Salesforce Application Engineer


Company:	Barnardo's
Salary:	£53,311 to £62,955 a year
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	WC1B 5EH
Working pattern:	Hybrid - 4 days remote
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	25 Sept 2026
Closing date:	16 Oct 2026

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Summary

We have an exciting opportunity for a Salesforce Application Engineer to join Barnardo's Digital, Data & Technology (DDaT) team.

In this pivotal role, you'll play a critical part in shaping and developing one of the charity's most important technology platforms, helping us deliver life-changing services to children, young people and families across the UK.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Salesforce professional to lead the development, integration, governance and continuous improvement of our Salesforce ecosystem. Combining deep technical expertise with strategic thinking, you'll drive innovation, automation and digital transformation across the organisation.

This is a full-time permanent hybrid position, with travel to our London office required approximately once per quarter.

Alongside this permanent full-time role, we also have a part-time opportunity and a full-time fixed-term position available until 30 September 2027. Applicants interested in either of these opportunities please visit the Barnardo's career website.

Some of the key responsibilities

Lead the design, development and optimisation of Barnardo's Salesforce platform.

Define and evolve the Salesforce roadmap in line with organisational priorities.

Design and govern integrations between Salesforce and internal/external systems.

Drive automation initiatives that improve efficiency and user experience across the charity.

Support major transformation and adoption programmes, ensuring colleagues maximise the value of Salesforce solutions.

Own platform performance, resilience, security and scalability.

Develop and govern Apex solutions, classes, triggers and SOQL queries.

Manage Salesforce administration, user access, security and role hierarchies.

Work closely with stakeholders across Fundraising, Finance, Retail, Business Development and wider DDaT teams.

Skills and experience needed for this role:

We're looking for a highly skilled Salesforce professional with a passion for using technology to deliver positive social impact.

Significant experience supporting and developing Salesforce enterprise applications.

Salesforce certifications and/or substantial professional experience in Salesforce development and administration.

Strong knowledge of:

Salesforce Sales Cloud

Salesforce Service Cloud

Nonprofit Success Pack (NPSP)

Nonprofit Cloud

Data 360

Experience developing Apex classes and triggers.

Strong understanding of SOQL and performance optimisation.

Experience designing and managing integrations using APIs and third-party platforms.

Knowledge of Salesforce security, governance, profile management and role hierarchies.

Excellent stakeholder engagement and communication skills.

Ability to translate business requirements into scalable technical solutions.

Why join Barnardo's?

Technology is central to how we support children, young people and families. Joining Barnardo's means you'll have the opportunity to use your Salesforce expertise to make a genuine difference, delivering solutions that support our mission and improve outcomes for communities across the UK.

You'll be part of a collaborative and forward-thinking Digital, Data & Technology team that values innovation, continuous improvement and professional development.

Ways of Working

We are committed to flexible and hybrid working. Colleagues work with their manager to agree a balance between home and office-based working that supports both individual wellbeing and business needs.

If you are passionate about Salesforce, digital transformation and using technology to improve lives, we'd love to hear from you.

Apply today and help us build technology that supports brighter futures for children and young people across the UK.

Please note due to the high volume of applications for some posts, this advert might close before the displayed closing date. We recommend that you apply for this role as soon as possible

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