Salesforce Admin
Posted 7 days ago by Queen Square Recruitment Ltd
Negotiable
Inside
Hybrid
Slough, Berkshire
Summary: The Salesforce Administrator role is a 6-month contract based in Windsor, UK, focusing on enhancing a live Salesforce platform within a complex business environment. The position requires a proactive individual to manage configuration, data quality, and operational support while collaborating with various teams. The role emphasizes ownership, problem-solving, and continuous improvement in Salesforce administration. Candidates should have a strong background in declarative configuration and experience in a live Salesforce environment.
Key Responsibilities:
- Configure, maintain, and administer the Salesforce platform using declarative tools to support business processes and customer journeys
- Translate business requirements into scalable Salesforce configuration, including custom objects, fields, flows, validation rules, page layouts, reports, dashboards, and permissions
- Ensure platform stability, performance, usability, and reliability through proactive administration and continuous improvement
- Manage users, roles, profiles, and permission sets to maintain secure and appropriate data access
- Maintain high standards of data quality through monitoring, validation, cleansing, and governance processes
- Support platform change delivery, including requirements refinement, testing, release activities, and post-release support
- Provide day-to-day operational support, including issue triage, investigation, and resolution
- Collaborate with Salesforce Engineers, Product, and Operations teams to ensure configuration aligns with architectural and governance standards
- Document configuration, processes, and user guidance to support long-term platform sustainability
- Take ownership of assigned work items, proactively manage risks, and contribute positively to team delivery
- Use AI tools responsibly to support triage, analysis, and productivity in line with enterprise governance and compliance standards
Key Skills:
- Strong hands-on experience with Salesforce declarative configuration (Flows, validation rules, reports, dashboards, page layouts)
- Solid understanding of Salesforce data models, object relationships, and data management best practices
- Experience managing Salesforce security (users, roles, profiles, permission sets, access controls)
- Awareness-level understanding of Apex functionality, platform settings, error handling, and reporting
- Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills
- Understanding of Salesforce governance, environment strategy, release management, and change control
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to work effectively with both business users and technical teams
- Understanding of enterprise security, data protection, and compliance principles
- Demonstrated safe and responsible use of AI tools, with awareness of accuracy, bias, and governance considerations
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: Windsor
Country: UK
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: inside IR35
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
Salesforce Administrator (Contract – 6 Months)
Location: Windsor, UK
Working Pattern: Hybrid – on-site once per week initially
Contract Length: 6 months initially
Start Date: 18 May 2026
Day Rate: TBC, inside IR35 (likely in the region of £350 - £400 DOE)
Our client is seeking an experienced Salesforce Administrator to support and enhance a live Salesforce platform in a complex business environment. This role focuses on declarative configuration, platform stability, data quality, and day-to-day operational support, working closely with Salesforce Engineers, Product, and Operations teams. This is an individual contributor role, ideal for a proactive administrator who enjoys ownership, problem-solving, and continuous improvement.
Key Responsibilities
- Configure, maintain, and administer the Salesforce platform using declarative tools to support business processes and customer journeys
- Translate business requirements into scalable Salesforce configuration, including custom objects, fields, flows, validation rules, page layouts, reports, dashboards, and permissions
- Ensure platform stability, performance, usability, and reliability through proactive administration and continuous improvement
- Manage users, roles, profiles, and permission sets to maintain secure and appropriate data access
- Maintain high standards of data quality through monitoring, validation, cleansing, and governance processes
- Support platform change delivery, including requirements refinement, testing, release activities, and post-release support
- Provide day-to-day operational support, including issue triage, investigation, and resolution
- Collaborate with Salesforce Engineers, Product, and Operations teams to ensure configuration aligns with architectural and governance standards
- Document configuration, processes, and user guidance to support long-term platform sustainability
- Take ownership of assigned work items, proactively manage risks, and contribute positively to team delivery
- Use AI tools responsibly to support triage, analysis, and productivity in line with enterprise governance and compliance standards
Skills & Knowledge
- Strong hands-on experience with Salesforce declarative configuration (Flows, validation rules, reports, dashboards, page layouts)
- Solid understanding of Salesforce data models, object relationships, and data management best practices
- Experience managing Salesforce security (users, roles, profiles, permission sets, access controls)
- Awareness-level understanding of Apex functionality, platform settings, error handling, and reporting
- Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills
- Understanding of Salesforce governance, environment strategy, release management, and change control
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to work effectively with both business users and technical teams
- Understanding of enterprise security, data protection, and compliance principles
- Demonstrated safe and responsible use of AI tools, with awareness of accuracy, bias, and governance considerations
Experience Required
- Minimum 2 years’ experience administering Salesforce in a live, scaled environment
- Proven experience supporting daily Salesforce administration, maintenance, and platform upgrades
- Experience supporting platform releases, testing changes, and coordinating with delivery teams
- Experience maintaining data quality and enforcing governance standards
- Willingness to continuously learn new Salesforce features and improve platform effectiveness
If you have the relevant skills & experience, please apply promptly to be considered for this opportunity and similar roles.