Principal Salesforce Engineer

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More about the team

The Digitisation Team is a key part of the IT function. This is an exciting time to join a growing area of the Group.

More about your role

Reporting to the Head of Digitisation, the Principal Salesforce Engineer will provide technical leadership across our Salesforce ecosystem, encompassing both Salesforce Field Services (SFS) and Customer Relationship Management (CRM) platforms.

You will be responsible for owning Salesforce Products across the organisation, setting and driving the roadmap for Salesforce solutions. You will work closely with a team of engineers, providing advice and guidance where needed and reviewing the products they work on.

In addition, to championing best practice you will embed security-by-design when designing and building engineering solutions.

At Places for People, we are committed to a safe working environment so a basic DBS check is mandatory.

More about you

The ideal candidate will have experience of working with Salesforce Field Services and a proven track record of mentoring junior members of staff.

Skills/ Experience

• Knowledge of Salesforce Field Services and Service Cloud are essential,
• Proven experience of working with Lightning Web Components,
• Experience mentoring junior members of staff,
• Be comfortable writing Apex code and building Lightning Web Components,
• An understanding of Salesforce Architecture,

We are a large diverse and ambitious business, which will give you all the challenge you could wish for.

We know that there's always more we can do to make you smile, that's why we offer a comprehensive benefits package with each role, yours will include:

• Competitive salary, with a salary review yearly
• Pension with matched contributions up to 7%
• Excellent holiday package – 35 days annual leave with the option to buy or sell leave
• Cashback plan for healthcare costs – up to £500 saving per year
• A bonus scheme for all colleagues at 2%
• Training and development
• Extra perks including huge discounts and offers from shops, cinemas and much more.