Principal Engineer - Salesforce Platform

About the role

NSW Fair Trading is recruiting a Principal Engineer (Clerk Grade 11/12) for its Fair Trading Digital team, which is implementing a multi-year Digital Modernisation Strategy. The role provides Salesforce delivery, platform engineering and release management, including development and deployment of Salesforce solutions, scalable CI/CD practices and release governance. It is a full-time, 35-hour-per-week, 12-month temporary position based at 4 Parramatta Square, with hybrid working depending on team needs.

Key responsibilities

• Salesforce development, configuration and administration, including Apex, integrations, Lightning Web Components, Experience Cloud, OmniStudio and modern JavaScript/CSS
• Work with product managers, designers and business analysts to define epics and stories, plan releases and estimate effort; coach engineers and review code
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines with Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions and Salesforce DX, manage source control and branching, and support automated deployments
• Assist with production deployments, post-deployment verification and troubleshooting, and promote DevOps best practices
• Identify and mitigate technical risks, run defect triage, and ensure quality through automated validation, testing and code reviews
• Coordinate release activities with product managers, leads, delivery teams and vendors, and support go-live and release cutover

Required profile

• Strong Salesforce platform expertise, including development, configuration and administration
• Experience delivering Salesforce implementations in complex enterprise environments
• Experience establishing and managing Salesforce CI/CD and release management processes
• Deep expertise in a technical discipline such as Apex and integrations or LWC and Experience Cloud
• Knowledge of, or ability to adapt to, NSW Government practices and standards

Required skills

• Apex, integrations, Lightning Web Components, Experience Cloud, OmniStudio, Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, Salesforce DX
• Hands-on use of Salesforce CLI, Git, pull requests, branching strategies and deployment automation
• Desirable: Salesforce Platform Developer II certification, Public Sector Solutions, Agentforce, NSW Government design system experience

What we offer

• Base salary of $154,231 to $178,369 plus employer superannuation and annual leave loading
• Hybrid working arrangements

To apply, submit a cover letter (no more than 2 pages) and a CV (no more than 5 pages) through the online application portal; the closing date is 5 November 2026.