Salesforce Developer

This role sits within the Chief Technology Office of the Cabinet Office Digital, reporting to the Salesforce Platform Owner. It is responsible for architecture and engineering across the Cabinet Office and owns the newly commissioned Technical Design Authority for the department. Working in collaboration with individual business units and Arm's‑Length Bodies, it aligns technology and operates platforms for the benefit of the products and teams dependent upon them.

The position offers an exciting opportunity to develop and maintain the Cabinet Office Digital Salesforce estate, comprising multiple instances and various licence types. The Salesforce Developer will shape the Salesforce strategy and principles supporting delivery of digital services across the Cabinet Office and will design, develop, and implement customised solutions within the Salesforce platform to support critical business functions and meet project objectives. This role involves collaborating with stakeholders to gather requirements, integrating Salesforce with other systems, and ensuring the reliability and scalability of Salesforce applications.

Responsibilities Implement the software development life cycle: build, maintain, test, deliver, release and document user‑friendly and customer‑centric software solutions as required. Write clean, secure and well‑tested Apex code, including commentary and supporting documentation. Complete all documentation in line with the work – application support manual, IT support processes, test and release notes, ICD notes.

Provide guidance to associate software engineers in adherence to these standards. Provide integrated solutions: ensure solutions are user‑focused, strategically aligned and effectively integrated across multiple teams and platforms to meet business needs. Build and test software in line with design conditions to ensure required integration; enable integration testing of components for other teams prior to implementation.

Support specific activities to improve development processes. Engage stakeholders: collaborate, work with and develop an understanding of the needs and requests of both internal and external stakeholders to achieve desired outcomes. Engage internal stakeholders independently, working across a number of teams, and act as a resource for colleagues with less experience.

Facilitate meetings and consult stakeholders to understand their needs and requirements, and propose and specify solutions. Build and transfer skills and knowledge: take responsibility for developing personal skills and expertise aligned to the role. Assist more junior Salesforce System Administrators to develop their skills and knowledge, share ideas, provide coaching, support and feedback.

Collaborate within and across teams to achieve required results. Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme. A Disability Confident employer offers an interview to any applicant who declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the role, as defined by the employer.

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