Salesforce Developer Lead, Johannesburg

Salesforce Developer Lead Job Title

Salesforce Developer Lead

Overview

We are seeking an experienced Salesforce Developer Lead to provide technical leadership, solution design, and hands-on development across the Salesforce ecosystem. The successful candidate will lead Salesforce development initiatives, mentor developers, drive best practices, and deliver scalable, secure, and high-performing Salesforce solutions aligned to business objectives.

This role requires strong expertise in Salesforce platform development, integration architecture, DevOps practices, stakeholder engagement, and Agile delivery within enterprise environments.

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Key Responsibilities Salesforce Solution Design & Development

• Design, develop, and implement scalable Salesforce solutions across Sales Cloud, Service Cloud, Experience Cloud, and custom applications.
• Lead the development of Apex classes, Lightning Web Components (LWC), Visualforce pages, and Salesforce integrations.
• Ensure solutions adhere to Salesforce best practices, governance standards, and security requirements.
• Review technical designs and code to ensure quality and maintainability.

Technical Leadership

• Provide technical direction and mentorship to Salesforce developers and administrators.
• Conduct code reviews and establish development standards.
• Lead technical discussions and solution architecture workshops.
• Drive continuous improvement and innovation across the Salesforce platform.

Integration & Architecture

• Design and implement integrations between Salesforce and enterprise systems.
• Work with REST/SOAP APIs, middleware platforms, and event-driven architectures.
• Collaborate with enterprise architects and solution architects to align Salesforce solutions with enterprise architecture standards.
• Support API management, authentication, and security implementations.

Stakeholder Engagement

• Collaborate with business analysts, product owners, architects, and business stakeholders.
• Translate business requirements into scalable technical solutions.
• Participate in requirement gathering, solution workshops, and estimation sessions.
• Provide technical guidance throughout project delivery lifecycles.

DevOps & Delivery

• Implement CI/CD pipelines and Salesforce DevOps best practices.
• Manage deployment processes across environments.
• Support release planning, testing, and production deployments.
• Ensure adherence to Agile and DevOps methodologies.

Quality & Governance

• Ensure platform performance, scalability, and reliability.
• Maintain Salesforce security and compliance standards.
• Support technical documentation and knowledge transfer.
• Participate in production support and incident resolution when required.

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Required Experience

• 8+ years of software development experience.
• 5+ years of Salesforce development experience.
• Proven experience leading Salesforce development teams.
• Experience delivering enterprise-scale Salesforce implementations.
• Strong experience in Agile environments.
• Financial Services, Insurance, Telecommunications, or large enterprise experience preferred.

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Technical Skills Salesforce Platform

• Salesforce Sales Cloud
• Salesforce Service Cloud
• Salesforce Experience Cloud
• Salesforce Platform

Development

• Apex
• Lightning Web Components (LWC)
• Visualforce
• SOQL/SOSL
• Salesforce Flows
• Triggers

Integration

• REST APIs
• SOAP APIs
• Platform Events
• Salesforce Connect
• Middleware platforms such as MuleSoft, Dell Boomi, or Informatica

DevOps & Tools

• Git
• Azure DevOps
• Jenkins
• Copado
• Gearset
• Salesforce DX (SFDX)

Security & Governance

• Salesforce Security Model
• Profiles & Permission Sets
• Role Hierarchies
• Sharing Rules
• OAuth & API Security

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Preferred Certifications

• Salesforce Certified Platform Developer II
• Salesforce Certified Platform Developer I
• Salesforce Application Architect
• Salesforce System Architect
• Salesforce Certified Administrator
• Salesforce AI Associate (Advantageous)

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Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
• Relevant Salesforce certifications.

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Key Competencies

• Technical Leadership
• Solution Architecture
• Stakeholder Management
• Mentoring & Coaching
• Problem Solving
• Communication Skills
• Agile Delivery
• Strategic Thinking
• Quality Focus
• Continuous Improvement