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Lead Salesforce Developer (Contract)

IndSAfri South Africa

Senior Contractor

We seek an experienced and hands on 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 Salesforce solutions.

Job Description/Responsibilities:

A Lead Salesforce Developer, provides Salesforce solutions that efficiently and effectively solve complex business capabilities and translate business requirements into Salesforce solutions that best leverage the Salesforce platforms and products.

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

Collaboratively works within squads during design & delivery.

  • Lead the design and hands-on development of Salesforce applications, ensuring high-quality solutions tailored to banking needs.
  • Actively develop custom Apex classes, triggers, Lightning Web Components (LWC), and Salesforce integrations.
  • Provide technical leadership to a team of Salesforce developers and conduct code reviews.
  • Develop and maintain integrations with banking systems and third-party tools using REST, SOAP, and middleware solutions.
  • Collaborate with stakeholders to analyze and translate business requirements into technical designs.
  • Manage Salesforce environments, including sandbox setup, deployments, and system optimization.
  • Ensure compliance with banking regulations and security standards in all Salesforce implementations.
  • Oversee data modelling, workflows, automation processes, and access controls in Salesforce.

Background and experience required:

  • Years of experience: 7+
  • Industry experience: 5+
  • Bachelor’s degree in information technologies/computer science, Engineering/science, or a related field.
  • Salesforce certifications such as Salesforce Platform Developer I/II or Salesforce System Architect (preferred).
  • Minimum of 5-7 years of hands-on Salesforce development experience, with at least 2 years in a leadership role.
  • Expertise in Salesforce technologies, including Apex, Aura, Lightning Web Components (LWC), SOQL/SOSL, and Salesforce APIs.
  • Proven experience integrating Salesforce with external systems, preferably in a banking or financial services environment.
  • Familiarity with DevOps tools and CI/CD practices for Salesforce deployments. Experience in Branching and merging strategies.
  • Experience working within regulated industries such as banking or finance (preferred).

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

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