Salesforce Platform Lead Job at Lewisham SE Full Time NEW

Sparta Global are hiring a Salesforce Platform Lead to establish and lead a UK-based Salesforce platform team that can own, operate, and evolve Salesforce as a strategic capability, moving beyond pure configuration into integration, automation, and DevOps-aligned delivery.

Apply promptly! A high volume of applicants is expected for the role as detailed below, do not wait to send your CV.

This role will be hired to be deployed into a world-leading insurance provider.

Key Responsibilities: Own the technical and operational health of the Salesforce platform, including administration, incident management, and lifecycle management (environments, data, access, GDPR considerations).

Act as the technical authority for Salesforce configuration, development, and integrations, ensuring solutions are robust, scalable, and aligned to wider company architecture.

Introduce and embed modern engineering and DevOps practices within the Salesforce team (e.g.

version control, CI/CD, automated testing, release management).

Lead the transition from low-code / functional configuration towards more integrated and automation-enabled Salesforce use cases (including future adoption of Agentforce).

Coach and mentor redeployed internal staff (functional consultants, IT ops profiles) to accelerate their transition into effective Salesforce platform engineers.

Partner with adjacent teams (automation, platform/DevOps, data) to ensure Salesforce integrates seamlessly into the wider Microsoft and Azure ecosystem. xhkmmrq

Act as a capability hub for Salesforce across the UK market unit, enabling self-service and reducing dependency on centralised ops teams.

Provide technical input into backlog prioritisation and roadmap planning, aligning delivery to business outcomes rather than pure BAU support