<p><strong>Salesforce Developer IV (Technical Lead)</strong></p><p><strong>Service Type:</strong> Contract-to-Hire</p><p><strong>Location:</strong> Onsite (Hybrid – Central Ohio or Minnesota)</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Job Overview</strong></p><p>A leading enterprise Salesforce Center of Excellence (COE) is seeking a Salesforce Technical Lead to support development activities across multiple Salesforce platforms. This role requires strong hands‑on Salesforce development experience, the ability to lead and mentor a development team, and experience driving technical design, proof of concepts, and best practices.</p><p>The ideal candidate will independently build components, guide developers, and partner with architects, DevOps, and QA teams.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Key Responsibilities</strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Technical Leadership</strong></p><ul><li>Lead development efforts and mentor Salesforce developers on coding standards, performance, and best practices.</li><li>Build and unit test components independently; collaborate with QA and Dev teams to resolve issues.</li><li>Provide direction for research on new Salesforce capabilities and platform enhancements.</li><li>Lead proof‑of‑concept (POC) projects evaluating new designs, integrations, and patterns.</li></ul><p><strong>Core Salesforce Development</strong></p><ul><li>Demonstrate expertise in: Apex, Lightning Web Components (LWCs), Flows, Triggers, Complex Formulas, Workflows, and Security.</li><li>Create and maintain technical patterns, documentation, and best practices for COE delivery teams.</li></ul><p><strong>Agile & DevOps</strong></p><ul><li>Participate in Agile ceremonies including sprint planning, standups, backlog refinement, retros, and code reviews.</li><li>Support improvements to DevOps processes (CI/CD pipelines, monitoring, automation, environment management).</li></ul><p><strong>Integration & Architecture</strong></p><ul><li>Understand enterprise‑level integration concepts such as event processing, APIs, and cross‑system data exchange.</li><li>Evaluate Salesforce and third‑party solutions, creating POCs to support design and product decisions.</li></ul>
<p><strong>Summary</strong></p><p>The Senior Automation Engineer is responsible for designing tailored automation solutions that meet specific client requirements using the Microsoft Power Platform and related technologies. In addition to delivering advanced technical work, this role mentors junior engineers, guiding them on automation best practices, solution design, and problem‑solving techniques.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Duties & Responsibilities</strong></p><ul><li>Design tailored automation solutions to address specific client requests using automation technologies.</li><li>Anticipate issues proactively and analyze ways to mitigate risks.</li><li>Clearly articulate business value and the impact of technical and non‑technical information; escalate issues when appropriate.</li><li>Provide effective production support, including accurate problem identification, ticket documentation, and communication with customers/vendors.</li><li>Document small- to medium‑scale projects and deliver presentations with minimal supervision.</li><li>Break down complex situations and refocus on critical technical tasks.</li><li>Coach engineers on automation best practices and lead teams through tactical problem‑solving.</li></ul><p><strong>Power Platform & AI Responsibilities</strong></p><ul><li>Design, develop, and manage custom business applications using <strong>Power Apps (Canvas & Model‑Driven)</strong>.</li><li>Create and optimize business process automations using <strong>Power Automate</strong>.</li><li>Build data visualizations and dashboards using <strong>Power BI</strong>.</li><li>Develop, manage, and maintain AI‑powered chatbots and virtual agents using <strong>Microsoft Copilot Studio</strong>.</li><li>Use Copilot Studio to build conversational experiences integrated with back‑end systems (Dataverse, Azure services, APIs, legacy systems).</li><li>Integrate Power Platform solutions with <strong>Microsoft Teams, SharePoint, Dynamics 365</strong>, and other enterprise services.</li><li>Stay current on Power Platform advancements, Microsoft AI capabilities, and roadmap updates.</li></ul><p><br></p>