Salesforce Squad Lead PN20011486 VPS6 Fixed Term - 30th July 2027

About the Department

The role of the Department of Education is to support Victorians to build prosperous, socially engaged, happy and healthy lives. It does this by supporting lifelong learning and healthy development, strengthening families and helping to equip people with the skills and knowledge for a 21st century economy and society.

About the Division

All product delivery requires alignment with the department's approved enterprise architecture to enable an innovative approach to delivery, including experience design and agile methods to meet increasing demand.   The provision of ‘Discovery' methodology and capability will support the portfolio management function to prioritise.

About the Role

A fixed term opportunity exists in the Digital Design & Innovation Branch in the Information Management and Technology Division (IMTD).

The purpose of this role is to manage a team of developers in the development, implementation and ongoing maintenance of the Salesforce platform. The Squad Lead will work closely with stakeholders to align Salesforce capabilities with business objectives, ensure data integrity, and continuously optimise the platform's performance. 

This position requires a combination of technical expertise, leadership skills, and project management capabilities to deliver quality IT services.

Attributes

As our ideal candidate, you will have:

• Demonstrated ability to manage a team of developers in the development, implementation and ongoing maintenance of the Salesforce platform
• Demonstated ability to leader, mentor and provide guidance to the Salesforce platform team
• Ability to manage relationships with external stakeholders
• Demonstrated ability to provide regular reporting on performance standards such as timelines, budgets, quality of outcomes/outputs

Desirable Qualifications and Experience

• Extensive Salesforce platform knowledge (5+ years)
• Previous experience working in a Squad Lead role or similar

Further Information

For more details regarding this position please see attached position description for the capabilities to address in application.

The department values diversity and inclusion in all forms - gender, religion, ethnicity, LGBTIQ+, disability and neurodiversity. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander candidates are strongly encouraged to apply. For more information about our work, working for the Department, diversity and inclusion, and our employment conditions visit the Department website and our Diversity and Inclusion page

Applicants requiring adjustments can contact the nominated contact person.

Information about the Department of Education's operations and employment conditions can be located at www.education.vic.gov.au.

For further information pertaining to the role, please contact Shyam Prasad - Senior Squad Lead via 03 7022 0338 or shyam.prasad@education.vic.gov.au.

Preferred applicants may be required to complete a police check and may be subject to other pre-employment checks. Information provided to the Department of Education will be treated in the strictest confidence.

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Applications close 11:59pm on Monday 9^th of December 2024.