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Salesforce Technical Lead
Job Location:
Job Location:
Rose Hill, VA - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not provided by the employer
Monthly Salary:
Posted:
6 August 2026 (30+ days ago)
Posted:
Application Deadline:
3 November 2026
Application Deadline:
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Vacancies:
Job Summary
Position Summary
Reporting to the Director of Digital Engagement the Salesforce Technical Lead serves as the primary technical architect for the Universitys Salesforce ecosystem. This role is responsible for the platforms structural integrity scalability and long-term health and brings technical architecture expertise to ensure these practices are implemented. The role involves designing and configuring Experience Cloud portals and implementing Marketing Cloud journeys for personalized communications throughout the student lifecycle. The Salesforce Technical Lead is key to ensuring successful digital transformation for the University and establishing platform standards that unlock capabilities that support a students academic journey from initiation to graduation and beyond. The position may require occasional evening weekend or holiday hours.
Essential Functions
Translates business requirements into solutions that best leverage the Salesforce platform and various integrations. Serves as the primary Salesforce technical expert providing technical advice design direction and leadership to all team members to advance projects. Designs recommends and documents solutions that leverage Salesforce best practices and introduce new technologies when necessary. Designs builds and configures applications that are highly functional scalable and easily maintained. Develops end-to-end Salesforce solutions including custom platform development ( APEX Triggers Lightning Web Components Flow orchestration etc.) and external data integrations with middleware tools and Salesforce APIs. Establishes and leads a platform governance framework to sequence project requests that maintain architectural standards. Participates in and guides code reviews and unit testing to ensure alignment with team development standards. Collaborates on the effective management of the CI/CD pipeline and version control (e.g. GitHub) to ensure smooth deployments across environments.
Preferred Qualifications
Certifications: Salesforce Certified Platform Developer I and II. Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to effectively liaise with various stakeholders including faculty administrative staff and technology partners. Collaborative team-oriented mindset with a proactive self-directed work style. Ability to simplify complex technical concepts and lead stakeholders through solution tradeoffs. Proven background in solution architecture and/or technical consulting. Deep understanding of the Salesforce security model. Experience establishing code version control and CI/CD pipelines.
Work Environment
Office Environment: Employees are protected from weather conditions or contaminants but not necessarily occasional temperature changes.
Reporting to the Director of Digital Engagement the Salesforce Technical Lead serves as the primary technical architect for the Universitys Salesforce ecosystem. This role is responsible for the platforms structural integrity scalability and long-term health and brings technical architecture expertise to ensure these practices are implemented. The role involves designing and configuring Experience Cloud portals and implementing Marketing Cloud journeys for personalized communications throughout the student lifecycle. The Salesforce Technical Lead is key to ensuring successful digital transformation for the University and establishing platform standards that unlock capabilities that support a students academic journey from initiation to graduation and beyond. The position may require occasional evening weekend or holiday hours.
Essential Functions
Translates business requirements into solutions that best leverage the Salesforce platform and various integrations. Serves as the primary Salesforce technical expert providing technical advice design direction and leadership to all team members to advance projects. Designs recommends and documents solutions that leverage Salesforce best practices and introduce new technologies when necessary. Designs builds and configures applications that are highly functional scalable and easily maintained. Develops end-to-end Salesforce solutions including custom platform development ( APEX Triggers Lightning Web Components Flow orchestration etc.) and external data integrations with middleware tools and Salesforce APIs. Establishes and leads a platform governance framework to sequence project requests that maintain architectural standards. Participates in and guides code reviews and unit testing to ensure alignment with team development standards. Collaborates on the effective management of the CI/CD pipeline and version control (e.g. GitHub) to ensure smooth deployments across environments.
Preferred Qualifications
Certifications: Salesforce Certified Platform Developer I and II. Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to effectively liaise with various stakeholders including faculty administrative staff and technology partners. Collaborative team-oriented mindset with a proactive self-directed work style. Ability to simplify complex technical concepts and lead stakeholders through solution tradeoffs. Proven background in solution architecture and/or technical consulting. Deep understanding of the Salesforce security model. Experience establishing code version control and CI/CD pipelines.
Work Environment
Office Environment: Employees are protected from weather conditions or contaminants but not necessarily occasional temperature changes.
Required Experience:
Senior IC
About Company
Fordham is a top-ranked Catholic university in NYC, offering exceptional education in the Jesuit tradition to approx. 15,000 students across 9 schools.
