Salesforce Platform Developer (CEMI)

Salesforce Platform Developer (CEMI) Remote 3 Year Term

No Visa Sponsorship is available for this position.

This is a 3 year term appointment which may be ended or extended based on organizational needs funding availability and performance.

About the Cornell Experience Modernization Initiative and Donor Engagement and Experience Project

TheCornell Experience Modernization Initiative (CEMI) is a multi-year program designed to improve the experience of students faculty staff alumni donors patients and partners by unifying and enhancing administrative systems and processes across all Cornell University locations. Its name CEMI is said as See Me because the focus is on you: the people who use Cornells systems and data to accomplish your goals.

What will you do:

The CEMI Salesforce Platform Developer plays a critical role within the Cornell Enterprise Modernization Initiative (CEMI) with primary responsibility supporting Enterprise Salesforce Operations across Cornells growing portfolio of Salesforce solutions. A multiyear effort to modernize and unify Salesforce technology across Cornell University campuses including Ithaca Cornell Tech Weill Cornell Medicine (WCM) and Weill Cornell Medicine.

Cornell seeks a highly skilled CEMI Salesforce Platform Developer with experience architecting and developing solutions across multiple Salesforce orgs managed packages and data models to contribute to a largescale multicampus transformation effort bringing together Cornells academic administrative and engagement operations. The CEMI Salesforce Platform Developer works closely with functional and technical stakeholders across campuses as well as Salesforce Operations project teams campus stakeholders and system integrators supporting Cornells various Salesforce collaboration with these partners the developer supports and creates Salesforce solutions by interpreting stakeholder needs into scalable and supportable solutions all while ensuring alignment with enterprise architecture security standards and business requirements.

Within Cornell Information Technologies the CEMI Salesforce Platform Developer contributes to Salesforce platform architecture and solution design applying sound architectural principles established design patterns and enterprise governance standards. This role partners with functional and technical stakeholders to identify pain points and deliver innovative scalable solutions that enhance the user experience while ensuring the Salesforce platform remains secure maintainable and aligned with Cornells long-term technology strategy.

The CEMI Salesforce Platform Developer brings deep experience working with complex Salesforce environments and associated data models across multiple business domains.

Key Responsibilities

• Contribute to Salesforce platform architecture and solution design including data architecture integration strategy environment design and release management approaches.
• Design and implement scalable Salesforce solutions using sound architectural principles enterprise design patterns and platform governance standards.
• Develop and maintain Salesforce applications custom components and workflow logic using Apex Lightning Web Components (LWC) Flows and declarative automation.
• Configure and extend Salesforce managed packages ensuring compatibility with custom solutions and enterprise requirements.
• Design and maintain scalable custom data models that integrate seamlessly with managed package architectures.
• Develop and support opportunity-based and case-based workflows leveraging Sales Cloud and Service Cloud capabilities across students employees faculty research donor and fundraising marketing and external use cases.
• Design and implement Salesforce integrations using APIs middleware and other integration technologies to support internal and external systems.
• Build advanced reports dashboards and analytics to support academic administrative engagement and operational decision making.
• Configure and maintain role-based security permissions and access controls in alignment with institutional governance and compliance requirements.
• Design deploy and support secure user friendly Experience Cloud solutions that enable guided workflows and self-service engagement.
• Support Salesforce org development and administration including environment management testing release coordination and deployment activities.
• Provide technical support through issue triage troubleshooting root cause analysis and resolution.
• Contribute to the design and implementation of emerging enterprise capabilities including Data360 (data unification and activation) and Salesforce Agentforce (AI assisted workflows).
• Ensure all Salesforce solutions comply with institutional and regulatory requirements governing HIPAA regulated medical data FERPA protected student data confidential information and personally identifiable information (PII) including HIPAA FERPA and GDPR where applicable.
• Collaborate with technical teams and stakeholders across the university to align Salesforce solutions with broader information management and modernization strategies.
• Serve as a subject matter expert for Salesforce development supporting ongoing platform modernization and evolution across Cornells Salesforce ecosystem.

This is a 3 year term appointment which may be ended or extended based on organizational needs funding availability and performance.

