Salesforce Technical Lead (USA)

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Chicago, Illinois
Contract
3 hours ago

Job Title: Salesforce Technical Lead (USA)

Location: Chicago, IL (Remote)

Estimated Duration: 4+ Months

About the Role

We are seeking a highly experienced and hands-on Salesforce Lead Developer to lead enterprise Salesforce initiatives across Sales Cloud, Service Cloud, CPQ, integrations, and platform modernization programs.

The ideal candidate is a strong technical leader with deep Salesforce platform expertise, proven experience managing development teams, and the ability to architect scalable solutions for complex business environments. This role requires ownership across the full delivery lifecycle — from solution design and technical governance to deployment and stakeholder management.

You will work closely with architects, product owners, business stakeholders, and cross-functional teams to drive successful Salesforce implementations while mentoring developers and enforcing engineering best practices.

Key Responsibilities

Technical Leadership

  • Lead Salesforce development teams across multiple projects and initiatives.
  • Provide technical direction, architecture guidance, and code review oversight.
  • Drive best practices for Salesforce development, deployment, and governance.
  • Mentor and coach junior and mid-level developers.
  • Collaborate with Solution Architects and business stakeholders to define scalable technical solutions.
  • Salesforce Solution Development
  • Design, develop, and implement enterprise Salesforce solutions using:
  • Apex
  • Lightning Web Components (LWC)
  • Salesforce Flow
  • Visualforce
  • SOQL/SOSL
  • REST/SOAP APIs
  • Build reusable frameworks and scalable platform components.
  • Develop custom business logic and UI solutions to support business operations.

Platform Optimization & Modernization

  • Analyze existing Salesforce orgs and identify opportunities for optimization and refactoring.
  • Lead modernization efforts including:
  • Migration from Workflow Rules/Process Builder to Flows
  • Trigger consolidation and optimization
  • Code refactoring and technical debt reduction
  • Governance and performance improvements
  • Ensure platform scalability, maintainability, and compliance with Salesforce best practices.

Integration & Enterprise Systems

  • Lead integration efforts between Salesforce and third-party enterprise applications.
  • Design and implement API-based integrations with billing systems, analytics platforms, ERP systems, and customer service tools.
  • Ensure secure and reliable integration architecture.

Sales Cloud, Service Cloud
Lead implementation and enhancement initiatives across:

  • Sales Cloud
  • Service Cloud
  • Salesforce CPQ / Salesforce RCA
  • Support lead-to-cash, quote-to-order, case management, and customer support processes.
  • Configure Omni-Channel routing, service consoles, and automation workflows.

Delivery Management

  • Participate in estimation, sprint planning, and technical solution discussions.
  • Oversee deployments, release management, UAT support, and production stabilization.
  • Ensure high-quality deliverables through proper testing and review processes.
  • Collaborate within Agile/Scrum delivery models.

Required Skills

Core Salesforce Expertise

  • Strong hands-on experience with:
  • Apex Development
  • Lightning Web Components (LWC)
  • Salesforce Flow
  • Visualforce
  • SOQL/SOSL
  • Salesforce APIs & Integrations
  • Deep understanding of:
  • Salesforce governor limits
  • Security & sharing model
  • Order of execution
  • Enterprise design patterns
  • Experience with:
  • Sales Cloud
  • Service Cloud
  • Salesforce CPQ / Salesforce RCA
  • Omni-Channel
  • Data migration and deployment tools

Leadership & Collaboration

  • Proven ability to lead development teams and mentor engineers.
  • Strong stakeholder communication and client-facing skills.
  • Ability to drive technical discussions and architecture decisions.
  • Strong problem-solving and analytical capabilities.

DevOps & Delivery

  • Experience with Salesforce deployment and CI/CD tools.
  • Familiarity with Git/version control and release management practices.
  • Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Salesforce Platform Developer I Certification
  • Salesforce Platform Developer II Certification
  • Salesforce App Builder Certification
  • Additional Architect or Consultant certifications are highly preferred

Preferred Experience

Candidates with the following experience are strongly preferred:

  • Enterprise-scale Salesforce implementations
  • Large org refactoring and optimization programs
  • CPQ / RCA implementations
  • Complex API integrations
  • Migration from code-heavy environments to Flow-first architecture
  • High-volume data processing environments
  • Service console and customer support optimization projects
  • Analytics/CRM Analytics integrations 

The pay range that the employer in good faith reasonably expects to pay for this position is between $55.00 and $63.00

Our benefits offering includes medical, dental, vision and 401k.

Tundra Technical Solutions would like to thank you for your interest in this opportunity. However, only candidates under consideration will be contacted. Tundra Technical Solutions is a global workforce and technology delivery firm, ranked by Staffing Industry Analysts as one of the largest in North America. At Tundra, we aren't just hiring top talent at the world's most recognizable brands; we are pioneers of social recruitment. This post is for a contract assignment. Assignment duties and duration are subject to business needs and requirements. We are an equal opportunity employer, and we do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or other legally protected characteristics.  

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