Hybrid Salesforce Platform Engineer

BARNARDO'S; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Group Personal Pension with matched 4%

Death in service cover 4x annualearn

Cycle2work scheme

Job summary

Barnardo's is seeking a Salesforce Application Engineer to lead design, development and optimisation of our Salesforce platform in the DDaT team. You will define the Salesforce roadmap, govern integrations, drive automation, and support major transformation programs to maximise value across the charity.

The role is a full‑time hybrid position with UK-wide impact, including quarterly travel to our London office. Experience delivering scalable Salesforce solutions is essential.

Qualifications

• Significant experience supporting and developing Salesforce enterprise applications.
• Salesforce certifications and/or substantial professional experience in Salesforce development and administration.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, development and optimisation of Barnardo's Salesforce platform.
• Define and evolve the Salesforce roadmap in line with organisational priorities.
• Design and govern integrations between Salesforce and internal/external systems.
• Drive automation initiatives that improve efficiency and user experience across the charity.
• Support major transformation and adoption programmes, ensuring colleagues maximise value of Salesforce solutions.
• Own platform performance, resilience, security and scalability.
• Develop and govern Apex solutions, classes, triggers and SOQL queries.
• Manage Salesforce administration, user access, security and role hierarchies.
• Collaborate with stakeholders across Fundraising, Finance, Retail, Business Development and wider DDaT teams.

Skills

Salesforce platform

Apex development

SOQL

Integrations

Security governance

Stakeholder engagement

Tools

APIs

Salesforce certifications

Job description

Barnardo's is seeking a Salesforce Application Engineer to lead design, development and optimisation of our Salesforce platform in the DDaT team. You will define the Salesforce roadmap, govern integrations, drive automation, and support major transformation programs to maximise value across the charity.

The role is a full‑time hybrid position with UK-wide impact, including quarterly travel to our London office. Experience delivering scalable Salesforce solutions is essential.