Salesforce Technical Lead

Ecolab is the global leader in water, hygiene and energy technologies and services. Every day, we help make the world cleaner, safer and healthier – protecting people and vital resources. Customer Digital Solutions (CDS) delivers cutting-edge digital solutions that are used by Ecolab customers and our field force that support our customers.

This position is a technical lead embedded with the project teams to develop solutions for the mobile Sales & Service application for Ecolab’s Institutional & Specialty division. The person selected for this role will work with sector principal architects on multiple initiatives in parallel to define architectures and represent those architectures within the development teams. The Technical Lead will work with the stakeholders and the development teams daily to deliver extensible and scalable software solutions.

We are looking for a candidate that has experience in a variety of Salesforce.com implementations including large enterprise environments. Ecolab’s Institutional & Specialty division covers Sales Cloud, Service Cloud, Marketing Cloud and AppExchange packages with integrations to external data sources and services. Candidates should have a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field and 7 years of experience in designing, developing, and architecting digital systems with at least 5 years of experience with Salesforce technologies.

Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with business stakeholders to gather and analyze requirements and translate them into technical designs and solutions.
• Develop protypes based on business stakeholder requirements.
• Design and implement scalable and efficient Salesforce solutions that meet business needs while adhering to best practices and architectural principles.
• Lead and develop a team of software engineers, providing guidance, support, and mentorship to foster professional growth and development.
• Provide technical guidance and leadership to development teams throughout the project lifecycle.
• Conduct code reviews and provide feedback to developers to ensure the quality and efficiency of Salesforce customizations and integrations.
• Evaluate and recommend third-party applications and tools to enhance the Salesforce platform.
• Identify and mitigate risks and issues related to Salesforce implementations, including performance, security, and scalability.
• Stay up-to-date with the latest Salesforce technologies, features, and best practices, and evaluate their applicability to our organization.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field.
• Experience with Salesforce.com platform with minimum 7 years developing on the platform with hands on development knowledge of Platform App Builder, Sales & Service Clouds, custom development, batch and real-time integrations.
• Strong knowledge of Salesforce architecture, including data modeling, security models, and integration patterns.
• Proven experience designing and implementing complex Salesforce solutions, including customizations, integrations, and migrations.
• Proficiency in Apex, Visualforce, Lightning Web Components (LWC), and other Salesforce development tools.
• Familiarity with agile software development methodologies and tools.
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills, with the ability to translate business requirements into technical designs.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to effectively interact with cross-functional teams and stakeholders.
• Ability to lead and mentor development teams, providing technical guidance and promoting best practices.