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Salesforce Technical Architect

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fca logoFca · London, UK
Part-timeHybrid2d ago
AgileCRMDocumentationGitGitHubJavaScript
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Responsibilities

  • Design and develop customised Salesforce solutions using declarative tools, Apex code, Lightning Web Components (LWC), and other platform features to enhance CRM functionality
  • Deliver performant software to user story specifications, in line with coding standards, within a high-functioning agile development team and DevOps framework
  • Identify opportunities for product innovation and shape design proposals to take these forward, supporting innovation at a product level where this delivers quick wins and business benefit, and remains within the boundaries of the product roadmap
  • Produce design papers, review design proposals and design decisions, and provide technical guidance to engineering teams
  • Perform QA reviews of solutions, supporting performance and penetration testing.
  • Resolve complex technical challenges and articulate complex problems in simple terms to a range of stakeholders
  • Participate in design authority forums and mentor junior engineers
  • Skills required
  • Minimum:
  • Experience designing, building, and supporting Salesforce solutions using declarative configuration, Apex, and Lightning Web Components (LWC), with the ability to troubleshoot complex issues, optimise performance, and manage technical debt to ensure system stability and reusability
  • Demonstrated experience providing technical leadership, including mentoring engineers, conducting code reviews, and contributing to delivery through effective documentation, estimation, testing (unit and integration), and participation in agile planning activities
  • Practical experience with Git-based version control, including resolving merge conflicts, supporting deployments, and managing defects to maintain high-quality, scalable systems
  • Essential:
  • Salesforce certified: Platform App Builder, Advanced Administrator, JavaScript Developer I, Platform Developer I/II, Experience Cloud Consultant, and Service Cloud Consultant
  • Current with Salesforce updates, new features, and industry best practices, with the ability to recommend innovative solutions
  • Experience working with industry-standard software design patterns and applying them effectively
  • Problem-solving ability, with the confidence to recommend and make final decisions to restore functionality and maintain system use
  • Methodical, strategic, and pragmatic thinker, focused on outcomes and the bigger picture, with the ability to constructively question established approaches
  • Experience in Salesforce development, alongside experience with frameworks (e.g. FFLIB) and DevOps tools (e.g. Copado, GitHub)
  • Demonstrated coaching and mentoring skills, with experience guiding peers and specialist teams, promoting digital products within organisations, and overseeing innovation initiatives

Benefits

25 days annual leave plus bank holidaysHybrid model where employees work a minimum of 40% in the office each month (expectation of 50% for senior leaders). Changing from September to a minimum of 50% in the office each month (expectation of 60% for Directors and Executive Directors)Non-contributory pension (8-12% depending on age) and life assurance at eight times your salaryPrivate healthcare with Bupa, income protection, and 24/7 Employee Assistance35 hours of paid volunteering annuallyA flexible benefits scheme designed around your lifestyleFor a full list of our benefits, and our recruitment procHealth insuranceVision insuranceFlexible schedule

Additional Information

Job Title: Salesforce Technical Architect Division: Data, Technology and Innovation Department: Digital Systems Salary: National (Edinburgh and Leeds) ranging from £60,700 to £ £85,000 and London from £66,600 to £95,000 per annum (salary offered will be based on skills and experience) This role is graded as: Lead Associate - Regulatory Your external recruitment contact is Benjamin via benjamin.paulon@fca.org.uk. Your internal recruitment contact is Pat via Patrycja.Matachowska@fca.org.uk Applications must be submitted through our online portal. Applications sent via social media or email will not be accepted. About the FCA and team We regulate financial services firms in the UK, to keep financial markets fair, thriving and effective. By joining us, you'll play a key part in protecting consumers, driving economic growth, and shaping the future of UK finance services. The Data, Technology and Innovation (DTI) division enables the FCA to be a digital-first, data-led smart regulator by delivering a secure, agile, and cost-effective technology and data ecosystem that drives better decisions, transparency, and operational efficiency. Sitting within DTI, the Digital Systems team delivers the systems that enable the FCA to be a more effective and smarter regulator.

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