Salesforce Technical Lead, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

As a Salesforce Tech Lead, you will make an impact by leading the end-to-end technical delivery of complex Salesforce solutions while driving development excellence through hands-on coding and team leadership. You will be a valued member of the Salesforce delivery team and work collaboratively with Business Analysts, Solution Architects, Project Managers, and technical teams to deliver high-quality enterprise solutions.

In this role, you will:

Lead end-to-end technical delivery of Salesforce solutions with active hands-on development
Manage and mentor technical teams, ensuring best practices, code quality, and timely delivery
Own solution architecture, technical design, and documentation for complex implementations
Drive DevOps practices including metadata deployments, version control, and release management
Lead integrations between Salesforce and external systems, ensuring scalable and maintainable solutions

Work model:

We strive to provide flexibility wherever possible. Based on this role’s business requirements, this is a remote position open to qualified applicants in Canada. Regardless of your working arrangement, we are here to support a healthy work-life balance through our various wellbeing programs.
The working arrangements for this role are accurate as of the date of posting. This may change based on the project you’re engaged in, as well as business and client requirements. Rest assured; we will always be clear about role expectations.

What you need to have to be considered

8+ years of hands-on Salesforce development experience with a minimum of 3 end-to-end project implementations
Strong expertise in Sales Cloud and Experience Cloud, including Partner and Customer Community experience, Case Management, and Order Management
Proven experience managing technical teams and delivering complex Salesforce solutions
Strong backend development skills including Apex, Triggers, Trigger Frameworks, Queueable Jobs, Batch Apex, SOQL, and Web Services
Experience developing Lightning Web Components (LWC) and Aura Components
Proficiency with Git and repositories such as GitHub, Bitbucket, and Azure DevOps
Hands-on experience with metadata deployment tools such as VS Code with SFDX, Copado, Gearset, AutoRABIT, or Blue Canvas
Experience developing and managing integrations using APIs, SOAP/REST services, middleware like MuleSoft, and ETL tools
Strong understanding of Salesforce data model, governor limits, order of execution, and performance optimization
Experience working in large enterprise Salesforce environments
Strong communication skills with the ability to engage both technical and non-technical stakeholders

These will help you stand out

Hands-on experience with MuleSoft for debugging and resolving integration issues
Deep experience designing scalable Salesforce architectures for enterprise-level implementations
Strong experience working within Agile delivery frameworks including sprint planning, reviews, and retrospectives
Demonstrated ability to conduct peer code reviews using predefined static code standards
Experience driving best practices in DevOps and release management across Salesforce programs

We're excited to meet people who share our mission and can make an impact in a variety of ways. Don't hesitate to apply, even if you only meet the minimum requirements listed. Think about your transferable experiences and unique skills that make you stand out as someone who can bring new and exciting things to this role.

Applications will be accepted until 7/30/2026

Please note, this role is not able to offer visa transfer or sponsorship now or in the future.

Salary and Other Compensation

We regularly assess market data to ensure we offer a competitive compensation package for our associates. The base salary for this position ranges between $80,000 CAD – $108,000 CAD p.a. Where the successful candidate may fall within the range depends on relevant education, work and/or management experience and other business-related and job-necessary qualifications. This position is also eligible for Cognizant’s discretionary annual performance-based bonus, as well as benefits that support your physical, mental and financial wellbeing.

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Over Cognizant
Cognizant (NASDAQ: CTSH) is een bouwer van AI-oplossingen en een leverancier van technologiediensten. Wij slaan de brug tussen AI-investeringen en ondernemingswaarde door het bouwen van full-stack AI-oplossingen voor onze klanten. Onze diepgaande kennis van sectoren, processen en engineering stelt ons in staat om de unieke context van een organisatie te verankeren in technologische systemen. Deze systemen versterken het menselijk potentieel, realiseren tastbare resultaten en geven wereldwijde ondernemingen een voorsprong in een snel veranderende wereld. Ontdek hoe op cognizant.ai of @cognizant.

Aanvullende arbeidsinformatie
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