly demonstrate all of the following qualifications in their resume. Resume tips here. (https://mn.gov/mnit/about-mnit/careers/hiringprocess.jsp) :
Position requires a minimum of five (5) years of experience as an IT application developer and/or software engineer.
Experience must include:
Ability to manage extensive application development portfolio with multiple projects at various stages of design, development, implementation or production.
Extensive technical knowledge of Salesforce Development using Apex, Aura framework, Lightning framework, Web Services, Visualforce, HTML, JavaScript, and/or CSS.
The methods and techniques of systems analysis and design.
The Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC).
Ability to deliver effective verbal or written messages that facilitate a mutual understanding amongst all parties.
Customer service skills that include active listening, empathy, and problem-solving.
A master's degree in Information Technology or an IT related field substitutes for three (3) years of experience, OR an IT related bachelor's degree substitutes for two (2) years, OR an IT related associate's degree substitutes for one (1) year.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience with OmniStudio.
Experience with Flow development.
Development experience with Apex, Aura framework, and Visualforce.
Experience developing and maintaining application programming interfaces (API's).
Ability to organize, plan, monitor, and coordinate multiple and complex activities while operating within technical and business requirements.
Ability to mentor and lead other junior technical developers to design, build and implement technical solutions for various business needs.
Ability to read and interpret detailed technical information.
Additional Requirements
It is the policy of Minnesota IT Services that a successful candidate must pass all legally required checks prior to employment which may consist of the following:
SEMA4 Records Check (applies to current and past state employees only)
Criminal History Check
Reference Check
Social Security and Address Verification
Education Verification
Other legally required checks
Minnesota IT Services does not participate in E-Verify. Minnesota IT Services will not sponsor applicant for work visas, including F-1 STEM OPT extensions. All applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States
AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
Minnesota State Colleges and Universities is an Equal Opportunity employer/educator committed to the principles of diversity. We prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals based on their race, sex, color, creed, religion, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, or membership in a local commission as defined by law. As an affirmative action employer, we actively seek and encourage applications from women, minorities, persons with disabilities, and individuals with protected veteran status.
Reasonable accommodations will be made to all qualified applicants with disabilities. If you are an individual with a disability who needs assistance or cannot access the online job application system, please contact the job information line at 651-259-3637 or email careers@state.mn.us . Please indicate what assistance is needed.