Salesforce Engineer - Fixed Term Contract 1 year
Posted 1 day ago by Love2shop
Negotiable
Fixed-Term
Hybrid
Liverpool, England, United Kingdom
Summary: The Salesforce Engineer role is a fixed-term contract for one year, focused on designing, developing, and optimizing solutions on the Salesforce platform to enhance business growth and efficiency. The position requires collaboration with product owners and stakeholders to implement best practices and explore new capabilities for digital transformation. The engineer will also manage platform administration, support operational processes, and ensure data integrity and compliance. This role demands a blend of technical expertise and innovative thinking to deliver high-performing applications.
Key Responsibilities:
- Develop and test Salesforce solutions using declarative tools and programmatic approaches (Apex, Lightning Web Components, and Visualforce).
- Build customised applications on the Force.com platform to solve complex business challenges.
- Develop and maintain integrations between Salesforce and other systems using APIs, middleware, and ETL tools.
- Support strategic decisions on leveraging out-of-the-box functionality versus custom development to maximise platform value.
- Manage user accounts, roles, profiles, permission sets, and licence allocation.
- Configure and maintain standard and custom objects, fields, page layouts, record types, and automation flows.
- Monitor platform health, usage, and limits (e.g., API calls, storage) and proactively address issues.
- Maintain accurate technical documentation, including configuration, data models, and integration architecture.
- Support environment and release management, including sandbox strategy and deployment processes (ANT, GIT, Data Loader).
- Participate in agile delivery cycles, contributing to sprint planning, development, testing, and deployment.
- Provide technical guidance and troubleshooting for complex issues escalated from support teams.
- Ensure data quality, integrity, and security across Salesforce and integrated systems.
- Embed GDPR and internal data protection policies in all development and configuration activities.
- Conduct periodic audits and access reviews to maintain compliance.
- Evangelise Salesforce within the organisation, promoting best practices and innovative use cases.
- Stay current with Salesforce releases and emerging technologies, recommending enhancements to improve efficiency and user experience.
- Support user adoption through technical enablement and creation of knowledge resources.
Key Skills:
- Salesforce Platform Developer 1 essential.
- Salesforce Administrator certification (ADM-201) and Platform App Builder desirable.
- Proven experience in Salesforce development and engineering, including Apex, Lightning Web Components, and declarative tools.
- Hands-on experience with integrations (REST/SOAP APIs, middleware, ETL tools).
- Strong understanding of the Salesforce platform, security model, and performance optimisation.
- Desirable: Experience with Marketing Cloud, Azure services, and data pipelines.
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: Liverpool
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: fixed-term
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
Please note you will be required to attend the office ideally once or twice a week in our Liverpool office but we can be flexible. This is a fixed term contract for 1 year
Main Purpose of Role
The Salesforce Engineer is responsible for designing, developing, and optimising innovative solutions on the Salesforce platform to drive business growth and unlock new efficiencies. This role combines technical expertise with a forward-thinking mindset to deliver scalable, secure, and high-performing applications. You will collaborate closely with the product owners and business stakeholders, champion Salesforce best practices, and continuously explore new capabilities to create momentum for our digital transformation.
Principal Responsibilities
- Solution Design & Development
- Develop and test Salesforce solutions using declarative tools and programmatic approaches (Apex, Lightning Web Components and Visualforce).
- Build customised applications on the Force.com platform to solve complex business challenges.
- Develop and maintain integrations between Salesforce and other systems using APIs, middleware, and ETL tools.
- Support strategic decisions on leveraging out-of-the-box functionality versus custom development to maximise platform value.
- Platform Administration & Governance
- Manage user accounts, roles, profiles, permission sets, and licence allocation.
- Configure and maintain standard and custom objects, fields, page layouts, record types, and automation flows.
- Monitor platform health, usage, and limits (e.g., API calls, storage) and proactively address issues.
- Maintain accurate technical documentation, including configuration, data models, and integration architecture.
- Operational Support & Release Management
- Support environment and release management, including sandbox strategy and deployment processes (ANT, GIT, Data Loader).
- Participate in agile delivery cycles, contributing to sprint planning, development, testing, and deployment.
- Provide technical guidance and troubleshooting for complex issues escalated from support teams.
- Data Integrity & Compliance
- Ensure data quality, integrity, and security across Salesforce and integrated systems.
- Embed GDPR and internal data protection policies in all development and configuration activities.
- Conduct periodic audits and access reviews to maintain compliance.
- Collaboration & Continuous Improvement
- Evangelise Salesforce within the organisation, promoting best practices and innovative use cases.
- Stay current with Salesforce releases and emerging technologies, recommending enhancements to improve efficiency and user experience.
- Support user adoption through technical enablement and creation of knowledge resources.
What we would like from you
- Salesforce Platform Developer 1 essential.
- Salesforce Administrator certification (ADM-201) and Platform App Builder desirable;
- Proven experience in Salesforce development and engineering, including Apex, Lightning Web Components, and declarative tools.
- Hands-on experience with integrations (REST/SOAP APIs, middleware, ETL tools).
- Strong understanding of the Salesforce platform, security model, and performance optimisation.
- Desirable: Experience with Marketing Cloud, Azure services, and data pipelines.
Our benefits if you decide to join us:
- 25 days’ holiday per year, plus bank holidays
- Company pension scheme
- UK health care cover
- Staff Everyday Benefits card offering discounts with multiple retailers (10%)
- Corporate travel scheme with Merseyrail, Northern rail, Arriva & Transport for Wales
- Fabulous kitchen space which offers free tea and coffee
- Faith room open to all denominations along with dedicated kitchen space for Halal and Kosher food preparation
- Family friendly leave
- Community volunteering policy which allows you 2 days per year to support the community with charitable events
As a disability-confident committed company, we have a passion for championing equality. We welcome all colleagues into a work environment where success is attainable for everyone, regardless of disability, age, race, religion, gender identity, or sexual orientation. We are committed to ensuring that everyone has equal access to growth and opportunities in our workplace.