Senior Salesforce Platform Architect & Lead Developer

Department of Government Services VIC; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Department of Government Services VIC in Melbourne seeks a Principal Salesforce Developer to lead the design, development and optimisation of Salesforce solutions. You will guide architecture, drive best practices, and mentor teams across complex integrations and automation.

You will influence technical strategy, collaborate with product and enterprise architects, and ensure scalable, high-quality outcomes across the Salesforce ecosystem.

Qualifications

• Extensive demonstrated expertise in Salesforce development across multiple instances.
• Deep knowledge of Apex, LWC, OmniStudio and platform-level architecture.
• Experience integrating Salesforce with external systems via REST/SOAP.
• Advanced Salesforce certifications aligned to architecture roles.
• Proven delivery across SDLC in complex agile environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead design and development of Salesforce solutions across multiple instances.
• Champion best practices and architectural standards.
• Mentor developers and define technical guidelines.
• Collaborate with product, architecture, and stakeholders to align technical solutions with business goals.
• Oversee CI/CD pipelines and deployment practices (GitHub Actions).
• Drive platform improvements, production issue resolution, and scalability initiatives.

Skills

Salesforce development

Apex

LWC

OmniStudio

REST APIs

SOAP APIs

Sales Cloud

Service Cloud

Experience Cloud

GitHub Actions

SDLC & Agile

Education

Salesforce certifications

Tools

GitHub Actions

Job description

Department of Government Services VIC in Melbourne seeks a Principal Salesforce Developer to lead the design, development and optimisation of Salesforce solutions. You will guide architecture, drive best practices, and mentor teams across complex integrations and automation.

You will influence technical strategy, collaborate with product and enterprise architects, and ensure scalable, high-quality outcomes across the Salesforce ecosystem.