SF/SFI Engineer

Company Profile:
Founded in 1976, CGI is among the largest independent IT and business consulting services firms in the world. With 94,000 consultants and professionals across the globe, CGI delivers an end-to-end portfolio of capabilities, from strategic IT and business consulting to systems integration, managed IT and business process services and intellectual property solutions. CGI works with clients through a local relationship model complemented by a global delivery network that helps clients digitally transform their organizations and accelerate results. CGI Fiscal 2024 reported revenue is CA$14.68 billion and CGI shares are listed on the TSX (GIB.A) and the NYSE (GIB). Learn more at cgi.com.

Job Title: Salesforce / Salesforce Industries Engineer- SFI Engineer

Position: Senior Software Engineer

Experience: 4+ yrs

Category: IT

Main location: Hyderabad -

Position ID: J0926-0853

Employment Type: Full Time

Qualification: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field or higher with minimum 3 years of relevant experience.

The Salesforce / Salesforce Industries Engineer designs, builds, tests, deploys and supports secure, scalable Salesforce solutions that improve customer and business journeys across Clients customer-platform estate. The role combines hands-on Salesforce engineering with integration, automation, quality and live-service ownership, working closely with Product, Architecture, QA, Operations and business stakeholders.
ROLE FAMILYTechnology / Customer Platforms / Salesforce Engineering
SUGGESTED LEVELEngineer / Senior Engineer (calibrate to experience band)
CORE PLATFORMSalesforce, with Salesforce Industries (Vlocity / Energy Utilities capabilities)
WAYS OF WORKINGAgile / Scrum, product-aligned cross-functional squads, CI/CD
Role Summary
The Salesforce / Salesforce Industries Engineer designs, builds, tests, deploys and supports secure, scalable Salesforce solutions that improve customer and business journeys across Clients customer-platform estate. The role combines hands-on Salesforce engineering with integration, automation, quality and live-service ownership, working closely with Product, Architecture, QA, Operations and business stakeholders.
Key Responsibilities
Translate functional and non-functional requirements into maintainable Salesforce solutions, contributing to technical design and task decomposition.
Design, develop, test and deploy Salesforce capabilities using Apex, Lightning Web Components (LWC), Flows and appropriate declarative configuration.
Configure Salesforce objects, validation rules, automation and workflows while applying an OOTB-first / best-practice approach and minimising unnecessary customisation.
Develop and support Salesforce Industries / Vlocity capabilities, including OmniStudio / OmniScripts, Enterprise Product Catalogue (EPC) and Integration Procedures where relevant to the solution.
Build and maintain integrations and APIs between Salesforce and enterprise platforms, using appropriate REST / SOAP, event-driven or asynchronous integration patterns.
Participate in backlog refinement, sprint planning, technical spikes and implementation discussions; own assigned stories through development, testing and deployment.
Perform peer reviews, uphold coding and configuration standards, and contribute to reusable patterns, engineering guidelines and technical documentation.
Work with QA / QE teams to diagnose defects, support system and user-acceptance testing, and drive issues through to resolution.
Support production services, including incident investigation, root-cause analysis, defect resolution and continuous improvement.
Promote secure engineering practices covering access, data quality, performance, resilience, privacy and compliance.
Mentor junior engineers where appropriate and contribute to a collaborative culture of engineering excellence.
Technology Engineering Scope
AreaExpected capability
Salesforce CoreApex, LWC, SOQL/SOSL, Flows, objects, validation, security and platform best practices
Salesforce CloudsSales Cloud, Service Cloud and Experience Cloud; exposure to other clouds as relevant
Salesforce IndustriesVlocity / Salesforce Industries; OmniStudio / OmniScripts, EPC and Integration Procedures as applicable
IntegrationREST/SOAP APIs, callouts, enterprise integrations, asynchronous / event-driven patterns
DevOpsGit or similar version control; CI/CD pipelines; source-driven development and release discipline
QualityAutomated/unit testing, peer review, defect triage, non-functional requirements and performance awareness
Cloud / wider estateAWS and integration with other enterprise platforms such as Microsoft Dynamics may be relevant
OperationsProduction support, monitoring, incident investigation, RCA and continual service improvement
Essential / strong fit
Strong hands-on Salesforce development experience spanning both declarative and programmatic delivery.
Apex and Lightning Web Components (LWC), with solid understanding of Salesforce data model, governor limits, security and platform architecture.
Experience with Sales Cloud and Service Cloud; Experience Cloud knowledge is beneficial.
Practical understanding of Salesforce integrations, APIs and cross-system data flows.
Working experience with Git or equivalent version control and Agile / Scrum delivery practices.
Ability to write well-tested, secure, maintainable solutions and participate confidently in code/design reviews.
Good analytical and troubleshooting skills, including the ability to investigate production issues and identify root causes.
Clear communication and collaboration skills across engineering, product, QA and business stakeholder groups.
Preferred / differentiators
Salesforce Industries / Vlocity experience, particularly OmniStudio / OmniScripts, EPC and Integration Procedures.
Experience in Energy Utilities, retail, complex product configuration, selling or customer-service journeys.
Exposure to AWS or other cloud services and enterprise integration architecture.
Experience with CI/CD implementation, deployment automation, static analysis or release tooling.
Salesforce certifications appropriate to the level, such as Platform Developer, Platform App Builder, Industries / OmniStudio or related credentials.
Experience mentoring developers and helping establish reusable engineering patterns or standards.
Indicative Experience Level
For a Senior Engineer / Senior Developer variant, use 5+ years of Salesforce experience as the benchmark, with a meaningful portion of that experience in production enterprise delivery. For a mid-level Engineer variant, the experience threshold can be reduced while retaining the same core technical capabilities.
Delivery Expectations
Own engineering stories end-to-end: understand the requirement, design the solution, implement, test, deploy and support it in production.
Contribute to technical refinement and identify dependencies, risks, integration impacts and non-functional requirements early.
Use code review and automated testing as normal engineering controls, not as late-stage quality gates.
Prefer standard Salesforce capabilities where fit-for-purpose, and document justified exceptions and custom solutions.
Design for reliability, scalability, security and maintainability, with a clear understanding of the wider customer-platform ecosystem.
Stakeholder Interfaces
StakeholderTypical interaction
Product / BusinessClarify needs, translate outcomes into technical stories, explain trade-offs and support prioritisation.
Solution / Technical ArchitectureContribute to design, integration patterns, reuse, security and technical standards.
QA / QEDefine testability, support SIT/UAT, triage defects and maintain quality standards.
Operations / SupportInvestigate incidents, perform RCA, improve service reliability and support releases.
Engineering peersPair on design and implementation, conduct code reviews, share patterns and mentor where needed.
Success Measures
Predictable delivery of high-quality Salesforce features with low defect leakage.
Reliable and maintainable integrations across Salesforce and surrounding enterprise systems.
Improved platform performance, security, data quality and operational resilience.
Effective contribution to Agile team outcomes, technical standards and continuous improvement.
Growing capability of the engineering team through knowledge sharing, mentoring and reuse.