While position responsibilities vary every member of our community is expected to foster a culture of belonging and a healthy work environment by communicating across differences; being cooperative collaborative open and welcoming; showing respect compassion and empathy; engaging and supporting others regardless of background or perspective; speaking up when others are being excluded or treated inappropriately; and supporting work/life integration of oneself and others.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree in computer science Information Systems or a related field or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
• Five (5) years of hands-on Salesforce development experience in complex enterprise environments.
• Demonstrated experience working with multiple Salesforce managed packages. Strong hands-on experience with the Salesforce platform and core data models including development using Apex Lightning Web Components (LWC) Flows declarative automation validation rules security and sharing models and overall Salesforce application configuration and customization.
• Experience designing scalable Salesforce solutions including data models integrations and platform design patterns and contributing to Salesforce platform architecture and solution design in alignment with enterprise architecture standards.
• Experience designing and supporting Salesforce integrations with external systems using APIs integration middleware and related technologies.
• Experience working within structured environment strategies release management processes and platform governance frameworks and participating in architecture reviews and technical design discussions to support platform scalability stability and long-term sustainability.
• Experience working with sensitive and regulated data including HIPAA-regulated medical data FERPA-protected student data confidential data and PII in compliance with privacy and security requirements.
• Experience supporting Salesforce Experience Cloud solutions and user-facing workflows.
• Experience translating business requirements and user stories into technical designs implementing solutions testing and deployments.
• Strong analytical problem-solving and troubleshooting skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to collaborate across technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a complex multi-stakeholder environment.
• Ability to cultivate and develop inclusive working relationships with students faculty staff and community members.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience working and supporting largescale multiyear enterprise implementations particularly in higher education healthcare nonprofit or similarly complex environments
• Experience working with emerging Salesforce capabilities including Data360 (data unification and activation) Salesforce Agentforce and other AIassisted or nextgeneration platform features
• Experience supporting Salesforce analytics and reporting solutions such as CRM Analytics TableauNext or advanced reporting frameworks
• Experience integrating Salesforce with Marketing Cloud including preference and consent management audience activation and engagement data synchronization
• Salesforce certifications such as Platform Developer I or II Salesforce Certified System Architect Integration Architecture Designer Data Architecture and Management Designer Salesforce AI Specialist or equivalent
• Experience operating within formal governance structures including data governance security review architecture review boards and enterprise change management processes
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively across multiple business units balancing standardization with local requirements. Experience partnering with system integrators and external vendors in complex delivery models
• Experience contributing to platform modernization initiatives including technical debt reduction adoption of new Salesforce features and continuous improvement practices

Application Information:

• A resume is required for further consideration for this position. A cover letter expressing alignment with Cornells mission and this role is strongly encouraged. When applying through our system please remember to attach your application materials (Cover Letter and Resume) in PDF format.
• No Visa Sponsorship of any kind is available for this position.
• No Relocation assistance will be provided for this position.

Rewards and Benefits

• This position is based in Ithaca New York however the successful applicant may perform this role remotely anywhere within the United States. Employees who work remotely may receive multiple W-2 Forms depending on their work location. The New York Convenience of employer guidelines require New York State individual tax reporting and withholding for this position. Additional individual state income tax filings may also be required if working temporarily outside of New York State. The university reserves the right to modify suspend or terminate the remote or hybrid work arrangement at any time.
• Cornell receives national recognition as an award-winning workplace for our health wellbeing and sustainability. Our benefits programs include comprehensive health care options generous retirement contributions access to wellness programs and employee discounts with local and national retail brands. We invite you to follow this link to get more information about our benefits: Understand Your Benefits Working at Cornell.
• Our leave provisions include health and personal leave three weeks of vacation and 13 holidays: Martin Luther King Jr. Day Memorial Day Juneteenth Independence Day Labor Day Thanksgiving and the day after and an end of the year winter break from December 25-January 1. To offer greater flexibility for observing faiths and traditions we also offer two additional floating holidays. Learn more about our generous leave provisions: Holiday and Accrued Time Off Working at Cornell
• Cornells impressive educational benefits include tuition-free Extramural Study and Employee Degree Program tuition aid for external education and Cornell Childrens Tuition Assistance Program. Learn more about our extensive educational benefits: Education Benefits Working at Cornell
• Follow this link to learn more about the Total Rewards of Working at Cornell: Total Rewards Working at Cornell.

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