Salesforce Platform Engineering Leader – Hybrid & Growth

GreatAmerica; Cedar Rapids (IA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work arrangements

401(k) Company Match

Job summary

GreatAmerica is seeking a Platform Engineering Leader - Salesforce to guide a high-performing team of Platform Administrators. You will define strategy, ensure secure, scalable, and compliant platforms, and align platform work with business outcomes across enterprise systems.

The role combines hands-on technical leadership with governance, integration, and agile execution. You will partner with Product Owners, manage releases, evaluate new features, and drive innovation while maintaining a

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems or related field.
• 8+ years of 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.
• Experience working in regulated environments.
• Git workflows, pull request reviews, merge conflict resolution.
• Agile/Scrum methodologies; SAFe experience preferred.
• Middleware and cross-platform integrations patterns.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and grow a team of Platform Administrators.
• Define and execute Salesforce platform administration strategy and roadmap.
• Own end-to-end delivery of Salesforce platforms initiatives; ensure quality and timeliness.
• Review major Salesforce releases and stay current with platform capabilities.
• Drive innovation through new platform features, tools, and integrations.
• Establish controls for privileged access and data security; govern platform changes.
• Collaborate with Product Owners and cross-functional teams to translate needs into technical solutions.
• Participate in agile ceremonies and contribute to process improvements.
• Maintain platform documentation and change logs; ensure data governance.

Skills

Team leadership

Salesforce

Platform strategy

Technical delivery

Agile / SAFe

OpenAPI / API design

Git workflows

IAM / security

Data governance

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems or related field

Tools

Salesforce

Git

VS Code

OpenAPI

Job description

GreatAmerica is seeking a Platform Engineering Leader - Salesforce to guide a high-performing team of Platform Administrators. You will define strategy, ensure secure, scalable, and compliant platforms, and align platform work with business outcomes across enterprise systems.

The role combines hands-on technical leadership with governance, integration, and agile execution. You will partner with Product Owners, manage releases, evaluate new features, and drive innovation while maintaining a