Salesforce Technical Lead

Chorus NZ Limited

New Zealand
Permanent
Full-time

9 days ago

Nau mai, haere mai. We’re Chorus. You may have already heard about us and know we’re the team empowering the digital future of Aotearoa with our ultra-fast fibre. We’re a talented bunch who are passionate about our purpose: Unleashing potential through connectivity. Enabling better futures for Aotearoa.Te Momo Tūranga | Contract: Permanent, Full Time
Te Wāhi |Where: Location Flexible - Auckland, Hamilton, Wellington, Christchurch
Te Pūtake | Why we’re hiring: We’re stepping into our next chapter, aspiring toward 80% fibre uptake across the motu by 2030. With our new strategy providing the roadmap for what we’re working to achieve and how we’ll get there, opportunities are emerging as we seek to expand our capability and talent in new and different spaces.Te Whiwhinga Mahi | The OpportunityAs a Salesforce Technical Lead, you will play a pivotal role in driving technical excellence across our Salesforce platform. You will lead and mentor a team of Salesforce developers, ensuring the delivery of high-quality code, seamless integrations, and maintaining platform reliability. Acting as a key technical liaison between development teams and business stakeholders, you will bridge technical delivery with strategic business needs, helping drive operational efficiency and continuous improvement across the organisation.In this role, you will:

Work within an Agile Squad to design, build, and maintain Salesforce solutions that deliver on Chorus' business outcomes
Define and automate testing and deployment processes with a DevOps mindset. Lead and guide a team of Salesforce developers, mentoring junior developers, conducting regular code reviews, and promoting best practices to ensure consistency and technical excellence.
Be a pivotal part of incident response, ensuring security, managing integrations with other systems, and quickly troubleshooting and resolving complex technical issues to minimize business disruption.
Stay abreast of new Salesforce features and industry best practices, proactively recommending enhancements and driving the adoption of innovative technologies and methodologies to improve development processes and platform capabilities.
Act as the primary technical liaison, collaborating closely with business and technology teams, preparing and delivering clear and effective presentations to stakeholders, and ensuring technical concepts are communicated effectively to non-technical audiences.
Design, develop, test, and deploy code, as well as create and maintain automation tools for deployment, monitoring, and operational tasks. This is where you will get to use your strong Java knowledge as we build out UI Automation.
Collaborate in planning ceremonies by providing technical design input and estimations, while ensuring risks and issues are proactively identified and resolved.
Manage Salesforce releases with clear visibility for business and technology teams
Assisting the team with any operational tasks as required; administer user access, profiles, roles, and permissions within the platform.
Continuously improve operational and business processes by leveraging Salesforce automation tools such as flows.

This opportunity combines leadership, hands-on technical development, and a strong focus on operational excellence, offering you a chance to make a significant impact across our Salesforce ecosystem.Ō Wheako, ō Pūkenga | Your ExperienceThis role requires advanced Salesforce technical skills, leadership abilities, and a commitment to continuous improvement to effectively oversee operations and guide junior team members.

A Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
Leading and guiding a team of Salesforce Developers
Significant experience in Software Development, DevOps, or Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) roles.
Deep technical engineering experience with Salesforce.
Hands-on experience with CI/CD tools like Bitbucket and GIT
Knowledge of monitoring and logging tools.
A strong understanding of integration concepts and security best practices.

You will possess excellent problem-solving skills and a keen attention to detail, complemented by strong communication and teamwork abilities. Demonstrating a proven record of accepting responsibility, owning actions, and making sound decisions, you will also bring leadership experience with the capability to mentor and guide a team effectively.Not sure that you meet all the requirements? If you still think you could be great for the role, we encourage you to apply!Mō mātou | About usWe’re shaping a future where all New Zealanders are free to access opportunities that define their own lives, as we expand our network to help Aotearoa grow.With a new strategy in place and a powerful, inspiring purpose, Chorus is an exciting space right now. We’re on the path to moving from being the great network builder to being the great network operator. To do that, we embrace our mindsets: Be bold, ignite growth, Honour our past, reimagine our future, and Connect communities, empower people. We need people who not only embody these mindsets and the underpinning behaviours but who also inspire others to do the same.With our Chorus Care package benefits behind you, you’ll have the opportunity to learn and grow alongside a caring, open-minded team in an environment that embraces diversity, encourages innovation, redefines flexibility, and offers an enviable work life balance.Nōu te mana | Work your wayWe know how to do hybrid working well and have been doing it for years and encourage you to find ways to work flexibly. If it suits your circumstances and delivers great outcomes for Chorus – that’s when you know you’ve found the Flex@Chorus Sweet Spot!He Wāhi Whakaōrite Whiwhinga Mahi.We have a fair, inclusive and equitable culture where our differences are our strengths, we connect on shared values, and everyone has the opportunity to thrive. Please let us know of any accessibility requirements you would like us to consider to support you with your application. We know women are underrepresented in senior roles, and we want to change that. If you’re a woman looking for your next step, in a company that genuinely supports your growth, has a flexible work culture and visible female leaders we’d encourage you to apply.Come be part of a new era at Chorus, apply today.Required SkillsRequired Experience

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