About the Role
As a Senior Salesforce Developer you will play a pivotal role in designing, implementing and maintaining innovative solutions within our Salesforce ecosystem.
Leveraging your extensive experience in Salesforce development, you will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to translate business requirements into scalable and efficient technical solutions.
Your expertise will be instrumental in architecting solutions that optimise Salesforce functionalities including customisation, integration and automation.
Additionally, you will participate in initiatives to continuously improve and optimise our Salesforce platform, staying abreast of Salesforce technologies and best practices.
Key Accountabilities
Design and Develop Salesforce solutions
Collaborate with Product, Service Delivery Management, Business Analyst and other stakeholders to understand product / solution requirements
Design and develop scalable and efficient solutions using Salesforce
Implement best practices for Salesforce development
Maintain, support and upgrade complex Salesforce software systems
Testing and Quality Assurance
Conduct thorough unit testing of developed software
Collaborate with Quality Engineer(s) to ensure the quality of solutions
Mentoring and Coaching
Mentoring and coaching more junior team members
Setting technical standards and approaches for the team
Oversee coding standards and ensure adherence by conducting code reviews
Collaboration and Communication
Work closely with cross-functional teams to provide technical expertise / leadership on Salesforce solutions
Collaborate with system architects and other developers to ensure seamless integration between systems
Documentation
Create comprehensive technical documentation
Keep documentation up to date with any changes or enhancements
Production Support
Troubleshoot and resolve production issues ensuring the stability and performance of all Salesforce systems and applications
About You




We are seeking applicants who have demonstrated experience from the following criteria:
Proven experience in designing, developing and implementing Salesforce solutions – understanding of Salesforce development best practice
Proven competency in development and testing standards ensuring the delivery of high-quality solutions
Demonstrated problem solving ability - able to translate complex problems into effective solutions
Experience in mentoring or coaching more junior team members
Great communication skills and ability to build effective skilled relationships with both business leaders and team members
Stakeholder engagement – able to effectively work with both internal and external stakeholders
This role is a 7-month fixed term position.
This position is only open to applicants with relevant rights to work in Australia.
Qualifications & Experience
Significant demonstrated knowledge and expertise in the areas of OmniStudio, Platform, Data Cloud, Experience Cloud, Service Cloud and/or Public Sector Solutions (PSS)
Certifications commensurate with your areas of knowledge and expertise
Experience optimising the SDLC working in an agile delivery environment
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Position Description
How to apply
Apply before the advertised closing date
11:59pm on Thursday, 29 October ****
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All applications should include:
· a resume; and
· a cover letter which addresses the key selection criteria (within three pages).
Other relevant information
To be eligible for appointment to this role, applicants will possess corresponding work rights for the advertised employment period.
Appointment to an ongoing role is only available to an Australian/New Zealand citizen or an Australian Permanent Resident.
Preferred applicants will be required to undertake pre-employment screening.
DGS actively promotes diversity, inclusion and an equal opportunity workplace.
We welcome applicants from all diverse backgrounds, including people with disabilities and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
All roles at DGS can be worked flexibly, however it may differ from role to role.

📌 Senior Salesforce Developer (Melbourne)
🏢 Department of Government Services
📍 Melbourne