The United Nations Office for Project Services is an operational arm of the United Nations, dedicated to implementing projects for the United Nations System, international financial institutions, governments and other partners in the aid world.

Functional Responsibilities:

The Senior Developer will primarily focus on:

• Developing business applications
• Technical review and testing
• Knowledge management and innovation
• Develops business applications through the production of code artefacts
• Implements web applications through the development of code artefacts by utilising the Salesforce platform
• Analyses, designs, coordinates and develops detailed technical specifications and translates them into solutions
• Develops new modules / functionality within existing systems
• Ensures optimal performance, scalability, and usability of business applications by adhering to established and evolving architectural standards developed by the Enterprise Architecture team and Platforms team
• Maintains detailed technical documentation
• Performs technical review and testing of code for business applications
• Reviews own and other team members / external developers code to ensure quality and adherence to coding standards and practices instituted within the team
• Undertakes unit and other forms of technical testing of business applications, ensuring that business applications work as intended and making sure the applications are optimised in terms of performance and usability. Suggests new approaches and/or tools that may be used to improve testing
• Performs technical testing of existing or new functionality and when upgrades / patches are applied
• Assists the Testing and Quality Assurance team in troubleshooting anomalies, understanding impacts and identifying solutions to bugs or gaps in functionality
• Adequately documents all work activities, including code specifications and test plans
• Embeds relevant knowledge management and innovation
• Contributes ideas, concerns and suggested approaches during technical design sessions with other developers
• Contributes to the specification of web applications, ensuring high graphical and UX standards are met and brand consistency is adhered to as specified by the Enterprise Architecture and Platforms team
• Contributes through evidence-based opinions during UX design sessions with other developers and provides feedback to the Enterprise Architecture and Platforms team on established design standards
• Stays up to date with emerging technologies and where appropriate, advocates for their consideration
• Advocates for the development of new, innovative concepts that could be implemented in addition to or as a replacement for existing solutions

Education/Experience/Language requirements:

Education:

• Master’s Degree, preferably in Business Administration, Computer Science or other relevant discipline is required.
• A Bachelor’s degree in combination with additional two years of experience may be accepted in lieu of master’s degree.
• Secondary education in combination with additional six years of experience may be accepted in lieu of a master’s degree

Experience:

• Minimum 3 years of professional developer experience with Salesforce is required
• Proficiency in Apex is required
• Knowledge of GitHub, especially in regard to Salesforce scratch orgs and commits is desirable.
• SOQL skills (experience with Salesforce SQL) are required
• Experience with developing business applications within large and complex enterprise IT environments would be a distinct advantage
• Experience in Mulesoft API will be a distinct advantage