Senior Salesforce Engineer

Are you a team player? Are you curious to learn? Are you interested in working in meaningful projects? Do you want to work with cutting-edge technology? Are you interested in being part of a team that is working to transform and do things differently? If so, LPL Financial is the place for you!

LPL Financial (Nasdaq: LPLA) was founded on the principle that the firm should work for the advisor, and not the other way around. Today, LPL is a leader* in the markets we serve, supporting more than 18,000 financial advisors, 800 institution-based investment programs and 450 independent RIA firms nationwide. We are steadfast in our commitment to the advisor-centered model and the belief that Americans deserve access to personalized guidance from a financial advisor. At LPL, independence means that advisors have the freedom they deserve to choose the business model, services, and technology resources that allow them to run their perfect practice. And they have the freedom to manage their client relationships, because they know their clients best. Simply put, we take care of our advisors, so they can take care of their clients.

Job Overview:

LPL Financial is seeking a Senior Salesforce Engineer in LPL Digital Marketing & Sales technology department. This person will work with the team of onshore and offshore developers and System Analysts. Responsible for Application support, system enhancements to major system projects. The position will be responsible for the development and ongoing support of Salesforce CRM and other technologies related to Salesforce.

The successful candidate will have excellent verbal and written communication skills along with a demonstrated ability to meet schedules and multi-task. This position requires strong attention to detail and an ability to build relationships with all levels within the organization. The environment is fast paced and dynamic, requiring the ability to respond quickly to changing priorities across multiple projects. After hours and weekend work is occasionally required.

Responsibilities:

• Develop, implement and provide application support and system enhancements for Salesforce Customer Relationship Management (CRM) and Salesforce Marketing Cloud platforms to sustain and enhance sales and marketing efforts.
• Experience in documenting current state business processes and wire framing system designs using process flow diagram tools, UML, sequence diagrams, etc. as well as making recommendations for future state improved processes and system design
• Develop end-to-end Salesforce solutions using configuration and customization using APEX Class, Triggers, Visualforce pages, Lightning flows and Lightning components among other technologies.
• Identify designs that leverage standard out-of-the-box Salesforce functionality wherever possible and create supporting technical specification documents.
• Develop integrations between Salesforce and external applications using REST, SOAP APIs, oAuth and Single Sign-On.
• Utilize Salesforce Lightning, and develop Lightning components, both within the Salesforce Lightning Design System and by writing custom Lightning Components in Aura and LWC.
• Migrate changes from development to test to production environment(s)
• Analyze current state business processes, and identify ways to utilize SFDC to improve business processes and productivity.
• Support and develop data integration using ETL tools collaboratively working with Data Integration team.
• Execute projects applying Agile Scrum and Agile SaFE methodologies for faster and iterative delivery
• Partner with the development team in the design, testing and deployment of changes to ensure the Salesforce solution meets the agreed upon business requirements and is supportable and scalable.
• Partner with platform manager to identify, evaluate and execute projects meeting business and product team’s goals and requirements.

What are we looking for?

We want strong collaborators who can deliver a world-class client experience. We are looking for people who thrive in a fast-paced environment, are client-focused, team oriented, and are able to execute in a way that encourages creativity and continuous improvement.

Requirements:

• BA/BS degree in Computer Science or related degree and experience.
• Have 5+ years of hands on experience as Salesforce CRM developer in large scale implementations with over 1000 users
• Understanding of professional software engineering practices & best practices for the full software life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations
• Experience with Salesforce marketing cloud or any marketing cloud is added advantage

Core Competencies:

• Outstanding oral, technical and written communication skills and ability to thrive in a fast-paced and entrepreneurial setting is essential
• Experience taking a leading role in building complex software systems and communicating with users, other technical teams to collect requirements, describe software product features, technical designs, and product strategy
• Work closely with the Enterprise Architecture team, implementation partners, 3rd party vendors and other technology teams to ensure appropriate infrastructure selection, maintenance, policies and procedures are in place to support the CRM application environment

Preferences:

• Preferred Salesforce certifications:, Salesforce Certified Platform Developer, Advanced Developer, Salesforce Certified Platform App Builder, Salesforce Certified Integration Architecture Designer, Certified Marketing Cloud Consultant, Certified Service Cloud Consultant
• Experience with Microsoft CRM Dynamics or any other CRM is added advantage

Why LPL?

At LPL, we believe that objective financial guidance is a fundamental need for everyone. As the nation’s leading independent broker-dealer, we offer an integrated platform of proprietary technology, brokerage, and investment advisor services. We provide you with a work environment that encourages your creativity and growth, a leadership team that is supportive and responsive, and the opportunity to create a career that has no limits, only amazing potential.

We are one team on one mission. We take care of our advisors, so they can take care of their clients.

Because our company is not too big and not too small, you can seize the opportunity to make a real impact. We are committed to supporting workplace equality, and we embrace the different perspectives and backgrounds of our employees. We also care for our communities, and we encourage our employees to do the same. This creates an environment in which you can do your best work.

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Information on Interviews:

LPL will only communicate with a job applicant directly from an @lplfinancial.com email address and will never conduct an interview online or in a chatroom forum. During an interview, LPL will not request any form of payment from the applicant, or information regarding an applicant’s bank or credit card. Should you have any questions regarding the application process, please contact LPL’s Human Resources Solutions Center at (800) 877-7210.