Senior Salesforce Administrator - #2176703

Senior Salesforce Administrator (Solutions Engineer)

Up to £62,000 | Hybrid, Edinburgh (min. 2 days/week on-site) |

Our client, a major UK housebuilder with an ambitious technology transformation underway, is growing its Salesforce team and this is a brand-new role at the heart of it.

This isn't a "keep the lights on" admin job. You'll take full day-to-day ownership of Salesforce configuration and administration across Sales, Service and Field Service Cloud, working hand-in-hand with the Solutions Architect to turn approved designs into well-built, properly tested platform changes. You'll also take on line management of a small team of Salesforce administrators acting as their escalation point, quality gatekeeper and mentor.

If you're a senior Salesforce Administrator who's ready to step up, own the platform, and start building a team around you, this is that next move.

What you'll be doing

• Own day-to-day Salesforce administration, configuration and maintenance across Sales, Service and Field Service cloudsBuild and maintain complex automation using Flow Builder, validation rules and other declarative tools; review Apex and Lightning Component changes where required
• Manage and mentor a small team of Salesforce administrators/support analysts overseeing workload, quality of output and professional development
• Triage and resolve complex user support escalations across Salesforce and integrated systems
• Partner with the Solutions Architect to translate architecture and solution designs into configured, tested platform changes
• Manage user access, the security model, profiles, permission sets and data integrity
• Deploy platform changes through the development pipeline in line with change control protocols
• Maintain up-to-date system documentation, configuration records and standard operating procedures
• Support release management activities and assess the impact of new Salesforce releases on existing configuration
• Engage with external partners and vendors on delivery standards and timelines
• Identify opportunities for process improvement, automation and technical debt reduction

What you'll bring

• Salesforce Certified Administrator (essential); Advanced Administrator or Platform App Builder certification desirable
• Substantial, senior-level experience as a Salesforce Administrator comfortable owning the platform day-to-day rather than working under close direction
• Strong hands-on configuration skills: Flow Builder, validation rules, page layouts, reports & dashboards, security model
• Experience managing or mentoring more junior team members, formally or informally
• Working knowledge of Apex and Lightning Components sufficient to review and QA changes hands-on development is not a requirement of this role
• Familiarity with deployment tools such as Copado or Gearset
• Comfortable working within Agile ways of working and structured change control processes
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and communication skills across technical and non-technical audiences
• Experience working with Salesforce managed packages is a plus

Join a Salesforce function investing seriously in modern tooling and process

Interested in finding out more? Get in touch to hear the full details.

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