About Orygen

Orygen is Australia’s Centre of Excellence in Youth Mental Health and the largest translational research organisation dedicated to youth mental health in the world.

For over 30 years, Orygen has led groundbreaking early intervention and developed evidence-based models of care to improve the mental health outcomes of young people aged 12-25.

About the job

The Software Engineer (Salesforce & Backend) will contribute to the enhancement of product features, focusing on the integration and development of Salesforce solutions while adopting a DevOps mindset to ensure seamless maintenance and improvement of the platform.

Reporting to the Head of Engineering you will:

• Lead the design, development, and maintenance of Salesforce Flows, configurations, and integrations to support evolving business needs.
• Manage Salesforce CI/CD pipelines, release processes, and platform maintenance, ensuring system reliability and clean integrations with backend systems.
• Collaborate with engineering and data teams to support robust data syncing, integration via APIs, and delivery of key metrics.
• Engage with stakeholders across digital, research, clinical, and implementation teams to ensure features are user-focused and delivered effectively.
• Contribute to a culture of quality, innovation, and continuous improvement through code reviews, knowledge sharing, and team collaboration.

Skills and experience

The following criteria must be met for consideration for this position:

• Tertiary qualifications in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
• Extensive experience in declarative Salesforce development, environment management, and modern CI/CD practices (e.g., SFDX, Gearset, Copado).
• Strong understanding of Salesforce data models, integration patterns, and API-based connectivity with backend systems (Python, PHP, Docker).
• Proven ability to manage complex release processes, change tracking, and test automation in multi-system environments.
• Skilled collaborator with excellent communication, documentation, and stakeholder engagement skills across technical and non-technical teams.
• Proactive, detail-oriented, and adaptable, with a systems-thinking mindset and a strong focus on continuous improvement and system stability.

Benefits

• Salary between $120,000 - $130,000 commensurate with skills and experience + 12% superannuation and $15,900 in NFP salary packaging + $2,600 meals and entertainment card.
• Support Orygen's mission for youth mental health and contribute to positive social change.
• Be part of a team that values collaboration and innovative thinking, driving impactful results.
• Benefit from a location that is easily accessible by public transport and offers amenities that support a healthy work-life balance.
• Engage in innovative projects alongside passionate professionals across various disciplines.

How to apply

If you’re ready to make a difference in youth mental health and be part of a collaborative, innovative team, apply now.

For the full position description, visit - https://www.orygen.org.au/getmedia/b2c23596-e180-4603-8d38-74ce571c1e94/Salesforce-BE-Engineer-July-25.pdf.aspx

This is a full-time, ongoing position.

Applications will close on 14th July (3pm), unless a suitable candidate is found sooner.

Before applying at Orygen, it’s important to understand that you may encounter sensitive information related to mental health as part of your work. Being aware of this and how it could affect you is essential in deciding if this is the right opportunity for you.

Orygen is committed to providing diverse, equitable and inclusive environments for Staff and anyone connected to Orygen. We strive to continue building a culturally safe workplace where our values underpin the way we work and our commitment to First Nations people of Australia, young people and their families, people with disabilities, LGBTIQA+ people and CALD communities. We strongly encourage applications from First Nations people.

Orygen is a child-safe organisation and is committed to promoting and protecting the safety and well-being of all young people and embedding safeguarding practices into all our programs and services. All employment appointments are subject to holding a valid working with children check and successful police check.