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NHQ:IT - Enterprise Web Services - Code4Good Volunteer - Salesforce Developer

This position supports the National Headquarters (NHQ) Information Technology (IT) team. The American Red Cross Code4Good Project is a first-of-its-kind volunteer workforce that gives software engineers and engineering leaders an opportunity to support the Red Cross Mission. The Code4Good Volunteer is an enthusiastic team player who wants to support the Red Cross Mission by contributing their software engineering talent and practical experience to support internal software development and support efforts. This is a remote volunteer-from-home opportunity, with virtual teams collaborating through JIRA, Git, Confluence, Slack, etc.

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Locations

Remote/Virtual Volunteer Opportunity

Key Responsibilities

The Code4Good Volunteer is an enthusiastic team player who wants to support the Red Cross mission by contributing their software engineering talent and practical experience to support internal software development and support efforts.

  • Meeting with project manager to determine CRM needs
  • Developing customized solutions with the Salesforce platform
  • Designing, coding, and implementing Salesforce applications
  • Creating timelines and development goals
  • Testing the stability and functionality of the application
  • Troubleshooting and fixing issues
  • Work with technical writing/training resources to provide content needed for Salesforce staff 

Qualifications

Required:

  • 2+ years’ professional experience in related role
  • Experience developing customer-facing interfaces
  • Advanced knowledge of Salesforce CRM platforms
  • Proficient in JavaScript
  • Good communication skills
  • Ability to troubleshoot high-level software and application issues
  • Access to cell phone, computer and reliable internet
  • Resume required
  • Willingness to comply with current public health and Red Cross policies

 

Preferred:

  • Product delivery within an agile methodology framework
  • Git, Atlassian Jira, Atlassian Confluence, Slack, or similar collaboration tools 

Training

  • American Red Cross Orientation
  • Code4Good Orientation: held the first Friday of each month. Volunteers are required to attend and complete onboarding process. 

Development Opportunities

Volunteers will have the opportunity to work in a busy IT department, while supporting the American Red Cross.

Length of Appointment

3 months minimum, renewable indefinitely as mutually agreed.

Time Commitment

3-5 hours per week

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