Lead Salesforce Developer (Contract)

IndSAfri; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 850,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

SmartRecruiters, Inc. in Johannesburg seeks an experienced Lead Salesforce Developer to design, develop, and implement Salesforce solutions within our banking environment. This role requires leadership and deep technical expertise to deliver secure, scalable, high-performance solutions.

You will lead design and hands-on development, integrate with banking systems, ensure compliance with regulations, and collaborate with squads.

Qualifications

• Lead Salesforce design and hands-on development for banking needs.
• Translate business requirements into Salesforce solutions leveraging Salesforce platform.
• Experience with Trailblazer Community and Trailhead.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and hands-on development of Salesforce applications for banking needs.
• Develop and maintain integrations with banking systems and third-party tools via REST/SOAP.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to translate requirements into technical designs.
• Manage Salesforce environments, sandbox setups, deployments, and optimization.
• Ensure compliance with banking regulations and security standards in Salesforce implementations.
• Collaborate with squads during design and delivery.

Skills

Salesforce development

Leadership

Stakeholder collaboration

REST

SOAP

Middleware integrations

DevOps/CI CD

Branching/merging strategies

Banking domain

Trailhead / Trailblazer Community

Education

Bachelor’s degree in information technologies/computerscience, Engineering/science, or related field

Tools

REST

SOAP

Middleware

CI/CD tools

Branching/merging

Job description

Our company is a large multinational banking and financial services conglomerate based in South Africa.It offers a wide range of services including personal and business banking, corporate and investment banking, wealth management, and insurance

Job Description

Weseekanexperiencedandhands onLeadSalesforceDevelopertodesign,develop,andimplementSalesforcesolutionswithinourbankingenvironment.

Thisrolerequiresleadershipanddeeptechnicalexpertisetodeliversecure,scalable,high performanceSalesforcesolutions.

Qualifications

JobDescription/Responsibilities:

ALeadSalesforceDeveloper,providesSalesforcesolutionsthatefficientlyandeffectivelysolvecomplexbusinesscapabilitiesandtranslatebusinessrequirementsintoSalesforcesolutionsthatbestleveragetheSalesforceplatformsandproducts.

Has experience in:Trailblazer Community and/or Trailhead platform.

Collaborativelyworkswithinsquadsduringdesign&delivery.

• Leadthedesignandhands-ondevelopmentofSalesforceapplications,ensuringhigh-qualitysolutionstailoredtobankingneeds.
• Developandmaintainintegrationswithbankingsystemsandthird-partytoolsusingREST,SOAP,andmiddlewaresolutions.
• Collaboratewithstakeholderstoanalyzeandtranslatebusinessrequirementsintotechnicaldesigns.
• ManageSalesforceenvironments,includingsandboxsetup,deployments,andsystemoptimization.
• EnsurecompliancewithbankingregulationsandsecuritystandardsinallSalesforceimplementations.
• Yearsofexperience:7+
• Bachelor’sdegreeininformationtechnologies/computerscience,Engineering/science,orarelatedfield.
• Minimumof5-7yearsofhands-onSalesforcedevelopmentexperience,withatleast2yearsinaleadershiprole.
• ProvenexperienceintegratingSalesforcewithexternalsystems,preferablyinabankingorfinancialservicesenvironment.
• FamiliaritywithDevOpstoolsandCI/CDpracticesforSalesforcedeployments.ExperienceinBranchingandmergingstrategies.
• Experienceworkingwithinregulatedindustriessuchasbankingorfinance(preferred).