Senior Salesforce Developer (4 Positions)

About the Role

DFAT's Commercial Application Delivery Section within the Business Solutions Branch is seeking experienced Senior Salesforce Developers to support the delivery and enhancement of critical Salesforce-based solutions. These solutions underpin a broad range of government services including consular services, trade, aid, scholarships and international engagement initiatives.

As a Senior Salesforce Developer, you will work within a project delivery team to design, develop, configure and support enterprise-grade Salesforce applications. You will collaborate closely with Solution Leads, Business Analysts, Testers and Release Managers to deliver scalable, high-quality solutions aligned with Salesforce best practices.

Key Responsibilities

• Participate in business analysis, solution design and planning activities.
  
• Translate business requirements into scalable Salesforce solutions.
  
• Design, develop, configure and deploy Salesforce applications and integrations.
  
• Develop custom functionality using Apex, Lightning Web Components (LWC), OmniStudio and Aura.
  
• Configure Salesforce objects, flows, permission sets, sharing models and related platform features.
  
• Support testing, quality assurance and release management activities.
  
• Troubleshoot and resolve application and configuration issues.
  
• Develop solution design, technical documentation and implementation artefacts.
  
• Work with DevOps and CI/CD pipelines to support controlled deployments.
  
• Maintain alignment with Salesforce platform standards and industry best practices.
  
• Provide ongoing support and continuous improvement for existing Salesforce solutions.
  

Essential Skills and Experience

Salesforce Development

• Minimum 3 years' experience in Salesforce development.
  
• Demonstrated experience designing, building and delivering enterprise-level Salesforce solutions.
  
• Strong experience implementing Salesforce best practices and solution architecture principles.
  

Salesforce Configuration

• Extensive experience configuring:
  • Custom Objects
    
  • Flows
    
  • Permission Sets
    
  • Security and Sharing Models
    
  • Validation Rules
    
  • Platform Configuration Settings
    

Technical Development Skills

• Advanced experience with:
  • Apex
    
  • Lightning Web Components (LWC)
    
  • OmniStudio
    
  • Aura Components
    
  • JavaScript
    
  • HTML
    
  • CSS
    

Platform Experience

• Experience with:
  • Salesforce Public Sector Solutions (PSS)
    
  • Experience Cloud
    
  • Enterprise system integrations
    
  • Version control systems (Git)
    
  • CI/CD and DevOps tooling
    

Mandatory Certifications

You must hold:

• Salesforce Platform Developer I Certification
  
• Salesforce OmniStudio Developer or OmniStudio Consultant Certification