Senior Salesforce Developer/Architect

Buchanan Technologies; Brampton; Hybrid; CAD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Buchanan Technologies is seeking a Senior Salesforce Developer/Architect in Brampton, Ontario, to lead architecture and hands-on development within an Agile team. The role requires expertise in Salesforce platform architecture, security, integration, and PSF/Vlocity capabilities, guiding design and delivery across multiple applications.

The position combines leadership with coding in Apex, Lightning, and Visualforce, and demands strong stakeholder communication, problem-solving, and the ability

Qualifications

• Minimum six years of practical Salesforce solution-delivery experience.
• Experience delivering medium-to-large-scale, complex Salesforce projects.
• In-depth knowledge of Salesforce platform architecture, security, configuration, customization, and integration capabilities.
• Strong understanding of Salesforce development best practices, coding standards, and security considerations.
• Hands-on experience with Flows, Workflow Rules, and Validation Rules.
• Experience developing solutions within the Salesforce Lightning framework.
• Advanced Apex and Visualforce development experience.
• Hands-on experience with Salesforce Public Sector Foundation or Vlocity, including the PSF data model.
• Experience with Salesforce data modeling, migration, and data cleansing.
• Experience writing unit tests, performing code reviews, debugging issues, and supporting solution quality.
• Experience producing comprehensive Salesforce technical documentation.
• Minimum five years of experience working in Agile development environments.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Strong stakeholder communication, presentation, and technical-facilitation skills.

Responsibilities

• Gather and analyze requirements in collaboration with business stakeholders, analysts, architects, and technical teams.
• Translate business and functional requirements into effective technical solutions.
• Architect scalable, secure, maintainable Salesforce solutions aligned with platform standards and industry best practices.
• Perform hands-on development and implementation using Apex, Lightning components, Visualforce, and declarative tools.
• Configure Salesforce using Flows, Workflow Rules, Validation Rules, and other platform capabilities.
• Develop modern, responsive user interfaces within Salesforce Lightning Experience.
• Use Salesforce Public Sector Foundation or Vlocity capabilities to address business requirements, including document generation.
• Collaborate with Enterprise and Solution Architects to align designs with overall platform architecture and governance standards.
• Implement appropriate access controls, sharing rules, and security configurations.
• Ensure solutions meet applicable data security and compliance requirements.
• Design and execute Salesforce data migration and data-cleansing activities.
• Support integrations between Salesforce and other enterprise applications.
• Apply Salesforce data-modeling and integration best practices.
• Lead technical design sessions and code reviews.
• Write unit tests and perform code debugging and troubleshooting.
• Design and execute manual and automated test plans and test cases.
• Ensure developed solutions meet quality, reliability, security, and performance expectations.
• Perform code migrations using established release-management processes.
• Support sandbox management, deployment strategies, and change-management activities.
• Produce comprehensive documentation covering technical designs, customizations, configurations, integrations, and development processes.
• Provide technical leadership in diagnosing and resolving complex issues.
• Recommend innovative solutions and Salesforce platform improvements.
• Deliver demonstrations, user training, and knowledge transfer to technical and business teams.
• Stay current with Salesforce releases, capabilities, and industry trends.

Skills

Analytical skills

Problem solving

Stakeholder communication

Presentation skills

Technical facilitation

Tools

Apex

Lightning components

Visualforce

Declarative tools

Flows

Workflows

Validation Rules

Job description

Senior Salesforce Developer/Architect
Software Development & Engineering Brampton , Ontario 10395 Aug 27, 2026

SENIOR SALESFORCE DEVELOPER / ARCHITECT

Location: Brampton, Ontario
Work Arrangement: Hybrid – minimum two days onsite per week
Contract Term: October 19, 2026 to October 15, 2027
Hours: 35 hours per week
Positions Available: 1
Extension Option: Up to two additional 12-month terms

POSITION OVERVIEW

Our client is seeking a Senior Salesforce Developer and Architect with at least six years of experience delivering complex Salesforce solutions.

The successful consultant will have extensive experience with Salesforce application architecture, data, integrations, custom development, configuration, deployment, and administration. This position combines hands‑on development with architectural and technical leadership responsibilities.

