Ornua is a dairy co-operative which sells dairy products on behalf of its members, Ireland’s dairy processors and, in turn, Irish dairy farmers. It is Ireland’s largest exporter of Irish dairy products, exporting to 110 countries worldwide. Headquartered in Dublin, Ornua has annualised sales of over €3.5 billion and a global team of 3,000 employees.

Ornua is structured across two divisions: Ornua Foods and Ornua Ingredients. We operate from 10 business units worldwide, including 16 production facilities, and have sales and marketing teams working in-market across the globe in Africa, Asia, Germany, Ireland, the Middle East, Spain, the UK, and the US.

You may know us by our brands Kerrygold, Dubliner, Pilgrim’s Choice, Avantage, Forto, and BEO.

Ornua’s Values

At Ornua, our Values lie at the core of everything that we do and how we behave both individually and as a business. Our five values, and their underlying behaviours, encourage us to Seek and Embrace New Ideas, Make It Happen, Be Our True Selves, Show You Care and Achieve Great Things Together.

Ornua’s Growth

At Ornua, our co-operative ethos lies at the heart of how we do business. We care passionately about driving sustainable, profitable growth, underpinned by our ambitious ‘Path to Prosper’ strategy. We have delivered significant growth in our core business, and we have ambitious plans for continued growth over the next five years.

Why this Role is Valuable

The Salesforce Developer plays a pivotal role in advancing our digital capabilities by designing and delivering scalable, high-performance solutions on the Salesforce platform. This position is vital for ensuring smooth system operations and driving continuous improvement through robust CI/CD pipelines and Azure DevOps practices. With a strong emphasis on system debugging and optimisation, the developer ensures our applications meet evolving business requirements while enhancing user experience and operational efficiency—ultimately supporting long-term business success.

Please note this is a 12 month fixed term contract. 

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain custom applications using Apex, Visualforce, and Lightning Components.
• Design scalable solutions that align with business requirements and Salesforce best practices.
• Integrate Salesforce with external systems using REST/SOAP APIs and middleware tools.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including admins, architects, and business analysts.
• Participate in release cycles, including sandbox testing, deployment, and post-release support.
• Troubleshoot and debug issues, ensuring high performance and reliability.
• Document technical specifications and contribute to internal knowledge bases.
• Support administrative tasks such as user management, data quality maintenance, and configuration of declarative tools like Flows and Process Builder.
• Leverage Salesforce Agentforce and AI tools to build intelligent agents, automate workflows, and enhance user experiences through generative AI and prompt engineering.

Key Requirements

• 3 years’ experience in a Salesforce system administration /Salesforce Development role.
• Bachelor’s degree in information technology, Computer Science, or a related field.
• Proficiency with CI/CD pipelines, Git version control, and Azure DevOps practices.
• Experience with Salesforce APIs and integration tools.
• Proficiency in Apex, SOQL, SOSL, Visualforce, Lightning Web Components.
• Understanding of data modelling, security models, and declarative tools (Flows, Process Builder).
• Salesforce developer certifications are highly advantageous.

Key Competencies

• • Working Together: Encourages co-operation in own team and ensures cross-functional working.
  • Communicative: Communicates with impact, adapting style for different situations and people, to ensure all are heard and valued.
  • Curiosity: Encourages others to learn and demonstrates the courage to lead creative initiatives.
  • Expertise: For complex challenges or new areas, applies effective professional skills, analysis, problem solving, decision making, prioritising, planning and reviewing.

                                                                                                             CLOSING DATE: 7th August 2025 

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