What success looks like in this role:
1. Salesforce Technical Skills
- Strong knowledge of the Salesforce platform
- Experience with:
- Apex
- Lightning Web Components (LWC)
- Aura Components
- Visualforce
- SOQL and SOSL
- Salesforce Flows
- Approval Processes
- Validation Rules
- Custom Objects and Fields
- Experience with Salesforce APIs (REST, SOAP, Bulk, Streaming)
- Integration with external systems
- Experience with Salesforce DX (SFDX)
- Git version control
- CI/CD pipelines
- Packaging and deployment strategies
2. Salesforce Clouds
Knowledge of multiple Salesforce products, such as:
- Sales Cloud
- Service Cloud
- Experience Cloud
- Marketing Cloud (preferred)
- CPQ (preferred)
- Field Service
- Data Cloud (increasingly valuable)
3. Architecture & Design
- Solution architecture
- Enterprise integration patterns
- Data modeling
- Security model
- Sharing rules
- Role hierarchy
- Governor limits optimization
- Performance tuning
- Scalability planning
4. Leadership Skills
- Leading Salesforce development teams
- Mentoring developers
- Code reviews
- Technical decision-making
- Resource planning
- Hiring and interviewing
- Conflict resolution
- Performance management
5. Agile & Delivery Management
- Agile/Scrum methodologies
- Sprint planning
- Backlog grooming
- Estimation
- Risk management
- Release management
- DevOps best practices
- Cross-functional collaboration
6. Business & Stakeholder Management
- Gathering business requirements
- Translating business needs into technical solutions
- Working with business analysts
- Client communication
- Executive presentations
- Managing stakeholder expectations
7. Integration Experience
Hands-on experience integrating Salesforce with:
- ERP systems (e.g., SAP, Oracle)
- Middleware platforms
- Payment gateways
- Identity providers (SSO, OAuth)
- External REST/SOAP services
8. Data Management
- Data migration
- Data Loader
- ETL tools
- Data quality
- Duplicate management
- Backup and recovery
- Large data volume (LDV) strategies
9. DevOps Skills
- Git
- GitHub/GitLab/Bitbucket
- Jenkins
- Copado
- Gearset
- AutoRABIT
- Azure DevOps
- GitHub Actions
10. Security & Compliance
- Salesforce security model
- Profiles and Permission Sets
- Permission Set Groups
- OAuth
- SAML
- MFA
- Shield
- Compliance awareness (GDPR, HIPAA, etc., as applicable)
11. Certifications (Highly Valued)
Common certifications include:
- Salesforce Certified Administrator
- Salesforce Platform App Builder
- Salesforce Platform Developer I
- Salesforce Platform Developer II
- Salesforce Advanced Administrator
- Salesforce JavaScript Developer I
- Salesforce Sharing and Visibility Architect
- Salesforce Integration Architect
- Salesforce Application Architect
- Salesforce System Architect
- Salesforce Certified Technical Architect (CTA) (elite level)
12. Soft Skills
- Leadership
- Strategic thinking
- Problem-solving
- Decision-making
- Communication
- Negotiation
- Coaching and mentoring
- Time management
- Team building
- Customer-focused mindset
Nice-to-Have Skills
- AI capabilities (Salesforce Agentforce, Einstein)
- MuleSoft
- Tableau
- CRM strategy
- Enterprise architecture
- Multi-org strategy
- AWS or Azure integration
- Java or .NET background
- SQL
- Event-driven architecture
- Microservices
Example Resume Skills Section
- Salesforce Development Management
- Apex, LWC, Visualforce, Aura
- Salesforce DX (SFDX)
- Salesforce Architecture & Solution Design
- Sales Cloud, Service Cloud, Experience Cloud
- REST/SOAP API Integrations
- CI/CD, Git, Copado, Gearset
- Agile Scrum Leadership
- Team Management & Mentoring
- Code Reviews & Best Practices
- Stakeholder Management
- Enterprise Integrations
- Data Migration & ETL
- DevOps Automation
- Security & Compliance
- Release Management
- Performance Optimization
- Technical Architecture
- AI & Agentforce
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You will be successful in this role if you have:
Computer Science degree and 12-20 years’ relevant experience OR equivalent combination of education and relevant experience
4-6 years’ leadership experience
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