Location
Cardiff

Hours
Full Time

Salary
£62,699 per annum

About the Role
Across government, digital transformation depends on the delivery of secure, scalable and high-performing applications that meet user needs and support organisational priorities. As platforms such as Salesforce become increasingly central to service delivery, strong technical leadership is critical to ensure solutions are well-designed, resilient and aligned with enterprise standards. Ofgem plays a vital role in the UK’s energy system, protecting consumers and enabling a more secure, fair and sustainable energy future, and high-quality engineering capability is essential to delivering this transformation.

Ofgem is on an ambitious transformation journey. Within the Digital, Data and Security Services (DDSS) directorate, we are delivering a broad portfolio of digital, data and AI initiatives. A key component of this is the Salesforce Centre of Enablement (CoE), which drives the development of Salesforce-based services that modernise business processes and improve data quality and service delivery.

As a Lead Developer (Salesforce), you will play a critical role in shaping the technical delivery of Salesforce solutions across Ofgem. You will provide hands-on leadership to development teams, setting standards, guiding design decisions and ensuring delivery of high-quality, secure and scalable applications. You will work closely with architects, product managers and delivery teams to translate requirements into robust technical solutions, while fostering a culture of best practice and continuous improvement.

This is a senior technical role requiring deep Salesforce expertise, strong engineering leadership and the ability to operate across complex delivery environments.

Experience
- Significant experience delivering Salesforce solutions within enterprise environments
- Strong expertise in Salesforce Apex, Lightning Web Components (LWC) and integration patterns
- Experience implementing CI/CD pipelines and automated testing using tools such as Azure DevOps and Playwright
- Experience in monitoring compliance with coding standards, architectural guidelines, and security requirements; enforcing quality assurance through code reviews and automated testing
- Experience in public sector or regulated environments and knowledge of DevOps governance and integration patterns is desirable

About you
- Technically strong and experienced Salesforce developer capable of leading development teams and driving high-quality delivery across complex projects
- Ability to lead teams, mentor developers and influence technical direction
- Strong stakeholder engagement skills
- Committed to fostering a culture of best practice and continuous improvement

Qualifications
- Salesforce Certified App Builder (or willingness to obtain within 6 months)
- Salesforce Certified Platform Developer II (or willingness to obtain within 6 months)