Life at CGI:
It is rooted in ownership, teamwork, respect and belonging. Here, youll reach your full potential because
You are invited to be an owner from day 1 as we work together to bring our Dream to life. Thats why we call ourselves CGI Partners rather than employees. We benefit from our collective success and actively shape our companys strategy and direction
Your work creates value. Youll develop innovative solutions and build relationships with teammates and clients while accessing global capabilities to scale your ideas, embrace new opportunities, and benefit from expansive industry and technology expertise
Youll shape your career by joining a company built to grow and last. Youll be supported by leaders who care about your health and well-being and provide you with opportunities to deepen your skills and broaden your horizons
Come join our team, one of the largest IT and business consulting services firms in the world

Together, as owners, lets turn meaningful insights into action.

Life at CGI is rooted in ownership, teamwork, respect and belonging. Here, youll reach your full potential because

You are invited to be an owner from day 1 as we work together to bring our Dream to life. Thats why we call ourselves CGI Partners rather than employees. We benefit from our collective success and actively shape our companys strategy and direction.

Your work creates value. Youll develop innovative solutions and build relationships with teammates and clients while accessing global capabilities to scale your ideas, embrace new opportunities, and benefit from expansive industry and technology expertise.

Youll shape your career by joining a company built to grow and last. Youll be supported by leaders who care about your health and well-being and provide you with opportunities to deepen your skills and broaden your horizons.

That same commitment to fairness extends to how we use technology. To support our recruitment team, AI tools may be used to help assess applications though they never replace human judgement. All hiring decisions remain entirely in the hands of our recruitment professionals.

Come join our teamone of the largest IT and business consulting services firms in the world.