Salesforce Systems Engineer

Systems Engineer - Salesforce

About Gartner IT:

Join a world-class team of skilled engineers who build creative digital solutions to support our colleagues and clients.  We make a broad organizational impact by delivering cutting-edge technology solutions that power Gartner.  Gartner IT values its culture of nonstop innovation, an outcome-driven approach to success, and the notion that great ideas can come from anyone on the team.  

About the role

The Systems Engineer provides direct end-user support to Gartner’s Salesforce CRM community, across multiple business units. The candidate will work directly with the end users, to make sure that they have the right access, knowledge, and data for their job responsibilities. The candidate will also work directly with IT colleagues, to resolve underlying issues, and collaborate on software design changes.
This role is primarily focused on Level 2 (L2) Support, handling escalations, advanced troubleshooting, and ensuring stability of Salesforce applications. Salesforce expertise is mandatory, and exposure to Anaplan is a good to have.

What you will do

Provide L2 support to CRM users worldwide while working closely with Engineering teams to maintain the operational integrity of production systems
• Act as an escalation point for L1 support and handle complex incidents and problem management activities
• Provide efficient application support and administration, including incident resolution and problem management follow up based on knowledge articles, SOPs and Run Books
• Configure, support, and provide subject matter expertise for Salesforce's Sales and Service clouds (Salesforce expertise is mandatory)
• Maintenance and customization users, roles, profiles, groups, accounts, contacts, record types, sharing rules, custom objects, pick lists and page layout customization to support vital business functions
• Perform final Data Mapping and execution of Data import of any approved business requests into CRM
• Create reports and dashboards to perform data analysis and to troubleshoot and fix bugs
• Identify risks, deliver clear documentation, and work directly with internal stakeholders and external vendors to resolve escalations
• Develop and design data insights for monitoring and scaling business processes
• Support AppExchange and integrations that are in place for the Salesforce core org working with other internal and external systems as well as other vendors
• Monitor and address SFDC tasks and tickets within SLA timelines
• Develop and update reports as needed
• Create new reports
• Develop / configure report customizations
• Provide field level access to users
• Update and Create flows in SFDC
• Resolve end user problems by clarifying issues; researching and exploring answers and alternative solutions; implementing solutions; escalating unresolved problems
• Identify ticket trends and work towards reducing recurrences
• Identify opportunities to simplify, optimize, and automate business processes.

What you will need 

Bachelor's Degree with a minimum of 2-3 years of Salesforce administration and L2 application/system support experience

        Must have

Hands-on Salesforce (SFDC) experience is mandatory
• Experience working on data models with hands-on report and dashboard building to perform data analysis
• Experience understanding business logic
• Proven ability to manage users, data, and security
• Proven troubleshooting skills including the ability to analyze and resolve difficult problems quickly with keen attention to detail (especially in L2 support environments)
• Demonstrated proficiency in the use of data management tools such as Data Loader
• Detail-oriented with excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Who you are

• Bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent degree in Computer Science or a related field required

• Possess strong communication and interpersonal skills.

• Must be familiar with systems scope and projects objectives to ensure design, build and test of a robust system

• Able to work independently or within a team proactively in a fast-paced AGILE-SCRUM environment.

• Strong desire to improve upon their skills in software development, frameworks, and technologies.

Don’t meet every single requirement? We encourage you to apply anyway. You might just be the right candidate for this, or other roles.

Who are we?

At Gartner, Inc. (NYSE:IT), we guide the leaders who shape the world.

Our mission relies on expert analysis and bold ideas to deliver actionable, objective business and technology insights, helping enterprise leaders and their teams succeed with their mission-critical priorities.

Since our founding in 1979, we’ve grown to 20,000 associates globally who support over 13,000 client enterprises in ~90 countries and territories. We do important, interesting and substantive work that matters. That’s why we hire associates with the intellectual curiosity, energy and drive to want to make a difference. The bar is unapologetically high. So is the impact you can have here.

What makes Gartner a great place to work?

Our vast, virtually untapped market potential offers limitless opportunities – opportunities that may not even exist right now – for you to grow professionally and flourish personally. How far you go is driven by your passion and performance.

We hire remarkable people who collaborate and win as a team. Together, our singular, unifying goal is to deliver results for our clients.

Our teams are inclusive and composed of individuals from different geographies, cultures, religions, ethnicities, races, genders, sexual orientations, abilities and generations.

We invest in great leaders who bring out the best in you and the company, enabling us to multiply our impact and results. This is why, year after year, we are recognized worldwide as a great place to work.

Gartner is the world authority on AI

At Gartner, you’ll join a company at the very center of the AI revolution. Gartner has proactive, objective guidance throughout clients’ AI journeys. We set the standard for how organizations leverage artificial intelligence to drive meaningful impact. You’ll have access to unmatched resources, expertise, and technology, and play a key role in helping Gartner and our clients innovate and grow as we leverage AI to transform business and technology landscapes.

It’s an exciting time to be at Gartner, with limitless opportunities to make a real impact, grow your skills, and build a lasting, meaningful career in a field that’s reshaping the way we operate. If you’re passionate about AI and want to be part of a team that’s guiding the leaders who shape the world, Gartner is the place for you.

What do we offer?

Gartner offers world-class benefits, highly competitive compensation and disproportionate rewards for top performers.

In our hybrid work environment, we provide the flexibility and support for you to thrive — working virtually when it's productive to do so and getting together with colleagues in a vibrant community that is purposeful, engaging and inspiring.

Ready to grow your career with Gartner? Join us.

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Experience Level

Mid Level