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Salesforce Team Lead - Hybrid (1 day a week on site) - South London - £110,000

Yolk Recruitment are pleased to be working with a market leading global business who have been voted as one of the best places to work in 2024. They pride themselves on their forward-thinking culture and putting there employees first.

We are currently searching for a Salesforce Team Lead who will be a key member of a growing team. You'll be responsible for leading, mentoring, and growing a cross-functional team of talented developers, quality assurance analysts, and test automation specialists. You will play a pivotal role in designing, developing, and implementing Salesforce solutions that meet business needs, ensuring optimal use of Salesforce features and functionalities.

What you'll be doing:

Lead and manage a high-performing cross-functional development team, providing regular feedback and nurturing their technical and creative problem-solving skills.
Work closely with our Product team to prioritize, assign, and deliver upcoming work, ensuring that implemented software meets long-term business objectives.
Provide technical mentorship and guidance to junior team members.
Design, develop, test, and deploy custom Salesforce solutions, including Apex, Visualforce, Lightning Components, and integrations with other systems.
Customise Salesforce to meet specific business needs by creating custom objects, fields, workflows, and validation rules.
Integrate Salesforce with other systems using APIs and middleware tools, ensuring seamless data flow and interoperability.
Conduct code reviews and ensure the quality, performance, and security of developed solutions.
Develop software solutions to business problems, leveraging established design patterns and coding standards.
Collaborate with stakeholders to gather and analyse requirements and translate them into technical specifications.Technical skills:

7+ years as a Senior Salesforce Developer, with 3+ years leading a team.
Salesforce Application and/or Systems Architect certification(s).
Experience with Agile methodology and building a Salesforce DevOps pipeline process.
Advanced proficiency with (url removed) Platform (Apex, VisualForce, Salesforce APIs, SOQL, Unit Testing).
Proficiency with Salesforce Lightning and configuring Lightning Web components.
Experience integrating Salesforce with 3rd party tools using APIs and middleware.
Strong understanding of data migration and ETL tools.
Proficiency with code change control using BitBucket, JIRA, and Confluence.
Knowledge of sophisticated business systems integration as well as object-oriented design patterns and development.
Familiarity with Services Oriented Design Principles (SOA) and Web Services.Company Benefits

Enhanced Parental Leave
Generous annual leave
Healthcare Plan
Annual Giving Day - an extra day to give back to yourself or your community
Cycle-to-work Scheme
Pension scheme with employer contributions
Life Assurance - 3X base salary
Rewards Program - access to discounts and cashback
LinkedIn Learning License for upskilling & development

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