Salesforce Technical Lead

Steadman Brown; Coventry; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Steadman Brown is seeking a Salesforce Technical Lead to join its expanding UK team. You will own complex Salesforce solutions and mentor a developers group while collaborating with the Solution Architect on design, implementation and deployment.

You will build with Lightning Web Components, Apex and Salesforce Flow, integrate with external systems via REST APIs, and drive DevOps practices across CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps or Copado.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience developing on the Salesforce platform with LWC, Apex and Flow.
• Experience supporting web or business applications outside Salesforce.
• Strong Salesforce development best practices balancing declarative config and custom code.
• Proven track record delivering complex solutions in enterprise environments.
• Ability to collaborate with Solution Architects to implement designs and deliver results.
• Experience integrating Salesforce with external systems via REST APIs.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain enterprise applications with a primary focus on Salesforce and related web apps.
• Lead the end-to-end development lifecycle, including design, development, testing, deployment and ongoing support.
• Deliver solutions using Salesforce best practices while building Lightning Web Components, Flows and Apex where required.
• Design and develop complex business processes, UIs and integrations that support evolving requirements.
• Build integrations between Salesforce and external applications.
• Lead a development team and coordinate delivery to ensure successful project outcomes.
• Drive DevOps practices across CI/CD pipelines and source control.
• Conduct code reviews and mentor developers to meet quality, security and performance standards.

Skills

Team leadership

Solution design

Mentoring

Stakeholder collaboration

Salesforce expertise

DevOps familiarity

Tools

Salesforce Lightning Web Components

Apex

Salesforce Flow

REST APIs

Copado

Azure DevOps

GitHub

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.