Work Type: Fixed-term - Full-time
Salary: $81,496 - $98,955
Grade: VPS 3
Occupation: IT and telecommunications
Location: Melbourne - CBD and Inner Metro suburbs
Reference: VG/DE/FPIS/1950172
About the Department
The role of the Department of Education is to support Victorians to build prosperous, socially engaged, happy and healthy lives. It does this by supporting lifelong learning and healthy development, strengthening families and helping to equip people with the skills and knowledge for a 21st century economy and society.
About the Division
The Information Management and Technology Division guides the Departments' digital capability and is leading digital transformation for the Department including Victorian government schools. The Division architects, manages and supports the largest technology network in Victoria, supporting a user base of approximately 750,000 staff and students.
IMTD provides innovation and leadership in the transformation and management of the Department's digital capability through the implementation of solutions on the department's cloud environment (IaaS), enterprise cloud platforms (PaaS) and software (SaaS), using agile practices with a focus on user experience, security, and integration.
As a valued member of the diverse IMTD team, you will have the opportunity to be part of influencing the new way of working for the department through your strong technical skills and customer centric approach.
This role is in the Digital Design and Innovation Branch.
About the Role
The Junior Salesforce Developer will contribute to the ongoing development, maintenance and support of the Department's Salesforce Platform and associated applications. Working as part of the Salesforce Platform BAU team, the role will deliver enhancements, configuration and development activities, resolve technical issues and support the ongoing stability and maintainability of the platform. The role will work under the guidance of senior developers and platform specialists, progressively developing technical capability and knowledge of the Department's Salesforce environment.
Key Responsibilities include:
Attributes
To be successful in this Junior Developer, Salesforce role you will be able to demonstrate your skills and experience across the following capabilities.
Personal Attributes – flex ibility and adaptability with systems and processes. Willingness to develop and apply new skills. Cooperate with others in pursuit of team goals. Share information and acknowledges others' efforts. Step in to help others where required.
Meaningful Outcomes – Understands systems thinking concepts and the role that systems thinking can play in solving complex problems and apply in own area of work. Contributes ideas toward improving the effectiveness and delivers against standards of quality and effectiveness applicable to own area of work.
Enabling Delivery – Seek resolution of problems through policy or process guidelines and by providing information and ideas relevant towards resolution of problem. Perform a range of tasks through digital tools. Have a broad understanding of megatrends in the digital and technology space.
Authentic Relationships – can understand customer requirements and how work addresses customer needs. Identify opportunities to improve services. Responds to clients' needs and keep the client or stakeholder up to date with issues and developments. Take responsibility for correcting problems promptly.
Desirable Qualifications and Experience
We are looking for someone who is looking to grow in their career as a Salesforce developer and looking to work in a team that will provide opportunities to learn and grow.
Further Information
For more details regarding this position please see attached position description for the capabilities to address in application.
The department values diversity and inclusion in all forms - gender, religion, ethnicity, LGBTIQ+, disability and neurodiversity. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander candidates are strongly encouraged to apply. For more information about our work, working for the Department, diversity and inclusion, and our employment conditions visit the Department website and our Diversity and Inclusion page
Applicants requiring adjustments can contact the nominated contact person.
Information about the Department of Education's operations and employment conditions can be located at www.education.vic.gov.au.
For further information pertaining to the role, please contact Shyam Prasad – Senior Squad Lead Salesforce via (03) 7022 0338 or [email protected]
Preferred applicants may be required to complete a police check and may be subject to other pre-employment checks. Information provided to the Department of Education will be treated in the strictest confidence.
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Applications close 11:59pm on 14/10/2026