- Company Name
- COGNIZANT
- Job Title
- Senior Salesforce Lead
- Job Description
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Job title: Senior Salesforce Lead
Role Summary:
Lead end‑to‑end Salesforce development and implementation, architect scalable solutions, mentor junior developers, and ensure delivery of high‑quality, maintainable code in a collaborative, Agile environment.
Expactations:
- Guide technical decisions, conduct code reviews, and mentor team members.
- Communicate complex technical concepts to non‑technical stakeholders.
- Maintain high standards of code quality, security, and performance.
- Continuously learn and apply new Salesforce features and industry best practices.
Key Responsibilities:
- Design, code, and deploy Salesforce applications using Apex, Visualforce, Lightning Web Components, and Flow.
- Develop custom Lightning solutions and geospatial integrations on the Force.com platform.
- Perform functional and technical requirement gathering, documentation, and analysis.
- Manage junior developers, assign tasks, review pull requests, and enforce coding standards.
- Debug, troubleshoot, and provide technical support for existing applications.
- Integrate Salesforce with external systems (APIs, middleware).
- Implement security controls (profiles, permission sets, sharing rules).
- Collaborate with cross‑functional teams to drive digital transformation initiatives.
- Lead Agile ceremonies, sprint planning, and retrospectives.
Required Skills:
- Salesforce development (Apex, Lightning Web Components, Visualforce, Flow, Process Builder).
- Administration of Sales Cloud, Service Cloud, and Experience Cloud.
- Strong knowledge of integration patterns (REST/SOAP, middleware).
- Experience with geospatial data integration and database optimization.
- Agile project management and delivery experience.
- Excellent analytical, debugging, and problem‑solving skills.
- Clear written and verbal communication.
Required Education & Certifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field (or equivalent experience).
- Salesforce certifications: Platform Developer I & II, Sales Cloud Consultant, Service Cloud Consultant, Lightning App Builder, and Experience Cloud Consultant.
- Optional: Certification in geospatial technologies or related integrations.