Lead Salesforce Developer

PQA Testing; Ottawa; On-site; CAD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading Indigenous-led software testing company is looking for a highly skilled Lead Salesforce Developer in Ottawa, Ontario. This role involves setting development standards, ensuring code quality, and guiding scrum teams in robust Salesforce solutions. Ideal candidates will have over 8 years of development experience, including at least 5 years of Salesforce development, and a strong grasp of Agile methodologies. The position emphasizes the need for leadership skills to drive technical excellence in a collaborative environment.

Benefits

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Paid Time Off

Group RRSP

Life Insurance

Employee Assistance Program

Qualifications

• 8+ years of development experience and 5+ years of Salesforce development experience.
• 3+ years in a Developer Lead role.
• Experience with technical architecture and solution design.

Responsibilities

• Define and document standardized approaches for sizing user stories.
• Develop and document processes, frameworks, and code standards.
• Oversee adherence to defined processes and standards.

Skills

Salesforce Apex development expertise

Proficiency in Lightning Web Components (LWC)

Solid understanding of Agile/Scrum methodologies

Strong knowledge of data modeling and integration patterns

Excellent communication and leadership skills

Job description

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The Opportunity

Fredericton, NB | Toronto, ON | Ottawa, ON Information Technology Experienced Full‑time Benefits: Health Insurance Dental Insurance Paid Time Off Group RRSP Life Insurance Employee Assistance Program

PLATO is Canada's only Indigenous‑led, Indigenous‑staffed software testing services firm. We insist on working with quality people who share our passion for quality testing and have built a team of people who also believe quality is the most important deliverable.

We are committed to building strong communities – PLATO trains and employs members of First Nations, Metis, and Inuit communities across the country and strives to build a network of 1000 Indigenous software testers across Canada. PLATO has offices on or near Indigenous communities across Canada in Ottawa, Fredericton, Sault Ste Marie, Regina, Calgary, and Vancouver.

We are looking for a highly skilled Lead Salesforce Developer to set development standards, ensure code quality, and guide scrum teams in delivering robust Salesforce solutions. This role combines technical leadership with hands‑on development, focusing on Salesforce Apex, Lightning Web Components (LWC), and Quality Assurance (QA) best practices.

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What you’ll do

Responsibilities

Outside of Scrum

• Define and document standardized approaches for sizing user stories from a development perspective.
• Establish and maintain LWC standards, ensuring reuse of common components.
• Develop and document processes, frameworks, and code standards for scrum teams.
• Oversee adoption and adherence to defined processes and standards.
• Create standardized peer review processes and assessment criteria for code quality and consistency.
• Validate user stories against Definition of Ready (DOR) and Definition of Done (DOD) from a development perspective.
• Present technical solutions to architecture review boards.

Ceremonies:

• Technical Review Board sessions (as needed)
• Weekly Technical Architecture sessions (as needed)

Embedded Within Scrum

• Collaborate with Product Owners on user story creation and refinement.
• Lead validation of user stories against DOR and DOD from a development perspective.
• Drive sizing of user stories and support technical specification creation.
• Ensure adherence to LWC standards and reuse of components.
• Enforce quality through defined processes, frameworks, and QA practices.
• Facilitate and participate in peer code reviews for consistency and compliance.
• Support technical solution proposals for architecture review boards.

Ceremonies:

• Scrum refinement and sprint planning sessions
• Nexus Scrum meetings
• Daily stand‑ups, retrospectives, and other scrum ceremonies
• Technical Review Board sessions (as needed)
• Weekly Technical Architecture sessions (as needed)

What you’ll need

Qualifications

• 8+ years of development experience and 5+ years of Salesforce development experience.
• 3+ years in a Developer Lead role
• Salesforce Apex development expertise.
• Proficiency in Lightning Web Components (LWC).
• Proficiency in Salesforce APIs.
• Solid understanding of Agile/Scrum methodologies.
• Experience with technical architecture and solution design.
• Strong knowledge of data modeling, security, and integration patterns.
• Strong experience with Quality Assurance (QA) processes and frameworks.

Preferred Qualifications

• Salesforce certifications (e.g., Platform Developer II, Application Architect) preferred.
• Excellent communication and leadership skills.

A little bit about us

PLATO

Who We Are

PLATO is a software testing and technology services company trusted by clients around the world.

In addition to providing our clients the highest quality software testing services, PLATO is creating careers in technology for First Nations, Inuit, and Métis people from coast to coast through our innovative train‑and‑employ model. Since 1997, we have been helping organizations all over the world reach their quality objectives by delivering scalable, proven, quality‑centric managed services. Companies such as Apple, Suncor, TD Bank, Medavie, BCLC, LinkedIn, Boeing, and many others have gained considerable advantage from our Quality Assurance (QA), Testing, and eLearning expertise and experience.

We deliver specialized QA services to our clients with the goal of helping them increase profitability, boost customer satisfaction, manage development cycles and implement quality‑centric solutions. We develop innovative approaches and solutions, designed to generate increased efficiencies, competitive advantage, and market share for our clients.