Salesforce Technical Lead (Public Sector)
Walter Everett is a niche technical recruitment company, and we are currently helping our clients to hire a Salesforce Technical Lead.
The role
You will join a UK Salesforce practice working with a public sector client. This is a hands-on technical lead role covering the full development lifecycle, from discovery and design through build, test, deployment and live support, within structured governance, assurance and security constraints. You will work in a hybrid pattern with one day in the client's London office.
What you'll be doing
- Leading the design and delivery of scalable, secure Salesforce solutions, in line with architectural standards and best practice
- Providing technical leadership across the development lifecycle, turning complex requirements into effective solutions
- Contributing to estimation, delivery planning and risk management
- Championing high-quality engineering, including code quality, testing, security and maintainability, through peer reviews
- Troubleshooting technical challenges and managing technical and delivery risks early
- Working with architects, product owners, testers and DevOps teams to deliver end-to-end solutions
- Mentoring junior developers and sharing knowledge
- Taking part in Agile ceremonies, workshops and planning
What you must have
- 7+ years of Salesforce platform experience, including leading technical delivery on large enterprise programmes
- Strong expertise in Service Cloud, Experience Cloud, Public Sector Solutions, Apex, Lightning Web Components (LWC), integration architecture and data modelling
- Experience with Data Cloud, MuleSoft, OmniStudio and Agentforce, and a strong understanding of automation, integration and master data management
- Experience integrating Salesforce with ERP systems, data platforms and external applications (exposure to AWS is desirable)
- Strong knowledge of Salesforce development best practice, governor limits, CI/CD pipelines and DevOps tooling such as Copado, Gearset and Git-based workflows
- An understanding of public sector environments, including GDPR, FOIA and procurement
- Experience leading design workshops and presenting technical options to clients
- Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, balancing hands-on engineering with technical leadership
- Experience of Agile, Scrum and Waterfall delivery
- Willing and eligible to hold UK government security clearance (SC)
- Desirable: AppExchange implementation experience, and certifications such as Platform Developer II, OmniStudio Developer or Consultant, or Application Architect
The interview process
Interviews are competency based. You will be asked to demonstrate what you have built, how you did it and what you have led, so please come ready to talk through real examples from your own work.
How to apply
Apply through this page. We will talk to you first, and only put you forward with your agreement.
Diversity and Inclusion
We're committed to building a diverse and inclusive team, and we encourage applicants from all backgrounds to apply. We recruit in line with the Equality Act 2010, we are a WEConnect International Certified Women's Business Enterprise, and we partner with the disability charity Scope, who post our tech roles on their website.
Reasonable Adjustments
Walter Everett is committed to providing an inclusive recruitment process. If you require any reasonable adjustments or additional support at any stage of the recruitment or interview process, please let us know and we will work with you to accommodate your needs.