Principal Engineering Leader

Jobtailor; Iowa (LA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor is seeking a seasoned Salesforce Platform Administrator leader in the United States to mentor a team of Platform Administrators and drive enterprise platform initiatives. You will own end-to-end delivery, oversee releases, ensure security and data governance, collaborate with Product and Engineering, and push DevOps practices while guiding career development and performance reviews.

The role requires strong stakeholder management, experience with regulated environments, and hands-on

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Information Systems or related field.
• 8+ years of experience in Enterprise/Salesforce Platform Administration or Systems Engineering.
• 5+ years of technical leadership and people management preferred.
• Hands-on configuration, upgrades, and release cycles of Salesforce Platforms, including enterprise and financial platforms.
• Experience working in regulated environments.
• Experience with Agile/Scrum methodologies; SAFe experience preferred.
• Knowledge of middleware and cross-platform integration patterns.
• Experience evaluating third-party solutions and Salesforce packages.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and grow a team of Platform Administrators.
• Conduct 1:1s, performance reviews, and career development planning.
• Advocate for team priorities within engineering and product organizations.
• Recruit and retain talent.
• Promote DevOps and continuous delivery practices.
• Define and execute Salesforce platform administration strategy and roadmap.
• Drive platform adoption, optimization, simplification, and technical debt reduction.
• Own end-to-end delivery of enterprise and Salesforce platform initiatives.
• Review, plan, and communicate Salesforce major releases.
• Drive innovation through new enterprise platform features, tools, and integrations.
• Ensure security, data privacy, regulatory, and data governance compliance.
• Participate in solution and architecture review forums.
• Administer enterprise and Salesforce platforms.

Skills

Salesforce Platform Administration

Technical Leadership

Agile/Scrum Methodologies

Interpersonal Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Information Systems or related field

Tools

Salesforce

Git workflows

VS Code

OpenAPI Specifications

Job description

• Lead, mentor, and grow a team of Platform Administrators
• Conduct 1:1s, performance reviews, and career development planning
• Advocate for team priorities within engineering and product organizations
• Recruit and retain talent
• Promote DevOps and continuous delivery practices
• Define and execute Salesforce platform administration strategy and roadmap
• Drive platform adoption, optimization, simplification, and technical debt reduction
• Evaluate platform capabilities and recommend business use cases
• Own end-to-end delivery of enterprise and Salesforce platform initiatives
• Review, plan, and communicate Salesforce major releases
• Drive innovation through new enterprise platform features, tools, and integrations
• Ensure security, data privacy, regulatory, and data governance compliance
• Participate in solution and architecture review forums
• Administer enterprise and Salesforce platforms
• Establish privileged-access and segregation-of-duties controls
• Oversee licenses, profiles, permission sets, roles, sharing, security, data quality, workflows, reports, dashboards, and configurations
• Partner with IAM to automate user access management
• Evaluate third-party packages with vendors and business stakeholders
• Implement logging and monitor system performance, availability, and usage
• Collaborate with engineering and business teams on customizations, workflows, and integrations
• Maintain platform documentation, configuration standards, and change logs
• Partner with vendors and internal stakeholders on escalations, roadmap planning, and feature adoption
• Troubleshoot and resolve enterprise platform issues
• Provide OpenAPI Specifications for external integration teams
• Collaborate on data modeling, access, and integration concerns
• Support functional and non-functional testing teams
• Partner with Product Owners and cross-functional teams to translate business needs into technical solutions
• Participate in agile ceremonies including sprint planning, demos, grooming, and standups
• Contribute to design discussions, solution reviews, process improvements, cross-team dependencies, and Agile Release Train planning

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Information Systems or related field
• 8+ years of experience in Enterprise/Salesforce Platform Administration or Systems Engineering
• 5+ years of technical leadership and people management preferred
• Hands-on configuration, upgrades, and release cycles of Salesforce Platforms, including enterprise, Open Finance, Fiserv, and/or other financial platforms
• Experience working in regulated environments
• Experience with Git workflows, pull request reviews, and merge conflict resolution
• Experience with Agile/Scrum methodologies; SAFe experience preferred
• Knowledge of middleware and cross-platform integration patterns
• Experience evaluating third-party solutions and Salesforce packages
• Exceptional interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills
• Strong negotiation, collaboration, organizational, analytical, problem-solving, and stakeholder-management skills
• Ability to work independently and in a team-oriented, collaborative environment
• Ability to prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment
• Systems-oriented, self-motivated learner comfortable with new tools
• Entrepreneurial attitude and ability to thrive in a fast-paced work environment
• Demonstrated self-starter, goal-oriented critical thinker, and creative problem solver
• Strong sense of urgency and follow-through
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office and VS Code
• Expert knowledge of MS Office products and design and development best practices preferred
• Must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S.; employment visa sponsorship is unavailable

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in Salesforce Platform Administration, including hands-on configuration, upgrades, and release cycles, while leading and mentoring a team to drive platform optimization and compliance. Proficient in Agile methodologies and capable of translating business needs into technical solutions through collaboration and innovation.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Salesforce Platform Administration
• Technical Leadership
• Agile/Scrum Methodologies
• Interpersonal Communication
• Regulatory Compliance

Hard Skills

• Salesforce Configuration
• Platform Optimization
• Data Governance
• Middleware Integration
• Git Workflows
• OpenAPI Specifications
• Performance Monitoring
• Third-Party Solution Evaluation
• Enterprise Platform Management
• Change Management

Soft Skills

• Collaboration
• Problem-Solving
• Negotiation
• Organizational Skills
• Analytical Thinking

Industry Keywords

• Regulated Environments
• Data Privacy
• Technical Debt Reduction
• Continuous Delivery Practices
• Performance Reviews

Tools & Technologies

• Salesforce
• Microsoft Office
• VS Code
• Agile Tools
• Enterprise Platforms