Senior Salesforce Developer
Division – Data, Technology & Innovation (DTI)
Department – Digital Product (DPD)
Salary - National (Edinburgh and Leeds) ranging from £72,100 to £117,100 and London £79,300 to £128,800 per annum (salary offered will be based on skills and experience)
About the FCA
The FCA regulates the conduct of 45,000 firms in the UK to ensure our financial markets are honest, fair and competitive. Follow this link to find out more About the FCA.
What will you be doing?
The Case & Regulatory Risk Management Product Group is responsible for the ongoing maintenance and enhancement of the FCA’s case management products, which are built on the Salesforce platform. This includes a range of supporting technical services and products, such as AWS and Amazon Connect. The group comprises 11 delivery teams who implement regular changes to the platform, with software releases occurring on an almost weekly basis. Their work ensures the continuous improvement and reliability of the systems that support our core operations.
The Engineering team is responsible for the ongoing development, maintenance and optimisation of the Product Group’s platforms. They ensure the quality and performance of the custom codebase through adherence to modern best practices, the application of the highest coding standards and continuous refactoring. The work focuses on delivering robust, scalable technical solutions that support the organisation’s strategic objectives.
The teams work primarily with technologies such as Salesforce for the core case
management systems and AWS for cloud infrastructure and supporting services. By leveraging these platforms, the engineering teams build and maintain reliable, secure and future-ready solutions that drive real impact across the organisation.
- Design and implement complex Salesforce solutions using Apex Classes and Triggers, Lightning Web Components, Flows and Agentforce for Developers; act as a consultant for solutions using Omnistudio Components and serve as the internal technical advisor on Salesforce best practices
- Write high-quality code adhering to Clean Code, SOLID principles and Apex Enterprise Patterns; provide valuable feedback during Pull Requests, ensure thoughtful Unit Testing with broad code coverage and collaborate with Testers to develop feature, performance and E2E tests following the Testing Pyramid
- Create clear and comprehensive technical documentation; ensure that solutions are scalable, performant, secure and align with the Salesforce Well Architected Framework
- Maintain and support existing Salesforce applications by fixing bugs, enhancing performance and implementing security updates; refactor legacy codebases with a strong understanding of refactoring principles, legacy code management and design patterns
- Develop and maintain various integrations between Salesforce and other platforms, products and services, primarily using REST APIs
- Work closely with Engineering Managers, Product Owners and Delivery Managers to gather requirements and ensure solutions meet business and security needs; communicate technical concepts effectively, participate in Agile ceremonies and coach external development teams throughout the entire software lifecycle
What will you get from the role?
- Gain exposure to a highly customised Salesforce codebase with numerous integrations across external systems and platforms and work with a wide range of Salesforce products and solutions, including Service Cloud, Experience Cloud, Lightning Web Components and Einstein for Services
- Take advantage of a strong career opportunity aimed at developers that think at a system level, focusing on architecture and scalability rather than just individual features
- Contribute to addressing major technical challenges in the fields of financial regulation, monitoring and enforcement
- Play a critical role in modernising a complex database system, improving its performance, structure and maintainability
- Leverage cutting-edge AI tools to support coding, refactoring and deployment processes, enhancing efficiency and solution quality
Which skills are required?
We are a Disability Confident Employer; therefore, disabled people or individuals with long-term conditions who best meet the minimum criteria for a role will go through to the next stage of the recruitment process. (To learn more about the Disability Confident Scheme Click Here)
Minimum
- Experience as a Salesforce Developer within a complex organisation, demonstrating end-to-end project delivery with hands-on experience in both declarative and programmatic development
- Experience using Apex Enterprise Patterns to deliver scalable, well-architected solutions
Essential
- Strong Apex coding or declarative tool expertise
- Solid understanding of object-oriented programming (OOP) principles
- Strong understanding of Salesforce architecture, data model and security model
- Proven problem-solving skills to efficiently troubleshoot and resolve complex technical issues, Salesforce certifications are a plus but not a substitute for practical experience
- Deep knowledge of Clean Code and Clean Architecture standards, Refactoring, Software Design Patterns, SOLID principles and Test-Driven Development (TDD) practices
- Ability to work with complex codebases and environments from a system-level perspective, considering downstream impact, adhering to best practices, maintaining documentation and committing to continuous learning
Desirable
- Experience using Copado as a native CI/CD tool for managing Salesforce deployments efficiently and securely
- Experience with OmniStudio
- Experience building and maintaining complex Flows and Lightning Web Components (LWCs) on the Salesforce Platform
Our Values & Diversity
We are proud to be an inclusive employer and our ambition is to cultivate a culture for all employees that respects their individual strengths, views and experiences. We believe that our differences and similarities enable us to be a better organisation – one that makes better decisions, drives innovation and delivers better regulation.
Within the workplace you will have access to various employee resource groups which aim to promote and achieve a healthy work / life balance and support our diversity ambitions.
Did you know? 50% of our Executive Committee were the first in their family to attend university.
Benefits of working at the FCA
- 28 days holiday per year plus bank holidays
- Hybrid working (work from home up to 60% of your time)
- Private healthcare with Bupa
- A non-contributory Pension of at least 8% of basic salary each month (there are several contribution levels that increase depending on your age – up to 12% a month once you reach age 35)
- Life assurance of eight times your basic salary
- Income protection
We also have a competitive flexible benefits scheme which gives you the opportunity to create a personalised benefits package, tailored to suit your lifestyle.
We welcome applications from candidates who are looking for flexible arrangements. Many of our staff work flexibly including working part-time, staggered hours and job shares. We can’t promise to give you exactly what you want but we can explore what might work best for both sides.
Follow this link to see what life is like at the FCA - Life at the FCA
Application Support
We are dedicated to removing barriers and ensuring our application process is accessible to everyone. We offer a range of adjustments to make your application experience as comfortable and straightforward as possible.
If you have an accessibility need, disability, or condition requiring changes to the recruitment process, please contact your recruiter using the details below and they will be happy to discuss this further with you.
Useful Information and Timeline
- This role is graded as Technical Specialist – Regulatory
- SC Clearance is required for this role - The successful candidate will hold or will be required to obtain Security Clearance (SC) level vetting
- Advert Closing: Midnight 07 July (please submit your application no later than 11.59pm 06 July)
- CV Review/Shortlist: 10 & 11 July
- Technical Interview: 17 & 18 July
- Final Interview: 24 & 25 July
Your Recruiter will discuss the process in detail with you during screening for the role, therefore, please make them aware if you are going to be unavailable for any date during this time.
Got a question?
If you are interested in learning more about the role, please contact Sonika.Suryadevara@fca.org.uk.
Applications must be submitted through our online portal. Applications sent via email will not be accepted.
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