Software Specialist - Salesforce Functional Engineer

Mō Mātou | About us

At ASB, we believe progress is more than just financial. It's about helping New Zealanders, communities, and our environment thrive together. We're a purpose-led organisation with a proud history and a clear vision to support Kiwis in getting one step ahead. Our work is guided by strong values such as caring, integrity, courage, passion, and unity, and brought to life by a diverse team of people who genuinely care about making a difference.

As one of Aotearoa's most trusted banking partners, we combine the stability and scale of a large organisation with a culture that ensures you're recognised as an individual. Your ideas, your growth, and your contribution matter here. You'll be supported to do meaningful work that has a real impact every day.

Location: Albany – Tāmaki Makaurau/Auckland

Mō te tūranga | About the role

As a Software Specialist – Salesforce Functional Engineer, you will own the integrity and strength of the solutions recommended. You’ll be acting as a trusted advisor to our team and clients, and an effective mentor for other Salesforce professionals working alongside you. You will need a deep understanding of the Salesforce platform but just as importantly, top-notch people skills to get your ideas and solutions across to stakeholders and gain integrity to get your visions built into successful solutions.

We are looking for someone who can take ownership of all programmatic requests. You will work as part of our team to collaborate on specifications based on stakeholder requirements, validate the proposals, and deliver the solutions. Being part of the Engineering Practice at ASB we encourage our teams to work autonomously in an agile way while actively growing their skills and expertise to continuously improve outcomes for our customers.

This is a varied delivery leadership role, with the following responsibilities:

• Collaborating with Squad members to validate business requirements and any considerations (security, scalability, limits),
• Enhance our nCino implementation built on the Salesforce Platform
• Develop Apex (based on specific requirements) to extend Salesforce to support business requirements,
• Custom User Interface development, including Lightning pages, Aura Components and Lightning Web Components,
• Best Practices: Adhere to Salesforce best practices, maintain code documentation, and write / maintain test classes for all custom development,
• Collaborate with colleagues and customers to create prototypes and proofs of concept as a means of eliciting and defining requirements,
• Review solutions and recommending improvements,*
• Ensure success and acceptance criteria are defined for each story,

Ngā mea kia whai angitū ahau? | What will help me succeed?

• At least 5 years’ experience in a leading role in delivering Salesforce projects,
• Experience implementing and developing in Apex, LWC, and Java,
• General web development experience with HTML, CSS, Javascript
• A proactive attitude to Salesforce enhancements and bringing existing code into best practices,
• Ability to write, interpret, and critique technical specifications,
• Experience working with large data sets,
• Soft skills: the ability to gather requirements and present solutions to stakeholders.
• Excellent communication skills, written, verbal, and interactive when online,
• Relevant Salesforce certifications e.g Platform Dev etc

About You

You’re someone who brings a collaborative mindset, strong communications skills and a genuine passion for delivering great outcomes. You’ll enjoy working in a fast-paced environment and have excellent relationships building skills. You will also:

• Have a pro-active personality, with a can-do attitude,
• Be available and responsive to questions, clarifications and instructions
• Be able to tailor communication to multiple audiences at all levels
• Be able to demonstrate concepts visually and in writing in a way that enables stakeholders to decide with confidence
• Have a strategic approach to solution design, with proven ability to develop and execute tactical plans to support the strategy

He aha tā mātou | What can we offer:

Get the work-life equation right. We know life is full of priorities, from soccer practice to side hobbies. We're here to help you find balance, with a flexible and supportive working environment.

What’s important to you is important to us. We support your wellbeing in meaningful ways, including comprehensive health insurance, wellness initiatives, parental and flexible leave, and customisable benefits to suit your lifestyle.

Bring your whole self to work every day. We’re building a culture where everyone feels safe, included, and empowered to contribute.

Grow your capability. You’ll work on meaningful, enterprise-scale Salesforce solutions, with opportunities to deepen your expertise.

Me pēhea te tono | How to apply:

We know great people come from all sorts of backgrounds, and you don’t need to tick every box to apply. What matters most is you bring your unique strengths and enthusiasm to the team.

To be considered, all applications need to go through our online career channels and will be treated with confidentiality. Check out the position description to find out more.

We appreciate the time and effort you put into applying and will keep you updated throughout the process.