• Permanent full-time role located in Sydney
• 26 days’ annual leave, including 1 for your birthday
• Flexibility – work from home and from the office each week

Role

We are looking for a Senior Salesforce Developer who will implement and manage the development within multiple Salesforce organisations for Kaplan Australia, covering all business units.

Responsibilities

• Designing and maintaining custom Salesforce solutions (Apex, triggers, Lightning, Visualforce) that meet business needs and adhere to secure coding practices
• Managing secure SSO connections, API integrations, and ensuring data protection
• Identifying and resolving code vulnerabilities using tools like Snyk while following Salesforce security guidelines
• Serving as a technical expert for Salesforce, resolving complex issues securely and efficiently
• Serving as a technical expert for Salesforce, resolving complex issues securely and efficiently
• Driving the implementation of Scrum methodologies within the Salesforce change process to enhance collaboration and efficiency
• Supporting the transition to a DevOps-based deployment process, streamlining workflows and ensuring reliable, secure releases
• Reviewing Salesforce updates to enhance system functionality and security
• Staying informed on security threats and collaborating with IT to maintain compliance
• Sharing secure development best practices to ensure compliance and avoid disruptions
• Contributing to team discussions to address technical challenges and improve workflows

Requirements

• Salesforce developer certification
• 5+ years of Salesforce development experience – track record in delivering medium to large scale application developments
• Development experience on Salesforce Classic platform
• Clear & confident technical communication skills
• Delivering against standard Agile practices
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science/technology field
• Experience in the Education sector
• Experience in government reporting requirements – TCSI, AVETMISS
• Experience with SSO/SAML
• Java
• Knowledge of App Exchange packages
• Experience of working within SOA (including SOAP and restful API and understanding of ESB integration)
• Continuous integration (Jenkins, Git)

Salary Range: $130,000 - $140,000 base + superannuation

Applications close 26th September 2025

About Us

Kaplan Australia is one of the world's leading providers of lifelong education, helping over one million students around the globe achieve their educational and career goals each year. While we provide a broad array of educational offerings through our programs, our commitment to providing unrivalled quality and great learning outcomes is consistent in each of our businesses.

Kaplan Australia has been recognised as an Inclusive Employer by Diversity Council Australia. We pride ourselves on being a kind and inclusive organisation that is reflective of our diverse student group across Kaplan Business School, Kaplan Professional and our Pathways Colleges, and truly value the richness and experience of our diverse team. We will use this momentum to continue to enhance our equity, diversity, and inclusiveness.

Background-Check Notice & Declaration

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