Role | Salesforce Technical Consultant

We seek a highly skilled and experienced Salesforce Technical Consultant  to join our team. As a key member of our Salesforce practice, you will be responsible for architecting and implementing tailored solutions for our customers. This role requires strong communication skills, a deep understanding of Salesforce architecture and development, and the ability to lead development teams effectively.

Salesforce Technical Consultant Responsibilities will include

• Collaborate with stakeholders to understand business requirements and architect scalable solutions on the Salesforce platform.
• Develop custom code, integrations, and declarative configurations to implement Salesforce solutions tailored to meet customer needs.
• Technical Leadership: Provide guidance and mentorship to developers peers, ensuring adherence to best practices, coding standards, and project timelines.
• Code Review: Conduct regular code reviews to ensure quality, performance, and maintainability of developed solutions.
• Technical Design: Lead technical design sessions to translate business requirements into technical designs, ensuring alignment with Salesforce best practices and industry standards.
• Problem Solving: Analyse complex technical issues and provide best practice solutions to address them effectively.
• Integration: Design and implement integrations between Salesforce and other systems using APIs, middleware, ETL or custom code.
• Quality Assurance: Develop and execute test plans to ensure the quality and reliability of developed solutions.
• Documentation: Create and maintain technical documentation, including design documents, technical specifications, and user manuals.
• Stakeholder Communication: Communicate effectively with customers, project managers, business analysts, and other stakeholders to provide updates, gather requirements, and address issues as they arise.
• Release Management: Coordinate and manage the deployment of Salesforce solutions, including version control, deployment planning, and release validation.
• Continuous Learning: Stay abreast of Salesforce platform updates, new features, and emerging technologies to continuously enhance skills and expertise.

The right person for this role is likely to be

• An effective communicator with strong interpersonal and written communication skills
• Skilled in identifying, assessing, and mitigating risks
• Confident in leading teams and guiding delivery efforts
  Experienced in consulting, technical architecting, integration, and code development on the Salesforce platform
• Knowledgeable about best practices and industry standards
• Proficient in declarative configuration on Salesforce
• Certified (or working towards certification) in relevant Salesforce credentials, such as Salesforce Certified Platform Developer, JavaScript Developer, OmniStudio, Data Architect, Application Architect, or System Architect
• Experienced in Apex, Visualforce, Lightning Web Components (LWC), and Aura Components
  Able to demonstrate hands-on experience working with the Salesforce platform

Benefits

• Personal Development: 12 paid days for development, and individual training budget.
• Leave:  25 days annual leave
• Volunteer Time: approx  3 days/year for impact-driven volunteering
• Staff Well-being: wellness budget, and a monthly healthy food program

This opportunity is based in Cape Town, South Africa, and follows a hybrid working model with four days in-office and one remote day per week.