The consultant will deliver a new application on an established enterprise Salesforce platform supporting multiple active applications. The work will be completed within an Agile Scrum team using two‑week sprints and established software development lifecycle practices.

Strong experience with Salesforce Public Sector Foundation or Vlocity is required.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Salesforce Architecture and Development

• Gather and analyze requirements in collaboration with business stakeholders, analysts, architects, and technical teams.
• Translate business and functional requirements into effective technical solutions.
• Architect scalable, secure, maintainable Salesforce solutions aligned with platform standards and industry best practices.
• Perform hands‑on development and implementation using Apex, Lightning components, Visualforce, and declarative tools.
• Configure Salesforce using Flows, Workflow Rules, Validation Rules, and other platform capabilities.
• Develop modern, responsive user interfaces within Salesforce Lightning Experience.
• Use Salesforce Public Sector Foundation or Vlocity capabilities to address business requirements, including document generation.
• Collaborate with Enterprise and Solution Architects to align designs with overall platform architecture and governance standards.

Security, Data, and Integrations

• Implement appropriate access controls, sharing rules, and security configurations.
• Ensure solutions meet applicable data security and compliance requirements.
• Design and execute Salesforce data migration and data‑cleansing activities.
• Support integrations between Salesforce and other enterprise applications.
• Apply Salesforce data-modeling and integration best practices.

Testing and Release Management

• Lead technical design sessions and code reviews.
• Write unit tests and perform code debugging and troubleshooting.
• Design and execute manual and automated test plans and test cases.
• Ensure developed solutions meet quality, reliability, security, and performance expectations.
• Perform code migrations using established release‑management processes.
• Support sandbox management, deployment strategies, and change‑management activities.

Technical Leadership and Documentation

• Produce comprehensive documentation covering technical designs, customizations, configurations, integrations, and development processes.
• Provide technical leadership in diagnosing and resolving complex issues.
• Recommend innovative solutions and Salesforce platform improvements.
• Deliver demonstrations, user training, and knowledge transfer to technical and business teams.
• Stay current with Salesforce releases, capabilities, and industry trends.

MANDATORY QUALIFICATIONS

• Minimum six years of practical Salesforce solution‑delivery experience.
• Experience delivering medium‑to‑large‑scale, complex Salesforce projects.
• In‑depth knowledge of Salesforce platform architecture, security, configuration, customization, and integration capabilities.
• Strong understanding of Salesforce development best practices, coding standards, and security considerations.
• Hands‑on experience with Flows, Workflow Rules, and Validation Rules.
• Experience developing solutions within the Salesforce Lightning framework.
• Advanced Apex and Visualforce development experience.
• Hands‑on experience with Salesforce Public Sector Foundation or Vlocity, including the PSF data model.
• Experience with Salesforce data modeling, migration, and data cleansing.
• Experience writing unit tests, performing code reviews, debugging issues, and supporting solution quality.
• Experience producing comprehensive Salesforce technical documentation.
• Minimum five years of experience working in Agile development environments.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving abilities.
• Strong stakeholder communication, presentation, and technical‑facilitation skills.

MANDATORY CERTIFICATION

• Salesforce Certified Platform Developer I

Proof of this certification must be provided.

PREFERRED SKILLS

PREFERRED CERTIFICATIONS

• Salesforce OmniStudio Developer or Salesforce OmniStudio Consultant
• Salesforce Certified Platform Developer II
• Salesforce Designer or Architect certifications, including:
• Salesforce Certified Data Architect
• Salesforce Certified Sharing and Visibility Architect
• Salesforce Certified Integration Architect
• Salesforce Certified Development Lifecycle and Deployment Architect
• Salesforce Certified Application Architect
• Salesforce Certified System Architect
• Salesforce Certified Technical Architect

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

• The consultant must be available for the full assignment.
• A minimum of two onsite workdays per week is mandatory.
• The first and final contract days must be attended onsite.
• Occasional travel between nearby client locations may be required.
• The consultant will work seven hours per day and 35 hours per week, with a one‑hour unpaid lunch.