Salesforce Technical Lead

Looking for a Technical Lead, who will operate as a Senior Technical authority within the Salesforce practice, partnering with Solution Architects, Functional Leads, and client stakeholders to deliver scalable, secure, and high-performing solutions aligned to business outcomes. This role will lead technical workstreams across complex programmes, providing architectural oversight, engineering leadership, and technical assurance while mentoring delivery teams., * Serve as a trusted advisor to key stakeholders within our Public Sector clients.

• Leading communication and stakeholder management, acting as the focal point between the client team and the development team (with support of other colleagues)
• Ensure scalable, best-practice solutions that meet or exceed customer expectations, ensuring the technical implementation conforms to project and industry best practices.
• Evaluate and translate business and technical requirements into well-designed solutions that effectively leverage Salesforce products.
• You will be responsible for low-level/detailed technical design including for
• Flows,
• OmniScripts/Omni Studio Components
• Apex (such as UML Class Diagrams or similar)
• LWC components
• Security Models (Permission sets, groups, etc)
• Object Models/Entity Relationship Diagrams
• Omni-Channel Processes
• You will contribute to high-level technical designs and approaches where relevant, with the support of a Solution or Technical Architect.
• You will contribute to the delivery of work items, where capacity allows.
• Identify and mitigate technical design risks, including ensuring compliance with Salesforce platform limits and governance models
• Collaborate with DevOps and Release Management colleagues, ensuring that software components are correctly packaged and delivered through the project pipeline. Strong knowledge of Git is expected. A good understanding of CI/CD pipelines is very beneficial, though the tooling used may vary from project to project.
• Act as technical authority across one or more programmes
• Collaborate with project and engagement managers to support work item estimation and planning in partnership with the client.
• Direct and mentor diverse teams in both technical and non-technical aspects, including communication strategies contributing to sprint demos.
• Own solution integrity, ensuring scalability, performance, security, and best practice design patterns
• Conduct code reviews and enforce development standards across your team(s)
• Provide guidance on integration patterns and approaches, often in collaboration with integration technical leads.
• Guide reusability, modular design, and technical debt management
• Articulate complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders
• Support pre-sales activities including solution shaping and technical input to proposals
• Contribute to internal growth through initiatives, knowledge-sharing, and the development of strategic assets., This role is inside IR35 and will require working under the direction of the client delivery manager as part of a multi-disciplinary team. The successful candidate will follow established delivery processes and working practices

This role requires the successful candidate to undergo and be eligible for UK Security Vetting at SC/DV level. Clearance sponsorship will be provided where required. Due to the nature of the work, candidates should meet the relevant residency requirements. If applicable, reserved post nationality restrictions will be confirmed by the client. Damia is committed to inclusive recruitment and welcomes applicants from all backgrounds.

Due to the secure nature of the position and working environment, you must have, or be eligible to obtain Security Clearance

More details relating to UK Security Clearance can be found here:

United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK

List of national security vetting clearance levels with guidance on who requires clearance and what checks are completed.

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Please note that no terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate on the grounds of a person's gender, marital status, race, religion, colour, age, disability or sexual orientation. Every candidate will be assessed only in accordance with their merits, qualifications and ability to perform the duties of the job.

Should the role require the successful candidate to undergo and be eligible for UK Security Vetting. Clearance sponsorship will be provided where required. Due to the nature of the work, candidates should meet the relevant residency requirements. If applicable, Reserved Post nationality restrictions will be confirmed by the client. Damia is committed to inclusive recruitment and welcomes applicants from all backgrounds.

• Familiarity with public sector regulations, compliance (eg, GDPR, FOIA), and procurement processes.
• Knowledge of common public sector challenges: Legacy systems, citizen engagement, case management, grants, licensing.
• Proficiency in Salesforce particularly Service Cloud, Experience Cloud, and Public Sector Solutions.
• Strong grasp of Data Cloud, MuleSoft, OmniStudio, and Agentforce for automation and integration.
• Experience with integration technologies, master data management, and familiarity with other cloud platforms (eg, AWS).
• Ability to analyse, design, and optimize business processes through technology and integration.
• Demonstrated experience guiding customers and project teams in adopting emerging technologies for business use cases.
• 7+ years Salesforce platform experience
• Proven experience leading technical delivery on enterprise Salesforce programmes
• Deep expertise in Apex, LWC, integration architecture, and data modelling
• Strong understanding of Salesforce development patterns and governor limits
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps tooling (eg, Copado, Gearset, Git-based workflows)
• Experience integrating Salesforce with ERP, data platforms, or external systems
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills
• Desirable Certifications
• Salesforce Platform Developer II
• OmniStudio Developer/Consultant
• Application Architect
• Balances hands-on engineering with strategic technical leadership
• Drives quality and delivery discipline across teams
• Strong presentation, communication, and facilitation skills; ability to rapidly learn new technologies.
• Knowledge of Salesforce AppExchange products and implementation experience preferred.
• Ability to design secure solutions, particularly within high-profile public sector environments, and handle security requirements effectively.
• Competence in leading design sessions and presenting design options to clients.
• Extensive experience with Agile, Scrum, and Waterfall methodologies.

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