Senior Salesforce Developer

Education Services Online; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working environment

25 days annual leave

Study assistance for eligible employees

Job summary

An online education provider in Birmingham seeks a Senior Salesforce Developer to enhance and maintain their Salesforce platform. This role involves administering Salesforce, improving workflows, and working with third-party developers. The ideal candidate will have over 4 years in CRM, expertise in Salesforce technologies, and outstanding communication skills. Additional benefits include 25 days of annual leave, a flexible working environment, and a strong focus on employee well-being.

Qualifications

• 4-6 years of experience in CRM domain.
• 3+ years of experience in Salesforce implementations.
• Strong understanding of Salesforce platform best practices.

Responsibilities

• Deliver ongoing Salesforce enhancements.
• Provide Salesforce administration and support.
• Liaise with third-party development teams.

Skills

Salesforce Sales Cloud

Apex Code

Lightning Web Components (LWC)

CI/CD

Integration with 3rd party systems

Exceptional communication skills

Education

Salesforce Platform Developer I

Salesforce Platform Developer II

Job description

Online Education Services (OES) helps its education provider partners to transform the lives of their learners by increasing access to high quality online education.

With an overarching vision of being the world’s most impactful enabler of education, OES has a proven track record in Australia and the UK in developing innovative and student‑centred online programs.

As part of the SEEK Group, OES benefits from the global reach and expertise of a digital pioneer.

The Senior Salesforce Developer role will work closely with key internal stakeholders to drive the successful set up and ongoing maintenance of the Salesforce platform while liaising with third party providers. In addition, this role will be responsible for development of the Salesforce platform and assist in managing the continuous improvement of the platform. As a key platform to managing students internally, the role plays a major part in enabling teams to deliver the highest level of customer service and student experience possible.

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver ongoing Salesforce enhancements
• Salesforce administration and support
• Identify and implement Salesforce workflow improvements
• Ensure data issues are identified and root cause addressed
• Liaise with third party development teams
• Functionality walkthrough for new enhancements for existing and new staff

Essential Skills, Experience And Qualifications

• At least 4-6 years of experience in CRM domain and 3+ years of experience in Salesforce implementations with sound knowledge on Salesforce Sales cloud, Service and community Cloud.
• Fluent in Apex Code such as triggers, classes, test methods; Lightning Web Components (LWC), Aura components, Visualforce, SOQL,SOSL and other relevant technologies on the Salesforce platform
• Good level of experience with CI/CD
• Hands‑on experience in integrating 3rd party systems such as oAuth and REST
• Demonstrated ability to work independently, manage priorities effectively, and meet project deadlines.
• Deliver ongoing Salesforce enhancements. Developing Salesforce functionality to enhance business use of the platform.
• Strong understanding of custom development best practices, governor limits, and security considerations within the Salesforce platform.
• Exceptional communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to communicate technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
• Experience defining and delivering enterprise applications on the Salesforce platform.
• Ability to understand and be responsive to customer needs and to advocate for customer success Experience defining and delivering enterprise.
• Certifications: Salesforce Platform Developer I and preferably Salesforce Platform Developer II

Benefits

• Global organisation focused on growth with lots of opportunities for our employees
• Engaging & vibrant organisational culture
• 35 hour working week, within a flexible working environment
• OES values driven recruitment principles
• Career‑life fit – health & wellbeing focus
• 25 days of annual leave + Bank holidays
• Purchased leave scheme
• OES strategy reflects respect, honesty & diversity
• Continuous improvement through challenging & meaningful work
• Study assistance and leave for eligible employees
• High growth industry & strong partner/shareholder backing
• Genuine focus on student success
• Global mentoring program
• We are proud to support the Living the Wage movement