Job Description

Company DescriptionStandard Bank Group is a leading Africa-focused financial services group, and an innovative player on the global stage, that offers a variety of career-enhancing opportunities - plus the chance to work alongside some of the sector's most talented, motivated professionals. Our clients range from individuals, to businesses of all sizes, high net worth families and large multinational corporates and institutions. We're passionate about creating growth in Africa. Bringing true, meaningful value to our clients and the communities we serve and creating a real sense of purpose for you.As the Salesforce Developer and Tech lead your primary responsibility will be to lead the team on designing, building, and implementing customised solutions on the platform. Your expertise in Salesforce development languages and technologies as well as your ability to lead a team will enable you to deliver custom and or out-of-the box solutions that enhance productivity, streamline processes, and drive innovation within the Salesforce ecosystem for Insurance.This role will have day-to-day management of our Salesforce technical team, onshore and offshore. You'll oversee programmatic elements, Integration, Data Migration and we'll need you to have a strong understanding of the Salesforce platform, and basic to intermediate understanding of integrations, single sign on, security, etc. (Mulesoft, IBM Connect etc). You'll coordinate design elements with a Solution Architect and Project Manager. You'll lead development of customized components, so we're looking for candidates who can get their hands dirty and jump in and write code if necessary (Apex, Visualforce, Lightning Components, front end web technologies).QualificationsMinimum Qualifications
Type of Qualification: First Degree
Field of Study: Information TechnologyExperience Required

• 5+ years Salesforce experience
• Salesforce Developer certifications
• Copado certifications
• Experience in managing a development team.

• Experience managing developers a huge plus
• Well-rounded in both functional and technical aspects of a CRM engagement
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Combination of business analysis and technology implementation experience
• Ability to adapt to a dynamic work environment and be creative within a team

• Proficiency in Salesforce development languages like Apex and Visualforce, Lightning Web Components (LWC) and Salesforce Object Query Language (SOQL).
• Knowledge of platform limits, governor limits, and best practices for efficient code development
• Understanding HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
• Experience with Salesforce integration techniques, including REST and SOAP APIs.
• Strong skills in problem-solving and debugging.
• Ability to work in a team environment and communicate effectively with stakeholders.

Standard Bank