Technical Lead Software Engineering

He angitūtanga: The opportunity
We’re looking for a Technical Lead to provide strong technical direction across our Salesforce platform. This is a hands-on leadership role where you’ll guide design, support delivery teams, and ensure scalable, high quality solutions across a complex environment.

You’ll work closely with ART leadership, cross functional teams, vendors and stakeholders to ensure solutions are aligned, fit-for-purpose, and built to last.

He kōrero mōu: About you and the role
You’re a seasoned Salesforce professional who enjoys being close to the technology while influencing direction and standards. You bring a balance of hands-on capability and leadership, with a focus on quality, continuous improvement, and team uplift.

In this role, you will:

• Act as a technical authority, providing guidance and escalation support for complex challenges
• Lead and contribute to technical design, ensuring scalable and maintainable solutions
• Define and enforce Salesforce standards, coding practices and design patterns
• Champion modern engineering practices including CI/CD, automation and DevOps
• Coach and mentor engineers, building capability across the team
• Work closely with stakeholders, vendors and delivery teams to ensure alignment and feasibility
• Identify and manage technical risks including security, scalability and technical debt
• Support production stability, performance and continuous improvement

Technical skills and experience

• Strong hands-on experience with Apex, SOQL/SOSL, Lightning Web Components (LWC), Visualforce and Salesforce Flows
• Experience with Salesforce integrations, APIs and platform limits
• Solid understanding of data management, including data migration approaches and tooling
• Experience with DevOps practices including Git, Salesforce DX, CI/CD and release management
• Familiarity with Agile delivery environments
• Salesforce certifications (Platform Developer I/II preferred; architecture certifications advantageous)

Nice to have:

• Exposure to Salesforce Public Sector Solutions, OmniScript, Marketing Cloud or Data Cloud

We encourage you to apply even if you don’t meet every requirement listed. What matters most is your ability to contribute to a purpose-driven, collaborative environment where diverse experiences are valued. Transferable skills from outside traditional roles are welcome.

Ngā āhuatanga kei a mātou: What we offer
At Auckland Council, you will join a dynamic, supportive environment where your mahi directly impacts the lives of over 1.7 million Aucklanders. We offer:

• Flexible working arrangements
• A focus on wellbeing and professional development
• A culture of continuous improvement
• A workplace committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion (GenderTick accredited, Pride Pledge signatory)

Together, we can create a Tāmaki Makaurau we can all be proud of.

Tono Mai: Apply Now!

Application close date:3rd of May