Lead Salesforce Developer / Solution Architect

Salesforce Financial Services Cloud | London | Hybrid

We're working with a leading financial services organisation embarking on one of its most significant customer technology transformations. As part of a major investment in Salesforce Financial Services Cloud, we're looking for an experienced Lead Salesforce Developer / Solution Architect to take ownership of the technical direction of a brand-new enterprise Salesforce platform.

This is a unique opportunity to shape the architecture of a business-critical platform from the ground up, working alongside senior technology leaders and a specialist delivery partner before taking full ownership of the platform and its long-term roadmap.

If you enjoy combining hands-on development with technical leadership and architecture, this role offers the chance to make a genuine impact.

The Role

You'll be responsible for defining the technical architecture, development standards and engineering approach for an enterprise Salesforce Financial Services Cloud implementation supporting the full client lifecycle.

Working closely with Product, Enterprise Architecture and delivery teams, you'll ensure solutions are scalable, secure, high-performing and aligned with Salesforce best practice while mentoring developers and driving technical excellence across the platform.

Key Responsibilities

• Own the technical architecture for Salesforce Financial Services Cloud
• Design scalable Salesforce solutions that balance declarative functionality with custom development
• Lead hands-on development across Lightning Web Components (LWC), Flows and Apex
• Design and govern integrations using REST/SOAP APIs and modern API-led architecture
• Define data models including Person Accounts, Households, Relationships and data-sharing models
• Establish development standards, coding practices and technical governance
• Implement and manage CI/CD and release processes using Copado
• Work closely with Product and Architecture teams to shape technical roadmaps
• Mentor and support Salesforce Developers through code reviews and technical leadership
• Support the transition from consultancy-led delivery to an internally owned Salesforce capability
• Ensure platform security, resilience, scalability and long-term maintainability

About You

You'll be an experienced Salesforce technical leader who combines strong architecture skills with a passion for hands-on development.

You'll ideally have:

• Extensive experience designing and delivering enterprise Salesforce solutions
• Deep expertise in Salesforce Financial Services Cloud
• Strong hands-on development experience with:
  • Lightning Web Components (LWC)
  • Apex
  • SOQL/SOSL
  • Salesforce Flows
• Strong understanding of Salesforce security, governor limits and platform performance
• Experience designing Salesforce integrations using REST/SOAP APIs and middleware
• Experience with Data Cloud (Data360) and Marketing Cloud Engagement
• Experience leading development teams or acting as a Salesforce Technical Lead or Solution Architect
• Experience implementing CI/CD pipelines using Copado
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills
• Salesforce Platform Developer I certification

Desirable Experience

• Wealth Management, Asset Management or Financial Services experience
• OmniStudio (FlexCards, OmniScripts, Integration Procedures)
• Salesforce Data Cloud
• Marketing Cloud Next
• Salesforce Platform Developer II
• Financial Services Cloud Accredited Professional certification

Why Join?

• Lead the delivery of a large-scale Salesforce Financial Services Cloud transformation
• Own the technical direction of a strategic enterprise platform
• Influence architecture, engineering standards and best practice
• Work with modern Salesforce technologies including FSC, Data Cloud and Marketing Cloud
• Build and mentor a high-performing Salesforce engineering capability
• Excellent long-term career progression within a growing technology function

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