Salesforce Technical Lead

Steadman Brown; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Steadman Brown is seeking a Salesforce Technical Lead to drive development across Salesforce and web applications. You will lead a team of developers, collaborating with the Solution Architect to design, implement and deploy complex solutions that align with enterprise needs.

You will champion best practices in Salesforce development, manage integrations with external systems via REST APIs, and guide DevOps activities across CI/CD pipelines to ensure high quality and secure solutions.

Qualifications

• Proven experience developing Salesforce solutions with LWC, Apex and Flow.
• Experience developing or supporting web/business applications outside Salesforce.
• Strong understanding of Salesforce development best practices and balance between declarative/config vs custom development.
• Experience delivering complex technical solutions in enterprise environments.
• Experience collaborating with Solution Architects to implement designs and deliver solutions.
• Experience integrating Salesforce with external systems using REST APIs and integration platforms.
• Experience leading technical delivery within an engineering team.
• Familiarity with modern DevOps tools and deployment practices (Azure DevOps, GitHub, Copado).
• Strong software engineering principles: code quality, testing, security, performance.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain enterprise applications, focusing on Salesforce and web apps.
• Collaborate with Solution Architect to translate designs into technical solutions.
• Lead end-to-end development lifecycle: design, develop, test, deploy and support.
• Deliver Salesforce solutions using best practices, with declarative/config vs code as needed.
• Design complex business processes, UI, and integrations.
• Build and maintain Salesforce integrations with external apps.
• Lead a development team to ensure successful project outcomes.
• Oversee DevOps activities across CI/CD pipelines and release management.
• Mentor developers with a focus on quality, security and performance.

Skills

Salesforce

Lightning Web Components

Apex

Salesforce Flow

Enterprise Solutions

Solution Architect Collaboration

REST APIs

DevOps

Code Quality & Security

Leadership

Tools

Azure DevOps

GitHub

Copado

Job description

Steadman Brown are working with one of the largest Salesforce customers in the UK, a brand I'm sure you've heard of. They are currently expanding their internal Salesforce team that are working across Sales, Service, Experience, Agentforce, Data360, Marketing and MuleSoft.

They are now seeking a Salesforce Technical Lead to join the team. You will be responsible for developing complex solutions across Salesforce and their wider tech stack (mainly web applications). You will lead a team of Developers and taking ownership of the build, working closely with the Solution Architect on design, through to implementation and deployment.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain enterprise applications, with a primary focus on Salesforce and supporting other web applications.
• Work closely with the Solution Architect to translate high-level designs into technical solutions.
• Lead the end-to-end development lifecycle, including technical design, development, testing, deployment and ongoing support.
• Deliver solutions using Salesforce best practices, using declarative configuration wherever appropriate, whilst developing Lightning Web Components, Flows and Apex where required.
• Design and develop complex business processes, user interfaces and integrations that support evolving business requirements.
• Build and maintain integrations between Salesforce and external applications.
• Lead a development team, coordinating the delivery of Salesforce to ensure successful project outcomes.
• Lead development activities throughout the DevOps lifecycle, supporting CI/CD pipelines and promoting best practices in source control, deployment and release management.
• Conduct code reviews and provide technical guidance and mentoring to developers, ensuring solutions meet quality, security and performance standards.

Experience & Qualifications:

• Proven experience developing solutions on the Salesforce platform using Lightning Web Components, Apex and Salesforce Flow.
• Experience developing or supporting web or business applications outside of Salesforce.
• Strong understanding of Salesforce development best practices, with experience balancing declarative configuration and custom development.
• Experience delivering complex technical solutions within enterprise environments.
• Experience working closely with Solution Architects to implement technical designs and deliver solutions.
• Experience developing integrations between Salesforce and external systems using REST APIs and enterprise integration platforms.
• Previous experience leading technical delivery within an engineering team.
• Experience with modern DevOps practices and deployment tools, such as Azure DevOps, GitHub or Copado.
• Strong understanding of software engineering principles, including code quality, testing, security and performance optimisation.