Salesforce Technical Lead

Team members at Sikich have a lot in common while also being part of a rich and varied group of contributors, creating a distinct and thriving culture. Chief among our commonalities is a desire for growth and a shared unity of purpose in our professional lives. We believe that through different perspectives, challenging the status quo and rewarding action, we accelerate innovation and drive growth – for our clients, for ourselves and for our communities.

About the role

The Salesforce Technical Lead plays a critical role in delivering high-quality Salesforce solutions by bridging architecture and hands-on development. This role is responsible for translating solution designs into scalable technical implementations, leading development teams, and ensuring best practices across all phases of delivery. The Technical Lead partners closely with Solution Architects, Technical Architects, Delivery Leads and the client to ensure that solutions are built efficiently, securely, and aligned with business outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end technical execution of Salesforce projects across build, test, and deployment phases.
• Translate high-level architecture into detailed technical designs and development tasks.
• Oversee development activities and ensure alignment to solution architecture and business requirements.
• Serve as primary technical escalation point for complex issues.
• Define and implement data models, integrations, and automation patterns.
• Lead and contribute to development using Apex, Lightning Web Components, and Flow.
• Review code and enforce standards, best practices, and CI/CD processes.
• Drive integration implementation across APIs, middleware, and external systems.
• Ensure quality through unit testing, integration testing, and release readiness.
• Mentor developers and provide ongoing technical leadership and coaching.
• Collaborate with Business Analysts, Solution Architects, and stakeholders to align delivery outcomes.
• Travel may be necessary.

Requirements

• 6+ years of Salesforce platform experience.
• Strong hands-on development experience with Apex, Lightning Web Components, and Flows.
• Deep understanding of Salesforce data model and security architecture.
• Experience with integrations (REST/SOAP APIs, middleware).
• Experience leading technical teams in Agile delivery environments.
• Ability to translate business requirements into technical solutions.
• Relevant Salesforce certifications (Platform Developer I/II preferred).

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Financial Services or Insurance industry implementations.
• Exposure to Data Cloud, AI, or Agentforce solutions.
• Experience with DevOps tools such as Copado or Gearset.
• Multi-cloud experience (Sales, Service, Experience, Financial Services Cloud).

Skills

• Servant Leader – You are hyper focused on engaging employees, fostering their development, and building a positive culture.
• Solutions Focused – You see opportunities in every business problem and can develop, articulate, and implement solutions.
• Collaboration – You are a relationship builder across all levels of the organization and across all business units.
• Instills Trust - You do what you say, and you follow through on commitments, you act with integrity, you are consistent and are perceived as credible.
• Impact & Influence Thinking – You gain support for ideas, proposals, and solutions, and get others to act, with or without formal authority, to advance initiatives/objectives.

Pay

In compliance with this state’s pay transparency laws, the base compensation range for this role is $98,810.25 - $152,706.75 - $206,603.25. This is not a guarantee of compensation or salary, as final offer amount may vary based on several factors including but not limited to experience and geographic location. Compensation ranges for roles in our Government Services pillar are determined by contract with the specific government agency Sikich is servicing.

Benefits

• Flexible Time Off (FTO) Policy activated on your first day.
• Paid holidays and optional time off the last week of the calendar year.
• Comprehensive wellness program with rewards.
• Flexible work arrangements.
• Health, dental, vision, life, and accident/death/disability insurance options.
• HSA employer contribution.
• Nine (9) paid holidays annually.
• Robust paid Parental Bonding Leave program covering birth, adoption, and foster children.
• 401(k) with employer contributions.
• CPA bonus with four (4) paid exam days & four (4) paid study days.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Generous employee referral bonus program.
• Client referral bonus program.
• Pet insurance.
• FORCE – Sikich community volunteer program enabling each team member to use up to four hours of paid time annually to volunteer.